By: Chad Kim

​According to an environmental document that was published in April 2014, Eleven 10 West consists of a dense residential project, and the prospective project is located at the intersection of Town and Country Road & Lawson Way (1100 Town and Country Road). The project proponent is The Picerne Group. The site currently has an existing office tower that is 16 stories tall and was built as Phase I back in the late 1980's. There is also an existing eight story parking structure. The residential project is considered Phase II and would be located west of the existing office tower and parking structure.

Project Location: ​

Source: http://www.cityoforange.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=14224
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The document further states the portion that makes up Phase II is about 2.76 acres and will consist of a podium style building where four floors of residential units (Totals 260 residential units) will sit on top of parking levels. The total levels of parking is 2.5 (Total of 502 parking spaces), where one level is above ground, while the other 1.5 levels will be below ground. Overall, the building will be five stories tall reaching a height of 63.5 feet. 

The type of residential units described in the document includes studio, 1 bedroom, and 2 bedroom units. Amenities include leasing/mail areas, club room, fitness center, three interior courtyards (one will have a pool), and pool restroom. 

For more information about this project check out the entire document here. 
Rendering (Source: : http://www.cityoforange.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=14224)
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By: Chad Kim

For those not familiar with the Marriott Residence Inn project located in Anaheim's Anaheim Resort, check out the prior post here: http://www.laocdb.com/oc-development-news/theres-a-construction-crane-in-the-anaheim-resort-area-at-the-marriott-residence-inn-project

Pictures taken: 04/16/2015

Credit: Kpoff

By: Chad Kim

The Irvine Business Complex (IBC) is located in the City of Irvine (City) at the west most side of the City bordering with the cities of Newport Beach and Santa Ana. At the southwest border of IBC is the John Wayne Airport.

Map of IBC:

30. Equity Residential Apartments I
Address: 16931 Millikan
Unit Type: Apartments
Total Units: 190
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​35. 360 Fusion Apartment Homes
Location: 2852 McGaw, 17321-17351 Murphy
Unit Type: Condos
Total Units: 280

​28. Metropolis
Location: 2500 Main
Unit Type: Apartments
Total Units: 457

Upcoming Park Place projects:

As mentioned earlier, there appears to be an upcoming hotel project and residential projects at the Park Place site (# 4. Park Place Irvine [787 total units], 40. Vireo at Park Place [520 total units] ). Construction has not started yet on either. Pictures below, shows some renderings of the upcoming projects. 

Stay tuned for more updates! ​

By: Chad Kim

For those not familiar with the Orangefair Multifamily Development project located in Fullerton, check out the prior post here: http://www.laocdb.com/oc-development-news/fullerton-orangefair-multifamily-development

Pictures taken: 04/20/2015
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By: Chad Kim

​The intersection of Katella Avenue and Harbor Boulevard has seen new development including the Marriott Springhill Suites, and the upcoming Hyatt House/Walgreens project. Now, west of the completed Springhill Suites is another upcoming hotel project which currently has a construction crane is the Marriott Residence Inn project. According to the OC Register, the upcoming Marriott Residence Inn, which will have 274 hotel rooms, replaces the Jolly Roger hotel (Source).
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Anaheim Resort Area has seen a large increase in new hotel projects. OC Dense Developments blog took a closer look into these new projects and provided a list by list update back in January, 2015. Click the following link to see the prior post: http://www.laocdb.com/oc-development-news/anaheim-anaheim-resort-hotels

(05/07/2015): Update: Renderings 

Source: http://www.gfaarchitects.com/portfolio-item/marriott-residence-inn-anaheim-ca/
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Source: Google Maps
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By: Chad Kim

Much akin to Anaheim's Anaheim Resort District, Buena Park (City) has their Entertainment Zone which includes the popular amusement park, Knott's Berry Farm and the under construction mixed use development, The Source. Big changes are coming to the Entertainment Zone. The following is a map illustrating the boundaries, in red, of the City's Entertainment Zone and yellow demarcations indicate what is expected to remain unchanged:

(Source: "Entertainment Zone Action Plan Final Report", page 27)

The main north-south major arterial is CA-39 which is Beach Boulevard and major east-west arterials include: Orangethorpe Avenue, La Palma Avenue, and Crescent Avenue.

More about the City's overall plan for the Entertainment Zone can be found with the following link: https://www.buenapark.com/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=955

According to an article from the Visit Buena Park's website, Buena Park's Entertainment Zone is seeing an increase in new development ranging from new hotels to new entertainment attractions.

The Source project's first phase is aiming for an opening date sometime this year. There is also a second phase which pertains to the construction of a new hotel consisting of 150 hotel rooms. As quoted from the article " In 2016, phase two of the project will see the construction of a 150 all-suite hotel that will feature meeting space, dining and a roof-top pool and bar."(Source: http://www.visitbuenapark.com/articles/). Through a google search, renderings of the upcoming hotel at The Source was found (Source:http://www.gfaarchitects.com/portfolio-item/the-source-phase-ii/):
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​According to Gene Fong Associates's website, the hotel will be 7 stories tall. 

While The Source project will include a hotel development, according to the Visit Buena Park's article, there are two other separate unrelated planned hotel projects located within the Entertainment Zone, which totals to three new large hotel projects within the zone:

The Stanford Hotel. This project pertains to a 10 story boutique style hotel which will have 150 hotel rooms and is aiming to open some time in 2016. In addition, there will be a hotel spa, upscale restaurant, and wine bar. The Stanford Hotel also has locations in New York and South Korea (Source). According to the City's Council Agenda dated February 24, 2015, the project's location is 7860 Beach Boulevard. 

Renderings (Source: http://www.fore-architects.squarespace.com/still-2-2-1/):

Project Location: ​

​The Double Tree Hotel. This project is from Hilton and is aiming for completion some time in 2017. This will consist of a  6 story hotel (Correction; Source) with a total of 150 hotel rooms. Hotel amenities will include: an indoor pool, meeting space, and Brazilian steakhouse and bar. The location of this project is 7851 Beach Boulevard and 7864 Western Avenue (Source):

Project Location:

​Source: Google Maps

Porto's Bakery and Cafe is looking at an opening date on Summer, 2016 in what will be Orange County's first location. The location will be at 7620 Beach Boulevard:

Map Location:

By: Chad Kim

​While the Irvine Company's 200 Spectrum Center tower is on-going, there is new news that the Irvine Company is proposing for another new office tower which if built would be located at 400 & 450 Spectrum Center Drive. Yes, this proposed project would be located in the Irvine Spectrum Area next to where the next tallest building in Orange County is currently under construction, 200 Spectrum Center. According to City of Irvine's Discretionary Project List document, the proposed office tower entails 20 floors which in total would result in 450,000 sq. ft. of new office space. According to the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ), so far, the project has no confirmed timeline. Additionally, the project would also need to get approval from the City of Irvine. Sources stated by the OCBJ believes the prospects of Irvine Company moving forward with the proposed project depends upon how well the 200 Spectrum Center tower does. There are currently no renderings for this proposed project.

Map Location:

By: Chad Kim

A joke at my old alma mater at University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) is that it is "Under Construction Indefinitely".

Within UC Irvine's student housing, one in particular, Mesa Court, has a major project that involves a sizable building project. This is apparently known as the "Mesa Court Expansion" project which according to UC Irvine's Student Housingwebsite entails: 1) A new dining commons, 2) new community spaces, 3) over 500 new beds for freshmen students in Mesa Court housing. The new development will entail three mid-rise structures (each total 6 floors tall factoring in for podium) that are connected by a podium (Source). Fall, 2016 is the anticipated date for completion of this project (Source).

Thanks to Hensel Phelps, it is possible to see the progress of this project via their construction cam:

http://www.workzonecam.com/projects/henselphelps1/henselphelps/workzonecam

Rendering (Source):
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By: Chad Kim

For those not familiar with this project, check out the prior post which provides some information about this project: http://www.laocdb.com/oc-development-news/anaheim-anaheim-resort-hotels (look for "8. Hyatt House")

(05/07/2015): Update: Rendering:

Source: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/anaheim-521136-new-hotels.html

Pictures taken: 04/16/2015
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By: Chad Kim

The last time we went to ARTIC, it was during the day time. We thought it would be insightful to create a post that includes photos and a video during the night at the ARTIC. Enjoy!

Video taken: 04/16/2015

By: Chad Kim

The proposed project is located in the City of Costa Mesa at 3350 Avenue of the Arts in the South Coast Metro area.

According to an addendum report (Completed in March 2015) to an environmental document pertaining to the Wyndham Boutique Hotel/High-Rise Residential Project, the final environmental impact report was certified back in November 20, 2007. The project back then pertained to reusing the site as a mixed use development with both hotel and residential units. The prior project proposed to renovate the existing Wyndham Hotel which also would have reduced the number of hotel rooms from 238 to 200 rooms. The residential portion was to consist of a 23 story high rise tower with 120 residential units. This would have required to demolish the existing parking structure adjacent  to the hotel building. However, this proposed project was not implemented.

Instead, now the applicant is proposing a modification to the overall project which would keep the already in place 238 hotel rooms and, in addition, build a 23 story residential tower (266 feet tall) that could have up to 100 condominium units. The overall count of units, hotel and proposed residential tower, would total to 338 units. Just like the prior proposed project, the modified proposed project also would require the demolition of the hotel parking garage. The residential tower would include an attached parking garage consisting of 0.5 level underground parking and 6 levels above the ground totaling to 6.5 levels of parking. This would total to 422 parking spaces.

For more information about this project check out the full addendum report to the final environmental document here: http://www.costamesaca.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=17720

Rendering (Source: http://www.costamesaca.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=17720): 

By: Chad Kim

(05/08/2015): Update: 

According to the OC Register, the LTG Platinum Center's 28 story condo tower, if built, will be 354 feet tall. The article states, there is currently no timeline for when this project will be heard by the planning commission and city council. The Angels baseball team has an issue with this proposed project with regard to the parking and intensity of this project. While the project still needs to go through the approval process to try to get approval from the City, the developer and City will also have to work out the issues raised by the Angels. Additionally, there is also a new rendering:

(Note: See below for rest of post from 04/13/2015)

Source: http://www.ocregister.com/lansner/firm-661093-high-platinum.html

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Orange County Dense Developments Blog provided an update with regard to the projects in Platinum Triangle (See here for prior post). However, those projects entailed low-rise developments, until now. ocptguy brought to my attention a new proposed project within Platinum Triangle that is reminiscent of the larger projects that entailed high rise towers. The developer of this project is LT Global Investment Inc. which is the US subsidiary of LT Commercial Real Estate Limited. LT Commercial Real Estate Limited is listed as a Hong Kong company under the China Lerthai Commercial Real Estate Group (Source). According to the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ), the Chinese developer mainly focused on projects within China, but is now looking at attempting to construct a large mixed use project located at the intersection of Orangewood and State College. The project site is about 14 acres. The developer has dubbed the project LTG Platinum Center which will cost $450 million. The project will entail two high rise towers: 28 story condo (170 units; if built will be the next tallest building in Orange County surpassing the 200 Spectrum Center tower) and 26 story hotel (300 luxury rooms), ~460,000 sq ft retail/entertainment space (proposed entertainment space includes "...an ice skating rink, indoor surfing park, and boutique cinemas"), and 430 midrise rental units. Office space (total 60,000 sq ft) is also proposed. The developer hopes to start construction on this project next year and aims to finish the project by the year 2020. (Source: http://www.hopscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/15_03%20OCBJ.pdf Note: this is a scanned document that does not include the full article. This scanned document was found through Google Search. Please refer to http://www.ocbj.com/news/2015/mar/16/price-chinese-developers-platinum-plan-450m/ for the full article and to read more about this project (Note: Subscription required)).

Preliminary Renderings: ​

Source: OCBJ; Obtained from http://www.hopscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/15_03%20OCBJ.pdf

Once again, please refer to http://www.ocbj.com/news/2015/mar/16/price-chinese-developers-platinum-plan-450m/ to read more about the project.

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For more information:

http://www.ocregister.com/lansner/firm-661093-high-platinum.html?page=2 (OC Register)

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-property-report-anaheim-20150508-story.html (LA Times)
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By: Chad Kim

​I took a drive down Beach Boulevard in Huntington Beach and used my Go Pro cam to take a video and in this short video segment it is possible to see the Oceana project to the right and towards the end of the video, the Elan project to the left. This video was taken on 04/07/2015.

By: Chad Kim
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For those not familiar with the Great Wolf Resort project, check out the prior post which provides more detail on the Great Wolf Resort project.

Here are some pictures that provides an update to the on-going progress on the Great Wolf Resort project that is located in the City of Garden Grove:

Picture taken: 04/11/2015