A new shopping center is under construction on 3.3 acres on Mitchell Road.

The commercial shopping center will consist of five buildings at the northeast corner of Mitchell Road and Roeding Road.

Surgit Singh won city approval in June 2022 for a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map (VTPM) by creating three commercial lots out of two existing parcels. A Conditional Use Permit was also approved by the Ceres Planning Commission.

The L-shaped project will front Mitchell Road north of an existing small retail center and partially wrap around behind it. On the corner is an older center that contains eight businesses including Liquor King, a floral shop, Indian store and hair stylist.

The five commercial buildings will total 32,287 square feet, which include:

• An 8,567-square-foot building (of which 5,567 square feet restaurant use with the remaining 3,000 square feet designed for retail/office uses);

• Two separate retail/office buildings at 8,520 square feet and 9,600 square feet;

• Two fast-food restaurant pads with each building designed at 2,800 square feet in size and each having a drive-thru.

The architecture will consist of varying heights and multiple planes and materials including horizontal wood panels and grey stucco.

When the project was approved in 2022 city planner said the buildings will be attractive and of high-quality design features.

The center will be accessible from both Mitchell Road and Roeding Road at the south end and include 157 parking spaces which meet the city’s parking ratio standard.

Max Garcia of GDR Engineering in Ceres said he is proud of the design and that it will “make an excellent center.” He added that it was refreshing to see someone who wants to build something nice in Ceres.