The closest beach to Cypress is Seal Beach, which is roughly 7.8 miles away from the center of Cypress. In the fall of 2003, both Costco Wholesale and Cottonwood Christian Center formally filed their respective plans to develop sites within the Los Alamitos Race Track and Golf Course Redevelopment Project Area-Costco on the northeast corner of Katella Avenue and Walker Street, and Cottonwood Christian Center on the northwest corner of Katella Avenue and

Lexington Street. These projects anchor the two corners of the Katella Avenue frontage and would compliment the existing Race Track and Residence Inn developments. Costco’s plans for a 150,000 square foot store on an eighteen-acre site plan include a tire center, pharmacy, photo lab, food concession area and a free standing fueling station Completion of these projects forms the foundation of a new economic era for the community. A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Cypress. The architecture of Cypress is designed to compliment that of the existing Business Park uses to the east. The spring of 2005 saw the Civic Center expansion and renovation project continue. The project includes the creation of six new tennis courts and much needed improvement to the parking lots at the Civic Center and Library. Extensive remodeling to the Civic Center building itself began at the end of 2005.