Moreno Valley Moving Forward with Plan for Downtown District 40 Years in the Making

Moreno Valley moving forward with plan for downtown district 40 years in the making

On Tuesday, the city council voted in favor of the project that will transform a dusty 70-acre lot into a vibrant downtown district.

Moreno Valley approves 69.6-acre town center project

Moreno Valley’s 69-acre downtown district is moving forward again. Building the city’s first downtown, located within Cottonwood Avenue to the north, Alessandro Boulevard to the south and Nason Street to the east, would include up to 800 homes — with 100 designated as affordable housing — on nearly 36.5 acres, a nearly 16-acre retail area with restaurants and a 106-room hotel, and nearly five acres of public park space, according to a city repor…