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October 1, 2024

Breaking ground on Braden community

The Braden Master Planned Community groundbreaking on Sept. 26 marks the start of a new development, bringing together Sacramento County officials, local developers and community leaders. Formerly referred to as Cordova Hills, Braden officials promise to reshape an unincorporated section of the county located just outside Rancho Cordova along Grant Line Road.   The Braden […]

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Breaking ground on Braden community

The Braden Master Planned Community groundbreaking on Sept. 26 marks the start of a new development, bringing together Sacramento County officials, local developers and community leaders. Formerly referred to as Cordova Hills, Braden officials promise to reshape an unincorporated section of the county located just outside Rancho Cordova along Grant Line Road.   The Braden […]

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Major new housing community breaks ground in Sacramento County

Sacramento County is getting a major new planned community. Officials held a groundbreaking Thursday for Braden, a development that could bring more than 8,000 new homes along with new commercial and retail construction southeast of Rancho Cordova. The 2,667-acre project, long known as Cordova Hills, was first proposed more than 15 years ago. It is […]

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Humans first, cars second: Community of Braden starts development in Sacramento County

Development of a new community in Sacramento County is slated to begin after 11 years. The community of Braden is on its way. Braden is a planned community in Sacramento County near Rancho Cordova. At buildout, there’s expected to be about 8,000 units in the community. Rachel Bardis, Chief Operations Officer for Somers West, said the project […]

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New community development project in Sacramento County breaks ground

A rural area is about to change as work begins to build the Braden community in Sacramento County. Braden, known as Cordova Hills up until this year, has been in the planning stages for nearly two decades. “From 2013 to today, it has gone through various approvals, ideation sessions, changes and pivot, and a lot […]

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Construction begins for new Sacramento County town

Construction crews broke ground Thursday on a new town known as Braden that is coming to Sacramento County. Braden is located just outside of Rancho Cordova along Grant Line Road in an unincorporated area of Sacramento. Local developer Somers West has been working on the project for nearly 20 years and it was approved by the […]