The Lagoon Valley development in Vacaville is opening in phases, with homes up for sale now in multiple neighborhoods, promising a host of new amenities along the way.
Curt Johansen, director of development in California for Seattle-based Triad Development, says his vision was to build a first-of-its-kind community in Solano County. The project is about 20 years in the making.
The land was once slated for office space and a massive strip mall. That proposal was met with pushback and even petitions from the community to shut it down.
Johansen said their mission is to protect the environmental treasure that many Solano County neighbors have fought to preserve for decades.
The idea of a conservation community is that you prioritize first where you will not build, putting the integrity of the land and the surrounding natural environment first.
Johansen called it a different and unconventional approach.
Johansen says there are only about 40 conservation communities nationwide. He traveled to study what made them special, and also went to Northern Europe for influence on sustainable, walkable living.
A huge focus for 'conservation living' starts with climate resiliency, protecting against fire and flood.
Lagoon ValleyAnother part of the model is resource conservation. Every home is equipped with solar panels.
So, where does the water come from?
With homes for sale and new neighbors already moving in, on tap next are the places to play and recreate in what is designed to be a walkable, bike-friendly community.
Next to be built are new public and private parks and an 18-hole championship golf course.
Lagoon ValleyIn the event center, which broke ground last month, developers are building sports courts, pools, a fitness center and meeting spaces.
"There's no doubt about it. Solano is a Bay Area county. It may be the farthest out, but what I like about it is the north end of the Bay Area, Solano, Napa and Sonoma, they all still have a lot of agriculture, and that's hard to find," Johansen said. "Preserving open space and agriculture is so important. There's a mindset in the north end of the Bay Area about that and so we felt like our conservation mentality fits nicely," Johansen said.
"We need more housing. We have a housing crisis. We know that right, there's no reason why more and more communities can't be done to scale so that they're big enough to provide some housing, but at the same time, they're preserving that whole ethic of what the region is about," Johansen said.
Homes are on sale now.
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