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Council hears major business and development updates: Costco fueling station, mall expansion and hospital tower
Summary
City staff reported planning commission approval of a 40-pump Costco fueling station (fueling-only), a proposed 50,000-square-foot expansion at Shops at Mission Viejo with four new retail/restaurant buildings targeting 2027, and Providence Mission Hospital applications for a new six-story, 170,000-square-foot Tower 3 plus campus improvements; council asked for timing and follow-ups.
City staff briefed the Mission Viejo City Council on multiple commercial projects and incoming businesses on March 11.
Larry Longmecker, Community Development director, said the Planning and Transportation Commission approved a new Costco fueling facility at the Freeway Center (the former Bed Bath & Beyond site). He said the proposal is a fueling station only (no warehouse and currently no car wash) and described the project as the first of its kind for Costco: a 40-pump facility arranged in four rows with five pumps deep (giving 8 travel lanes and 40 pumps total).
Longmecker also described a proposed expansion at the Shops at Mission Viejo: four new freestanding restaurant and retail buildings totaling about 50,000 square feet fronting an open-air promenade, with construction hoped to start this summer and an opening target of 2027. Applications also have been submitted by Providence Mission Hospital for an ambitious campus expansion that includes a new six-story, 170,000-square-foot Tower 3, an enlarged emergency department, demolition of older buildings, and creation of a 3-acre park area.
Longmecker listed several recently opened and incoming local businesses (Prime Pizza, Cookie Plug, Wholesome Choice, Whoopax axe-throwing/entertainment, temporary roller-skating rink, Joybird furniture, Golden Lantern Coffee Roasters, among others). Councilmembers asked about timing, EV charger locations, temporary approvals for the roller rink and signage at Green Street Center; staff said they would follow up with more specific timelines and outreach to property owners.
