Commercial Scene : Regional Shopping, Entertainment Complex to Be Built in Oceanside

The $140-million Ocean Pointe Regional Shopping Center and Entertainment Complex is being planned for a 110-acre site in Oceanside.

Construction is expected to begin late this year on the 1.6 million-square-foot retail project, 2.5 miles from Interstate 5, at the planned California 76 freeway and Mission and Foussat avenues.

Old California Development Co. of San Diego acquired the property from Bob and John Siegel of Oceanside. Van Maren Construction, a Canadian firm, will build the complex, and architect Donald C. Picken of Reseda will design it.

Plans call for a 900,000- to 1 million-square-foot mall with 400,000 square feet designed for anchor tenants; a neighborhood type shopping center with a supermarket and a drugstore; a home-improvement center, and a 200,000-square-foot entertainment facility, including a 10-screen theater complex, health club, golf course and driving range, tennis courts, swimming pools and a 60-lane bowling center. Business Real Estate Brokerage Co. of La Jolla is handling leasing.