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  • New, low-income apartment project takes shape on Sunrise Blvd

    Sunrise Pointe
    Sunrise Pointe, a 47-unit supportive housing project is under construction at 7424 Sunrise Blvd. // M. Hazlip

    By Mike Hazlilp—
    After years of planning and preparation, construction is visibly taking shape on a new 47-unit supportive housing project for low-income residents on Sunrise Boulevard near Oak Avenue.

    The project, known as Sunrise Pointe, was first proposed in 2018 and approved by the City Council the following year. It will provide permanent housing and on-site supportive services for those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, those with psychiatric disabilities, and those with low or very low-income levels.

    Erin Johansen of Hope Cooperative said the project’s developer, Jamboree Housing Corporation, has been making good progress on the project.

    “Construction is going well,” she said in an email to The Sentinel Tuesday. “The anticipated completion date is August 2022 at this time. We are excited that things are progressing well and a bit ahead of schedule at this time.”

    Johansen said in an earlier report by The Sentinel the $23 million project was the result of a collaborative effort involving the city and county, SHRA, US Bank and others.

    The project will include two buildings that will house 11 one-bedroom units, 24 two-bedroom units, and 12 three-bedroom units, each ranging from 622-square-feet to 1,050-square-feet in size. Eighteen of the units will be reserved for those with a psychiatric disability, and parking will largely be along the perimeter of the 2.3-acre lot.

    Tenants will be required to contribute 30% of their income to rent, which helps qualify the development as an affordable housing project.

    Hope Cooperative, formerly known as TLCS, currently operates seven residential housing properties in the Sacramento region, offering a mix of interim, transitional and permanent supportive housing options. The new Sunrise Pointe project will have a live-in property manager as well as on-site staff to assist with job training, budgeting and other services.

  • Q&A: What’s happening with plans for that pizza drive-thru in Citrus Heights?

    Plans for a new California Quick Slice pizza restaurant were approved in 2018 for an old gas station location at 7766 Auburn Blvd. // CH Sentinel

    Sentinel staff report–
    Plans for a pizza drive-thru restaurant on Auburn Boulevard were approved by the city’s Planning Commission in 2018, but more than three years later the building still stands empty and a for sale sign has since appeared outside.

    The site at 7766 Auburn Blvd., near Antelope Road and across from Rusch Park, was once a gas station and later served briefly as a donation site for a company called ReUseIt. In 2017, the 16,000-square-foot corner property was purchased by entrepreneur Mercer Tyson, who received approval from the city the following year to convert the building into a California Quick Slice pizza drive-thru.

    Tyson previously told The Sentinel the restaurant would feature several varieties of pizzas that would be pre-made daily and served up hot by the slice at the drive-thru, or picked up for take-and-bake at home.

    In 2019, Tyson told The Sentinel that financing difficulties had delayed his plans, and in July of last year he said he had acquired a building permit and hoped to have financing approved within two month, with construction starting later in 2020.

    His plans were tragically cut short however, as his son-in-law confirmed with The Sentinel that Tyson passed away in January of this year.

    An obituary published in the East Bay Times said Tyson died on Jan. 11, 2021, at the age of 71. He was a long time resident of Orinda, California, prior to moving to Lincoln. He left behind three children and four grandchildren.

    Tyson’s son-in-law said plans for the Auburn Boulevard site are unknown, as the future use will be determined by a new owner. He said there has been “a lot of interest” in the property due to it having been approved for a drive-thru, but also said there’s also been interest from those who want to turn it back into a gas station.

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  • Massive 410-unit apartment complex in Citrus Heights sells for $120M

    Autumn Ridge apartments sold
    Autumn Ridge Apartments is located at 6011 Shadow Lane, in Citrus Heights. // Google Maps

    By Mike Hazlip—
    The 410-unit Autumn Ridge Apartments near Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard has been sold for $120 million to global property investment firm Kennedy Wilson, according to the Sacramento Business Journal.

    A website for Autumn Ridge shows one and two-bedroom units are available for a monthly rent, ranging from just over $1,000 to more than $1,700. The community, located at 6011 Shadow Ln., offers three pools, a racquet ball court, clubhouse, and fitness center, among several other amenities.

    The cost-per-unit of the purchase equals a little over $292,000, by far the highest of any other recent apartment sales in Citrus Heights. Earlier this year, The Woods 124-unit apartment complex near Stones Casino sold for $25 million, or just over $200,000 per unit. Prior to that, Montage Apartments sold in 2016 at a price equaling just over $116,000 per unit.

    Kennedy Wilson’s latest acquisition is the second recent purchase in the area for the investment company, which has global headquarters in Beverly Hills. The company’s president, Mary Ricks, told The Journal she is confident the property will see significant growth due to its central location and market demand.

    Kennedy Wilson’s previous acquisition in the region was The Eisley at 1567 Bartlett Ln. in Sacramento, for $112.8 million in late June. The company now operates over 800 residential units between the two properties, Ricks told The Journal.

    The investment company made the acquisition using its “Fund VI,” a private equity fund aimed at under-performing real estate in the Western United States, the Journal reported. Kennedy Wilson describes the fund as having a “[F]ocus on under-performing real estate that should benefit from a significant repositioning or renovation through Kennedy Wilson’s proven asset management program.”

  • What’s going on next to McDonald’s on Sunrise Blvd?

    Construction fencing can be seen along Sunrise Boulevard where an auto dealership is expanding to an adjacent vacant lot on the 7600 block of Sunrise Boulevard. // M. Hazlip

    By Mike Hazlip—
    Drivers along Sunrise Boulevard near Old Auburn Road may have noticed construction activity over the past few months next to McDonald’s and a used car dealership.

    The project is slated to become an additional parking and display area for the auto sales business, according to documents filed with the city’s Planning Division. Palms Auto Sales owner Johnny Chawi confirmed with The Sentinel a new parking area is in progress.

    City documents show the existing Palms Auto Sales lot at 7644 Sunrise Blvd. will be combined with the adjacent vacant lot. A site plan filed with the city shows a 1,855-square-foot solar parking canopy is planned next to an existing building. The structure will be 16 feet high, plans show.

    Chawi said the permit process has been difficult, but the project is moving forward. The new lot area is currently unpaved, with site work still under way.

    The lot currently being developed was previously home to an all-terrain vehicle dealership, which closed several years ago.

  • DoorDash ‘deactivates’ driver who allegedly stole tip jar from local restaurant

    A still-frame from surveillance video shared by the owner of Antojitos Locos appears to show a man stealing a tip jar. // See video

    By Mike Hazlip—
    A DoorDash spokeswoman said Thursday that the company deactivated a delivery driver after security camera footage from a local Citrus Heights restaurant was publicized appearing to show the driver stealing a tip jar from the restaurant’s counter last week.

    “Trust and respect in our community is extremely important, and this disgraceful behavior is never tolerated,” a spokeswoman for DoorDash told The Sentinel in an email Thursday. “We have reached out to Antojitos Locos to offer our support and immediately removed the Dasher from the platform.”

    Antojitos Locos, an eatery featuring Mexican snack foods at 7815 Sunrise Blvd., shared surveillance footage of the incident on social media last week. The owner told The Sentinel the theft had been committed by an “impatient” DoorDash driver who had become agitated because an order was not ready and began using profanity before taking the tip jar and leaving the restaurant.

    DoorDash would not reveal the individual’s name, but did confirm the company deactivated his account. Dashers must agree to a code of conduct posted on the company’s website before being approved as a driver. There is an appeal process for any Dashers who have been deactivated, according to the company.

    To become a Dasher, an individual must be 18 or older, have some form of transportation, provide a driver’s license number, social security number, and consent to a background check, the company says on its website.

    There was about $20 in cash when the tip jar was stolen, according to Antojitos Locos owner Tiffany Martinez.

  • Citrus Heights mom earns college degree while running a restaurant during pandemic

    Natalee Price stands in front of her Taste of Tuscany restaurant, located just outside Citrus Heights at 7735 Roseville Rd. // M. Hazlip

    By Mike Hazlip—
    Citrus Heights resident Natalee Price has a hard time hearing the word no; but that’s one of the things that helped this determined mother of five achieve her dream of graduating college while running a restaurant full time with her husband.

    Thirteen years ago, the couple opened Taste of Tuscany just outside the city limits at Antelope Road and Roseville Road — a dream Price said her husband, Jeremy, always had wanted.

    “We started this business in 2008 because my husband won $68,000 at the Kentucky Derby,” she said in a recent interview with The Sentinel. “We put all our chickens in this basket. There was no backup plan.”

    The restaurant offers a variety of Italian dishes and Price says the items are made from scratch using as much locally sourced ingredients as she can find. She also features local musicians on weekends.

    “Anytime we can support local, we absolutely do,” she said.

    Price had two children at the time they started the restaurant, and three more soon followed. She eventually dropped out of American River College with only two classes left before she would have qualified to transfer to a university.

    By 2018, the 10-year-old restaurant was in a stable position, and knowing the window of opportunity to complete her degree was passing, Price decided to go back to school to finish her degree. Just a few years later, COVID would upend the restaurant industry.

    “It’s been a roller coaster. The pandemic threw us more challenges than we ever knew,” she said. “We didn’t know how we were going to survive.”

    But the couple sought creative ways to survive and also help others. With many area restaurants suddenly left with surplus food they couldn’t sell, Price said she and her husband bought perishables for pennies on the dollar and redistributed food to the community.

    She estimates they fed over 7,000 people, and credits the restaurant’s success — which includes nearly 1,000 reviews on Yelp — to their philosophy of giving back to their community.

    “God got us through [our first] customer in a Home Depot shopping center (and) all the way through a pandemic, because we give back,” she said. “I truly believe what we have is not for us, it is for the benefit of all.”

    One significant hurdle for Price was establishing an online ordering system for customers, as well as delivery services such as DoorDash. Taste of Tuscany relied mainly on dine-in customers before pandemic shutdown orders forced the couple to pivot to curbside pickup.

    Without receiving any Paycheck Protection Program funds, they also made changes to employee hours to keep the restaurant going. With fewer hours available to work during the shutdown, they shifted more hours to those employees who had families or who were not living at home. They also started tip-sharing, a practice that continues through the reopening.

    “What we realized is: as a team, when everybody cares, you get better service,” Price said.

    Somehow, in the midst of keeping their business running throughout the shutdown, shuttling her children to two different schools, and community projects with the Lions Club, Price managed to graduate Magna Cum Lade from California State University Sacramento with a bachelor’s in Cultural Anthropology and a minor in Communication Studies in May of 2021.

    She has also been recognized by a number of community organizations for her service to the community, including LIONS Club and the Citrus Heights Area 10 neighborhood association.

    “How do I do it?,” she said. “I don’t sleep! You get up and you just do it. You get up and realize nobody else is going to do it, and you do it.”

    Her days begin around 6 a.m. and she said she typically puts in about 60 hours each week at Taste of Tuscany. Price says stories from her employees and the ever-present homeless population in the area gave her the rich material she needed for the essays in her cultural anthropology classes.

    Looking back, Price is proud of her accomplishments, and says she and her husband were forced to make changes because of the pandemic.

    “We kept everybody employed who wanted to be employed,” Price said, noting some employees were concerned about the coronavirus, while others found it preferable to apply for government assistance.

    Still, she said keeping a restaurant going during the pandemic has been tough, with customers often not understanding the struggles of staffing the restaurant to keep up with orders and consistent quality.

    Today, Price said the restaurant employs high school students whom she has found are more willing to work. It takes about three months to train a new employee to work independently at the restaurant, according to Price.

    “We needed people to work and people didn’t want to work,” she said. “Kids wanted to work, they wanted money and they like it.”

    What’s next?
    The next steps for Price may include more involvement in local community efforts. She’s currently serving as a board member of her neighborhood association (SOAR), and is also her area’s representative for the Residents’ Empowerment Association of Citrus Heights.

    A top concern is mental illness and homelessness. She said her family has been personally affected by mental illness, and she feels the current methods used by law enforcement and community organizations can be improved.

    With Taste of Tuscany at the crossroads of Antelope Road and Roseville Road near the railroad tracks, Price also has an opportunity to meet people experiencing homelessness on a daily basis.

    As for the restaurant, Price says it’s always been her husband’s dream and she’s happy to support him, but she doesn’t know if their children will want to continue the family business. At 18, her oldest daughter is looking into a career in nursing, while her son is interested in becoming a chef at the restaurant.

    In the future, Price said she’d like to open a wine bar featuring an open mic forum where community leaders can hear from other members in the community directly. She hopes an open dialogue among officials developing social programs and the people for whom the programs are designed will improve their efficacy.

    She also plans to continue the many things her restaurant is known for, like offering free team parties for local athletic groups. Currently, the restaurant covers the cost of pizza and sodas for the team and the coaches, so parents who can’t afford to pay can participate.

    “We do a whole lot of losing money around here,” said Price. “But we do it, and we’re happy.”

  • Eight-bedroom mansion in Citrus Heights seeks buyer for $1.5M

    Million-dollar mansion
    A nearly 5,000-square-foot home at 7755 Old Auburn Rd. in Citrus Heights has been listed for sale at $1.5 million. // M. Hazlip

    By Mike Hazlip—
    Million-dollar homes in Citrus Heights? Yes, there’s actually a few on the market right now.

    An eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom, 4,960-square-foot mansion on Old Auburn Road is currently listed for $1.5 million. The home sits slightly back-set from a main thoroughfare, and passersby might recognize the two-story Mediterranean-style villa behind a stucco and wood front fence.

    The home rests on about two-thirds of an acre, and includes a detached garage. A real estate listing describes the first floor featuring a free-flowing plan with a master bedroom and bath, in-law quarters, and a remodeled kitchen with “formidable amounts of granite counter space.” The second floor features five bedrooms and four bathrooms, along with a grand master bedroom and balcony.

    The property was listed for sale in February of this year at $999,998, but two subsequent price increases brought the amount to its current asking price, according to records from real estate listing site Trulia.

    The home previously sold in 2013 for $410,000, and was listed in subsequent years from prices ranging from $697,000 to $925,000. Records from the Sacramento County Assessor shows the home was built in 2008.

    Related: Which half of Citrus Heights is more expensive to live in?

    Real Estate broker Beth Moran told The Sentinel in an email Thursday she suspects the house is overbuilt for the area.

    “As for the house itself, it has nice amenities, but the clients who I work with, shopping in that price range, want way more than what is being offered with this home,” Moran said. “Primarily neighborhood, but also pools, spas and location, location, location!”

    Another 3,166-square-foot four bedroom house at 6446 Sylvan Rd. is listed for $1.15M. The home sits on a roughly 1.5-acre lot, according to the listing. Originally listed for $1,000,045 in May, the price was increased a day later to it’s current level.

    A search of the real estate website Zillow for homes with a minimum price of $900,000 returns four listings that range in price from $925,000 to $1,500,000.

    Related: See which homes sold in Citrus Heights in July, and for how much

    Despite the million-dollar price tag for these homes, overall the market in the Sacramento region is slightly slowing, according to real estate appraiser Ryan Lundquist. In an email to The Sentinel Thursday, Lundquist said he’s seeing a slowing of the market typical of seasonal dips in home prices, but the market remains high in comparison to previous yearly cycles.

    “We’ve seen massive price appreciation this year in the Sacramento region as the median price is up 15.4% from January to July,” Lundquist said. “However, while the stats are glowing we are beginning to see normal seasonal slowing too. Prices ticked down from June to July in the entire region as well as Sacramento County.”

    Lundquist compared the market to a speeding car just beginning to slow down.

    “The housing market is like a car speeding on the freeway that recently let up on the gas,” Lundquist wrote in a recent blog. “It’s moving really fast, but it’s also slowing.”

    The market slowdown is not unexpected, according to Lundquist. He says “This happens like clockwork about every year.”

    Also on The Sentinel: Young couple desperate to buy Citrus Heights home turns to social media

    In an email to The Sentinel Thursday, real estate broker Cara Richey of NextHome Millennium said she is also seeing a seasonal cooling of the market, although prices remain above average.

    “For the first time in months we are seeing buyer’s offers being accepted at list price instead of the thousands of dollars over asking price and bidding wars,” Richey said, adding she has even seen some price reductions in recent weeks. “What we don’t know is if this is a temporary situation causing distraction such as back to school, wildfire challenges and general economic unrest, or if it is an indication of a more long-term adjustment in our housing market.”

    For potential buyers, the shift in the market is a welcome relief, according to Richey.

    “One thing for certain is that buyers are fatigued,” she said. “They are exhausted from multiple offers, competition and disappointment.”

  • Teriyaki Land closes on Auburn Boulevard

    Teriyaki Land
    A vacant building now sits where Teriyaki Land once operated at 8136 Auburn Blvd. // M. Hazlip

    By Mike Hazlip—
    Teriyaki Land, an area restaurant known for its ever-present “50% off all sushi rolls” banner displayed to a steady stream of passersby on Auburn Boulevard, appears to be out of business.

    The restaurant operated out of a small, white building at the intersection of Rollingwood and Auburn Boulevard. The building now sits empty with sunlight filtering through dusty windows into a starkly vacant interior. Nothing but piles of construction debris are left behind, and tables and chairs have been removed.

    A regular customer of Teriyaki Land, Dre Thomas, told The Sentinel Wednesday that the owner and his wife closed the restaurant about two weeks ago. Thomas said he lives within walking distance of the shuttered eatery and described the owners as friendly.

    Nearby Village Pizza confirmed Teriyaki Land is closed with no plans to reopen. Village Pizza manager Rahman Mashriqi told The Sentinel the owners of Teriyaki Land came into his restaurant say goodbye.

    Sentinel staff could not reach the restaurant’s owners for comment. The phone number associated with the restaurant is out of service, and an email was not returned by press time Thursday.

    Online reviews posted on Yelp include mixed responses, with both five-star and one-star reviews. Reviewers indicate the restaurant operated throughout the pandemic, offering delivery options.

  • See which homes sold in Citrus Heights in July, and for how much

    Sentinel staff report–
    Home sales in Citrus Heights last month included just six homes closing for less than $300,000, with the median sales price being $450,000 for the 104 homes sold in July.

    According to the most recent MetroList data provided by local real estate broker Beth Moran, most homes in the 95610 and 95621 zip codes sold at or above list price, although a few sold for 5-10% below asking price.

    The following home sales were reported as having closed during the month of July in Citrus Heights. For more analysis, see story: Home sales indicate market is slowing slightly in Citrus Heights, region

    $200-299k
    $216,000 6282 Cavan Dr #3 (2/1, 840sf)
    $219,600 6432 Bremen Dr #1 (2/1, 795sf)
    $250,000 6170 Shadow Ln (3/2, 1213sf)
    $275,000 6218 Tishimingo Ct (3/2, 1322sf)
    $285,000 7401 Auburn Oaks Ct #P (2/2, 1164sf)
    $295,000 7947 Arcade Lake Ln #11 (2/2, 1364sf)

    $300-399k
    $300,000 6363 Wexford Cir (3/2, 1116sf)
    $302,500 6513 Donegal Dr (2/2, 1116sf)
    $317,000 6432 Wexford Cir (3/2, 1323sf)
    $320,000 6320 Port Gibson Ct (3/2, 1283sf)
    $325,000 7569 Baird Way (3/2, 1343sf)
    $325,000 6348 Port Gibson Ct (3/2, 1469sf)
    $335,000 6624 Dunmore Ave (4/2, 1472sf)
    $340,000 7231 Linda Vista Dr (2/2, 1279sf)
    $340,000 7214 La Luna Ct (2/2, 1040sf)
    $350,000 8133 Briar Ridge Ln (2/3, 1368sf)
    $355,000 5561 Sequoia Cir (2/2, 1315sf)
    $375,000 6517 El Cabo Ct (3/3, 1796sf)
    $380,000 7867 Dracena Dr (3/2, 1670sf)
    $381,000 7925 Dogwood Way (3/1, 1241sf)
    $390,000 6604 Graham Cir (3/2, 1008sf)
    $390,000 13657 Fair Oaks Blvd (5/3, 1941sf)
    $395,000 7330 Villa Del Sol Ln (3/3, 1548sf)

    $400-499k
    $400,000 8017 Sawgrass Cir (2/3, 1618sf)
    $400,000 7201 Spicer Dr (3/2, 1339sf)
    $404,000 6420 Westbrook Dr (3/2, 1350sf)
    $405,113 6054 Peoria Dr (3/2, 1235sf)
    $410,000 8187 Shane Ln (3/3, 1730sf)
    $410,000 7735 Antelope Rd (4/2, 1356sf)
    $410,000 7125 Winlock (3/2, 1532sf)
    $411,350 7048 Van Maren Ln (3/2, 1104sf)
    $415,000 6431 Montez Ct (3/2, 1488sf)
    $420,000 8345 Fair Way (3/1, 1134sf)
    $420,000 6809 Coventry Dr (3/2, 1261sf)
    $420,000 8139 Lichen Dr (3/2, 1276sf)
    $425,000 7907 Garry Oak Dr (4/2, 1261sf)
    $425,000 6618 Halifax St (3/2, 1000sf)
    $425,000 6709 Somersworth Dr (3/2, 1254sf)
    $425,000 7213 Baranga Dr (3/2, 1162sf)
    $428,000 6619 Auburn Blvd (3/2, 1390sf)
    $430,000 7467 Skycrest Ct (3/1, 1395sf)
    $430,000 6924 Van Maren Ln (3/2, 1254sf)
    $430,000 6557 Misty Creek Dr (4/2, 1632sf)
    $435,000 7644 Down Way (4/2, 1593sf)
    $435,000 6904 Monticello (4/3, 1948sf)
    $439,000 7753 Ziebell Ct (3/2, 960sf)
    $445,000 7331 Leonard Ave (3/2, 1141sf)
    $445,000 7404 PRATT Ave (4/2, 1515sf)
    $450,000 8033 Avalos Way (3/2, 1408sf)
    $450,000 7805 Beaupre Way (4/2, 1854sf)
    $450,000 7631 Heatherington Way (3/2, 1354sf)
    $450,000 6932 Kaplan Way (3/2, 1311sf)
    $450,000 7244 Windjammer Way (3/2, 1335sf)
    $450,000 7105 Schooner Way (3/2, 1429sf)
    $453,000 6329 Twin Wood Way (4/3, 1673sf)
    $455,000 6061 Merlindale Dr (3/2, 1380sf)
    $455,000 7628 Blackthorne Way (4/2, 1190sf)
    $457,500 7832 Katella Way (3/2, 1230sf)
    $460,000 8041 Dana Butte Way (3/2, 1388sf)
    $460,000 6530 Melbourne Way (3/2, 1390sf)
    $462,500 7001 Mountainside Dr (3/2, 1184sf)
    $465,000 8062 Bayberry Ct (3/2, 1274sf)
    $469,000 8436 APLITE Ct (4/3, 1632sf)
    $475,000 6440 Carmelwood Dr (4/2, 1670sf)
    $475,000 6136 Westport Ln (3/3, 1793sf)
    $475,000 6644 Branchwater Way (3/2, 1543sf)
    $475,000 8340 Lichen Dr (3/2, 1497sf)
    $479,900 7840 Casa Bella Way (3/2, 1888sf)
    $480,000 8213 Charlotte Ave (3/2, 1401sf)
    $480,000 7458 Black Tree Ln (3/3, 2098sf)
    $480,000 7912 Garry Oak Dr (3/2, 1400sf)
    $480,000 7308 Daly Ave (4/2, 1620sf)
    $480,000 6628 Cranberry Ct (3/2, 1557sf)
    $480,000 7108 Ryan Taylor Way (3/2, 1445sf)
    $480,000 6909 Big Arrow Ct (3/2, 1693sf)
    $490,000 8420 Berman Walk Way (3/2, 1429sf)
    $495,000 8205 Peregrine Way (3/2, 1474sf)

    $500-599k
    $500,000 5506 San Juan Ave (4/2, 1608sf)
    $500,000 8437 Fair Way (2/1, 1112sf)
    $503,000 7204 Maretha St (3/2, 1408sf)
    $507,000 7028 Sunburst Way (4/3, 1673sf)
    $508,000 6009 Sea Shell Ct (4/2, 1313sf)
    $509,000 7479 Saginaw Way (3/2, 1675sf)
    $510,000 8164 Talbot Way (3/2, 1775sf)
    $512,000 7604 Sylvan Valley Way (3/2, 1458sf)
    $514,000 6713 Mercedes Ave (3/2, 1551sf)
    $515,000 7314 Grandball Way (3/2, 1464sf)
    $520,000 6605 Trilby Ct (3/2, 1629sf)
    $520,000 8071 Glen Creek Way (4/2, 1981sf)
    $520,000 6000 Centurion Cir (4/2, 1726sf)
    $530,000 6626 Challis Ct (3/2, 1828sf)
    $535,000 5552 Wildwood Way (4/2, 1696sf)
    $535,000 6823 High Sun Ct (3/2, 1536sf)
    $535,000 6037 White Cloud Ct (4/2, 1693sf)
    $540,000 7975 Stone Canyon Cir (5/4, 2487sf)
    $555,000 7139 Cross Dr (3/2, 1433sf)
    $560,000 8236 Cripple Oak Ct (3/2, 1749sf)
    $566,000 7720 Glenn Ave (3/2, 1854sf)
    $573,375 7001 Burnham Dr (3/2, 1650sf)
    $575,000 8333 Patton Ave (4/1, 2792sf)
    $585,000 8056 Hoopes Dr (3/2, 1624sf)

    $600-699k
    $635,000 8371 Zancanaro Ct (5/2, 1939sf)
    $640,000 6928 Ranch House Way (3/3, 2334sf)
    $670,000 6617 Hespera Way (3/3, 2641sf)

    *Recent home sales listed here are provided to The Sentinel by local real estate broker Beth W. Moran (#01264309). Information comes from MetroList data, and has not been independently verified.

  • New fitness center to open in former Sports Authority building

    Chuze Fitness
    A “coming soon” sign for a new fitness center can be seen outside the former Sports Authority location in Citrus Heights, at 5995 Birdcage Centre Ln. // M. Hazlip

    By Mike Hazlip—
    The long-vacant former Sports Authority building in the Marketplace at Birdcage appears to be on track to become the area’s first Chuze Fitness.

    The San Diego-based gym has over 30 locations throughout California, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, according to the company’s website. There are no locations listed for Northern California.

    Amenities offered at many of the gym’s California locations include HydroMassage chairs, indoor cinema areas with daily movie showings, tanning beds, indoor turf areas, as well as pools and hot tubs. Some locations are also open 24 hours.

    Sunrise Marketplace Executive Director Kathilynn Carpenter told The Sentinel in an email Saturday the Citrus Heights location plans to open early next year, but she said little information is available for the timeline.

    The fitness industry has been hard hit by the pandemic shutdown orders, but recent job postings by Chuze Fitness indicate hiring is underway for management level positions at the Citrus Heights location.

    A representative for Chuze Fitness did not immediately return The Sentinel’s request for comment Saturday.

    The Citrus Heights Sports Authority closed its doors in July of 2016, according to a previous report by The Sentinel. Multiple news reports show the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy that same year and undertook a plan to liquidate its assets.

    The Sacramento Business Journal reported Dick’s Sporting Goods was slated to replace the Sports Authority stores in Roseville and Elk Grove. The Sports Authority website now redirects to Dick’s Sporting Goods.