1501 Del Norte Street Residential Project
232 homes on roughly 13.62 acres — 34 two-story single-family detached plus 198 three-story attached townhomes — approved with a street extension and the existing baseball field dedicated to the City.
Units
232
Site area
~13.62 acres
Details
- Address
- 1501 Del Norte Street
- Unit mix
- 34 single-family detached (2-story) + 198 attached townhomes (3-story)
- Entitlements
- General Plan Amendment, Zone Change (Specific Plan), Precise Plan, Tentative Tract Map, Tree Removal Permit
- CEQA status
- Notice of Determination posted June 18, 2026
- Public benefit
- Street extension; existing baseball field dedicated to the City
- Construction window
- Anticipated 2027–2029
What is being built
West Covina approved a 232-unit residential development on roughly 13.62 acres at 1501 Del Norte Street, with the Notice of Determination posted June 18, 2026. The project splits into two housing types rather than a single product, and construction is anticipated 2027–2029.
- 34 two-story single-family detached homes
- 198 three-story attached townhomes
At 232 units on roughly 13.62 acres the site density lands near 17 units per acre — townhome-scale infill rather than a mid-rise, on a parcel large enough that the city secured public improvements alongside the housing.
Why the entitlement stack matters
This was not a by-right approval. The applicant assembled five separate entitlements: a General Plan Amendment, a Zone Change via Specific Plan, a Precise Plan, a Tentative Tract Map, and a Tree Removal Permit.
A General Plan Amendment paired with a Zone Change means the site's prior designation did not permit this project at this density. For anyone tracking the West Covina pipeline, that is the signal: the city was willing to re-designate land for housing at this scale, and the approval carried a street extension and the dedication of the existing baseball field to the City.
Source (agenda): https://www.westcovina.gov/188/Agendas-Meetings · retrieved 2026-08-10 · last verified 2026-08-10