Council Representative

Cynthia Harris

College Area and Eastern

College Area

College Area is bounded by the I-8 to the North, Fairmount Ave, Montezuma Rd and Collwood Blvd to the West, El Cajon Blvd to the South, and the City of La Mesa to the East.

College View Estates

College View Estates is the neighborhood directly to the west of the San Diego State University campus. The neighborhood is bounded by Alvarado Estates to the west, SDSU to the East, I-8 to the north and Montezuma Rd to the south.

Saranac-Mohawk

Saranac-Mohawk comprises College Area’s eastern-most neighborhood and is bounded by Reservoir Dr to the west, the City of La Mesa to the east, I-8 to the north and Montezuma Rd/El Cajon Blvd to the south.

Catoctin Area

The Catoctin Area comprises the neighborhood bounded by Montezuma Road to the south, Alvarado Rd to the north, Alumni Place to the East and Shane Place to the west. The area includes Catoctin Drive, Leo Street, La Dorna Street, Alumni, Shane, Richard, Julie, Gary, Leo and Cleo Streets as well as Roxy Lane and Saxon.

Dennstedt Point

Dennstedt Point is a neighborhood encompassing Cleo, Julie and Richards Streets.

The College Area Economic Development Corporation manages both the College Area Business Improvement District and the College Heights Enhanced Maintenance Assessment District to improve the commercial area along San Diego’s historic El Cajon Boulevard.

Two redevelopment areas are situated within College Area: the College Community Redevelopment Project Area which wraps around the San Diego State University campus and the Crossroads Redevelopment Project Area, which spans several areas and includes both El Cajon Blvd and University Ave.

Other Groups:

The College Neighborhoods Foundation was initiated in 1997 by a group of community volunteers with the mission of helping to enhance the quality of life and revitalize business in the College Area. Contact (619) 757-1303 or info@collegeneighborhoods.com.