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30 Higher-Density Development <br />MYTH SEVEN FACTSEVEN <br />Victoria Gardens <br />The city of Rancho Cucamonga, located roughly 60 miles east of Los Angeles in California’s Inland Empire, has a rich agricultural <br />history and, more recently, a history of low-density sprawl with no real city center. This situation is changing, however, with the <br />opening of the first phases of a huge new mixed-use development known as Victoria Gardens. The development, designed by <br />L.A.–based architects, Altoon + Porter, and being developed jointly by California-based developers Forest City California and the <br />Lewis Investment Company, will create a vibrant higher-density downtown where none previously existed. Rapidly growing Rancho <br />Cucamonga has been traditionally underserved by restaurants and entertainment options. The long-awaited addition of a “place” in <br />the city has been well received by residents. The 147-acre development will eventually contain 1.3 million square feet of commer- <br />cial and community space, including retail, entertainment, office, and civic uses with a cultural center and a library. Twenty acres <br />of housing on site will allow people to live within walking distance of all the amenities of Rancho Cucamonga’s new downtown. <br />PROFILE <br />A higher-density downtown is emerging in <br />sprawling Rancho Cucamonga at Victoria <br />Gardens. Long-underserved residents now <br />have a “place” to go for restaurants, <br />retail, offices, and housing. <br />ALTOON <br />+ <br />PORTER <br />ARCHITECTS