The new center is located at the gateway of Stoneridge Ranch, anew master-planned community by Beazer Homes in East Moreno Valley,south of Highway 60 between Nason Street and Moreno Beach Drive.The center is home to Super Target, Best Buy, Kohl's and OfficeMax, along with other retailers, sit-down restaurants, fast foodfranchises and financial service businesses.

Partner Michael Marks of Stoneridge Centre Partners notes thatthe developer built the new shopping center from the ground up,enabling the firm to incorporate new design techniques, easyaccess, large drive aisles and ample parking. Moreno Valley isranked as the sixth-fastest growing city in California and the26th-fastest growing in the nation, with most of the city's newlyconstructed or planned housing units within a three-mile radius ofStoneridge, he points out.

Earlier descriptions of the Stoneridge center by the developernoted that the Super Target was the first in California. They saidthat the Super Target at Stoneridge would carry the retailer'straditional offerings as well as an upscale grocery that willinclude an in-store bakery, deli and produce sections.