By: Chad Kim



The prior post on high density making a comeback in Irvine provided a list and map created by the City of Irvine which shows proposed and under construction projects within the Irvine Business Complex (IBC). 

This picture update pertains to the Avalon Irvine Phase III residential project which is located at the intersection of Alton Parkway and Millikan Avenue in the City of Irvine's IBC. The under construction project is also right across the street from the popular Diamond Jamboree plaza. 

Picture taken: 09/24/2015
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(Above: The under construction building before the intersection is Avalon Irvine Phase III and the project after the intersection is the Equity Residential Apartments I project) ​

By: Chad Kim



A lot of progress has been made since the last photo taken of the Marriott Residence Inn project that is located in the City of Anaheim's Anaheim Resort District. Immediately near the intersection of Harbor and Katella, there are three large projects under construction including this one. The other two are the Hyatt House/Walgreens Mixed Use and the Anaheim Convention Center expansion. ​

By: Chad Kim

​Since the last update, the Metropolis project in Irvine's Irvine Business Complex (IBC) has made much progress. There is a construction crane operating and the crane can be seen as far as from the Tustin train station. The Metropolis project is located on 2500 Main Street. According to the Togawa Smith Martin architect's website, this project is a mixed use development that will have a total of 457 rental units. From the rendering, it appears the buildings range from having 6 to 7 floors.

Rendering:
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By: Chad Kim

​For those not familiar with this project, check out the prior post here: http://www.laocdb.com/oc-development-news/university-of-california-irvines-mesa-court-expansion-project

While not an extensive photo update, I quickly took a picture of the project from the Social Sciences Parking Structure.

Rendering: ​

By: Chad Kim

I had the opportunity to travel on 1st Street in Santa Ana and at 1st & Newhope there is a buffered bike lane that has a bright green demarcation near the intersection to provide more awareness to all users of the road. This is exciting especially the buffer. Check out the picture below:

Picture taken: 09/23/2015

By: Chad Kim

According to the Planning Commission agenda from the City of Irvine's website, two large projects are on the item in the agenda for the September 3, 2015 meeting. Both large projects are in the Irvine Spectrum area. One project pertains to R.D. Olson Development's proposed 14 story hotel tower. A prior post on the proposed hotel project shed light on this project.

The accompanying report to the agenda item sheds further light regarding this project. According to the report, the maximum height of the proposed hotel tower is 169 feet and 6 inches:

The second item is Irvine Company's proposed 20 story office tower at 400 Spectrum Center. According to the documents attached to the agenda, the office tower will have the same type of design as its under construction neighbor, 200 Spectrum Center. The proposed office tower has a proposed height of 323 feet and 4 inches. The 200 Spectrum Center tower is also 323 ft tall and is currently the titleholder of tallest building in Orange County. The 400 Spectrum Center project also would entail providing 1,313 parking spaces.
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