Porter Ranch Community

Porter Ranch offers many special Shapell home communities, parks, schools and shopping projects and is one of the more upscale areas in Northridge.  Because Porter Ranch is one of the newer communities in the San Fernando Valley, there are many projects in process for residents to soon enjoy.

New School Groundbreaking Celebration

The Porter Ranch Community came out to celebrate the new school on Saturday, June 5 at the school site on the corner of Mason & Sesnon. The event was sponsored by LAUSD and Shapell Homes and co-sponsored by Councilman Greig Smith and the Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council.

The school is planned to serve 1,047 student K-8 starting in Fall of 2012. The school is the result of a unique partnership between LAUSD, the City, Shapell Homes and the PRNC.

Aliso Canyon Park Improvements Councilman Smith’s Chief Legislative Deputy John Lee has helped secure funds to make improvements to Aliso Canyon Park on the east end of Porter Ranch. June 2010, Aliso Canyon Park was approved to receive $1 million in Proposition K funding for improvements to this beautiful green space. Prop. K was approved by L.A. voters to improve and construct City parks, recreation facilities, childcare centers and to acquire land for new open space.

Porter Ranch Walkable Village In The Works

The following project is great news in making continued improvements in the Porter Ranch lifestyle. Porter Ranch residents flocked to the Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council meeting on May 4, 2010 to hear about the property on Rinaldi between Porter Ranch Drive and Mason. The Porter Ranch Development Company (PRDC) unveiled its updated plan for residential units on the western two thirds of the space and retail on the remaining one third closest to Toys R Us. They had previously presented a proposal to the PRNC for a shopping center on that property in November 2005.

The residential units would be two and three stories ranging in size from approximately 1,350 to 1,950 square feet and located within the Las Brisas gated community. Units will have on average two enclosed parking spaces and have access to one guest space for every two units. The total number of residential units planned is 500, which is a 270 unit reduction from the previous plan. Some of those 500 units are already built in the Las Brisas community.

The gated residential section is intended to be interwoven with the retailing section promoting a healthy lifestyle of walking to local services..

Erik Pfahler of Porter Ranch Development Company explained that the retailing portion is entitled Aldea, which means little village and is envisioned to suggest a local village for strolling, shopping, and relaxing. The design calls for a small theater about half the size of the Northridge Pacific Theaters, better restaurants, and a civic plaza at the heart of the village. Leasing discussions have begun, but at this point no tenants have been signed.

PRDC plans to begin construction on the commercial portion in 2012. Construction is expected to require 14 months.

These are some of the wonderful projects that keep Porter Ranch as one of the most premier communities in the San Fernando Valley.