‘A place of peace’

MOSES LAKE — Palos Verdes at Lakemont became official Tuesday, with a ribbon-cutting hosted by the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce. 

“We're excited to work together,” said Palos Verdes CEO Angel Garza. “I think it's going to be something that is going to be great for the city of Moses Lake. We've been desiring to be here, and you gave us an opportunity.” 

Palos Verdes at Lakemont, located between South Division Street and South Beaumont Drive, will comprise 98 lots, according to its website. The development is a joint project between Palos Verdes and developer and Strand Strategic Group CEO Forchi Chen. Palos Verdes purchased half of the lots and will build all the homes, Garza said. 

Chen began the development in 2022, he said, but ran into difficulties and didn’t actually break ground until January 2024. He met with Garza in January and the two hammered out a deal, he said. 

Palos Verdes is well established in Othello and Quincy, but this is its first foray into Moses Lake. Chen has done some development in the area; he developed the Gateway Estates neighborhood near the entrance to the Larson housing area, he said. 

The homes at Lakemont will be different from Palos Verdes’ other developments, said Jessie “Weno” Dominguez, managing broker for Imagine Realty, which is handling sales for the development. The homes were designed specifically for the Moses Lake development. 

“We’ve never built these,” Dominguez said. “Monica (Muro, Palos Verde’s chief designer) and myself, with Forchi and Angel, we specifically did these plans just for this neighborhood.” 

Home plans run from 1,250 square feet to 2,250, Garza said, and unlike Palos Verdes’ other developments, will run toward a two-story design. The difference, Dominguez said, is because Palos Verdes’ usual floor plans don’t fit on the lots at Lakemont. 

“I think (this is) going to be something different for this community,” Garza said. “And I think it’ll be something that people will want to jump in on.” 

Pre-sales will begin as soon as the city issues the necessary permits, Dominguez said.  

“If everything goes well, we should be four to five months on a build,” Garza said. Of course, we’re running into winter. If it’s a mild winter, we should keep that schedule. But as soon as spring hits we should be ready.” 

Pastor Mike Alvarado of Restore City Church attended the ribbon-cutting and delivered a prayer before the ceremony, asking God’s blessing on the land, the homes to be built and the families who would occupy them. 

“We pray … that (this neighborhood) would be known as a place of peace with no crime, and that the blessing would start here and go into the rest of the city,” Alvarado said. “I pray that the building of these homes would provide something new, a new season for this entire Moses Lake community.” 

    The ribbon-cutting celebration for Palos Verdes at Lakemont in Moses Lake included raffles and a display of floor plans specially designed for the development.
  

    Homes will begin to go up at Palos Verdes at Lakemont in Moses Lake once the permits are approved by the city, said real estate broker Jessie “Weno” Dominguez of Imagine Realty, which is handling sales for the development.
  

    Pastor Mike Alvarado, left, of Restore City Church in Moses Lake prays with Palos Verdes CEO Angel Garza, asking for peace for the Palos Verdes at Lakemont neighborhood and the city of Moses Lake.