First renters move in at 1710 on the Blvd

Monday morning’s rainy skies couldn’t damper the spirits of Lou Mellman and Garry Collett.

The co-founders of the company behind 1710 on the Blvd, Thousand Oaks’ first attempt at mixing residential and retail, welcomed the site’s first tenants that day, a full 2.5 years after the so-called “Lupe’s project” broke ground.

“It was magical,” California Commercial Investment Group leasing coordinator Lea Devine said.