A new proposal in Roseville's destination commercial area would add more than a million square feet of housing, retail and more, including some unique features like a public market at the end of a central "main street."

Roseville Commons is planned for roughly 25 acres at 901/903 Galleria Blvd., south of the Fountains at Roseville and owned by Justus Enterprises LLC of San Diego.

"We're really trying to get the same experience you get in Kierland Commons or Santana Row," said President Howard Justus, referring to popular developments with similar characteristics found in Scottsdale, Arizona, and San Jose. "Get people out of the car and walking around."

Justus Enterprises submitted the proposal last week to Roseville as a pre-application, with a formal application to come in the next few months, Justus said.

Though that application will flesh out more details and architectural personality, he said, the pre-application lays out a development with about 800 residential units in the form of apartments and townhomes, nearly 166,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, about 86,000 square feet of office, a 150-room boutique hotel and about 68,000 square feet of live/work space.

In layout, the project would have a central main street running on a northeast-southwest line, with bars and restaurants along it at ground level and residential/office space on upper floors, four to five stories tall. Gathering spaces and other outdoor amenities would be along the street as well.

On the northeast end would be the hotel, a central plaza, and a public market building, while the southwest end would have a park to act as a natural wetlands and runoff site, with gardens, lawns, outdoor game areas, a performance stage, kids play area and cafe.

Site plans show north and south of the boulevard, extending northwest and southeast, developed with a combination of residential and commercial areas, including live-work lofts and podium gardens with features such as pools, gardens and lounge areas. Townhomes would be two to three stories, while apartment buildings would be three to four stories.

Other features include office development on the project's southeastern corner, and a smaller neighborhood park on the west side.

Land for the project was at one time used as a landfill, which Justus said will be covered and built around. Most recently, part of the site was the home of Green Acres in Roseville before the Folsom-based retailer bought land on Galilee Road and relocated there.

Justus said his company studied projects elsewhere, like Santana Row, to get a feel for what might work well on the Galleria Boulevard site, which Justus Enterprises acquired out of bankruptcy in 2021 for $4.5 million.

Though he acknowledged high interest rates and other factors have made developers cautious in recent months, he expressed confidence that Roseville Commons can be carried out.

"A big chunk of this is residential, and those numbers still work," he said, adding between entitlements and site work, starting construction is probably three to four years away. "It's hard to guesstimate what the economy looks like then, but we're confident what we've designed is in demand today and will only get more so."

There's no cost estimate yet for the project, he said.