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Crystal R. Lewis, Metz Public Relations Press Releases

San Elijo Hills Introduces 12 Urban-Style Townhomes in a Mixed-Use Setting
Friday, February 06, 2009
San Elijo Hills Introduces 12 Urban-Style Townhomes In a Mixed-Use Setting in the Community’s Towncenter Interest List Now Forming for MarketWalk, Designer Enhanced Condominiums Ranging from 1,200 to 2,746 Square Feet
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San Elijo Hills Development Company Breaks Ground on 200-acre Double Peak Park
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
SAN MARCOS, Calif. -- The San Elijo Hills Development Company has broken ground on the 200-acre Double Peak Park, occupying the 1,631-foot-high Cerro de las Posas summit, one of the highest peaks in coastal North County. The principal features of the interpretive park will be a 150-seat concrete, terraced amphitheatre for interpretive ranger talks, a ranger residence, a group picnic shelter and individual picnic tables, an adventure play area with a rock-climbing structure and a large teeter-totter-like play structure that flexes and bends, restrooms and a parking lot.
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The Otay Ranch Company's Ranie Hunter Promoted to Executive Vice President
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Ranie Hunter has been promoted to executive vice president of The Otay Ranch Company, developer of the 5,300-acre planned community in South County. An accomplished community development executive, Hunter brings to this senior management position nearly 20 years of experience in planning, design, entitlement processing and environmental review. Her efforts have contributed to the approval of more than 9,000 homes, schools, parks, open space and commercial/mixed use developments in Otay Ranch. For the past eight years, she has served as vice president of the company.
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Builder Magazine Recognizes McCaffrey Homes' Madison Place as a 'Success Story'
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The National Association of Home Builders’ Builder Magazine showcased McCaffrey Homes’ Madison Place as a “success story” in its August issue and praised the community’s flexibility, craftsmanship and style. This is the third national industry award for Madison Place this year.
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Otay Ranch's Habitat Restoration Program Creates Natural Habitats for Endangered Plants and Animals
Friday, August 22, 2008
Seven years after it was established, Otay Ranch’s habitat restoration and enhancement program is paying ecological dividends on a grand scale. Among the major accomplishments are first-ever large-scale recreation of a maritime succulent scrub (MSS) habitat and largest-ever restoration of the endangered Otay tarplant.
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Otay Ranch Nature Preserve Growing into Largest Open Space Preserve in Region
Friday, August 22, 2008
In concert with the creation of homes, schools, parks and businesses in Otay Ranch is the creation of the largest urban open space preserve in the San Diego region.
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Otay Ranch's Pedestrian-Friendly Design Carried Forward in Montecito Ridge
Friday, August 22, 2008
Otay Ranch’s newest residential enclave of Montecito Ridge features 361 single-family homes on a ridge overlooking the 280-acre Wolf Canyon, located just south of the village of Hillsborough. Home sales commenced in summer 2006.
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Otay Ranch's Village of Hillsborough Features Pedestrian-Friendly Design with French Country Flair
Friday, August 22, 2008
Otay Ranch’s pedestrian-friendly design, which is being used as a national model for “smart planning,” is being carried forward in the community’s third residential village of Hillsborough.
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Otay Ranch Features Walkable Villages with a Strong Sense of Place
Friday, August 22, 2008
Otay Ranch’s neighborly hometown atmosphere is a result of comprehensive planning that focuses on the services people want close at hand: schools, parks, shopping, trails and transportation options. Otay Ranch was planned through an innovative collaboration of public and private sectors over a 10-year period. “We threw out accepted planning principles in order to create a community focused on the pedestrian, rather than the automobile,” explained Kim Kilkenny, executive vice president of The Otay Ranch Company, developer of the 5,300-acre, 9-year-old community.
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San Elijo Hills Named 'Best New Home Community' in San Diego County
Friday, August 22, 2008
San Elijo Hills was recently honored as the “Best New Home Community’ in the 12th annual ‘San Diego’s Best’ competition sponsored by The San Diego Union-Tribune. The ranking was determined by print and on-line ballots from thousands of readers, making it a true people’s choice award.
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