For the local Phelps family, the Corral Village has always been about meeting community needs.  The Phelps purchased this commercially zoned property 40 years ago with the intent of creating a town center for residents living along Highway 68. 

Before submitting an application for the Corral Village in 2002, the family polled the community to see what kinds of neighborhood-serving shops and services should be included.  They hired an environmentally sensitive architectural firm, Hart Howerton, to ensure that the village would also fit the community’s character.

The final site plan approved by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on July 12, 2011:

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Features of the approved site plan:

• 99,970 gross square feet broken up into nine village buildings.

• All buildings except one are single storied.

• Pedestrian paths and open air plazas connect village buildings.

• Heritage oak trees stay and are incorporated into the village.

• A forward thinking rainwater harvesting and recharge system.

• Wide, deep, planted berms on frontage roads create a green screen for passersby.

• Village reduces vehicle miles traveled on Highway 68 by 3,500 cars each day.

Click here to see some offsite and onsite renderings of the proposed project.