Do you enjoy canyons, parks, bike paths, locally owned restaurants?  College area has pockets that feel like you are in a rural area, like you are entering an oasis.  Easy access to freeways and transit/trolley and 15-20 minutes from downtown.

What Makes College View Estates Special?

We are a diverse, friendly, social community with many Mid-Century modern canyon view homes. We know each other well and often stop to chat on the front yard. We gather for block parties, progressive dinners, community meetings and a monthly “First Friday” social hour.

College View Estates is an entirely residential community of 341 single family homes.

With only two entrances and no major through-roads, it is a quiet and very safe community. Though self contained it is centrally located, adjacent to Interstate 8 and the trolley, providing easy access to the city and coast, major shopping centers and hospitals.

We are served by excellent public schools, and our neighbor, San Diego State University, provides a great variety of cultural, sports, and recreational activities right at our doorstep.

NextDoor.com – Exclusively for the CVE Geographical Area

NextDoor is a FREE service and the easiest way to communicate with the neighborhood. Great for reporting found/lost pets, selling household items, or getting contractor recommendations.

After joining, to minimize emails from surrounding communities, go to the top menu – under your name and choose “settings” from this screen you can then deselect receiving posts from surrounding neighborhoods.  Join CVE Nextdoor

College View Estate Architecture

Nationally recognized Mid-Century modern architects, Bill Lewis and Henry Hester, designed homes in the neighborhood. Many other homes were developed with the influence of other great Mid-Century architects. Often appearing modest from the curb, once inside many of these homes behold stunning canyon views.

For info on Mid-Century Modern architecture visit Modern San Diego’s College Area web page:  http://www.modernsandiego.com/CollegeArea.html

Map:  View CVE Map

History of College View Estates

When San Diego State Teachers College (now San Diego State University) moved to its new and remote location “on the Mesa” in 1931 there was no other development in the immediate area. Faculty and students remember rabbit hunting in the hills and canyons of what is now CVE. Homes were built first on the south side of campus.

Development of College View Estates began in 1954 when developer Leonard Drogin built three and four bedroom, two bath homes on Manhasset, Remington, Saxon, Penny, Redding and Hewlett. This “Harmony Homes” development was one of his earliest high end tracts and represented the mid-century interest in “modern” architecture. These ranch style homes were advertised as a “masterpiece of open planning and contemporary design, truly for the young at heart….” They and later homes feature open beam ceilings and hardwood floors. (See more ads at the bottom of this page)