Update on Proposed Projects at Laguna Niguel's Gateway Area

By: Chad Kim

Previously, Orange County Dense Developments looked into the two developments that got implemented within Laguna Niguel's Gateway Area. These two developments are: Career Lofts and Modera Crown Valley (the links are prior posts).

For this post, we will look into the proposed projects entailed within the Gateway Area. According to an updated document(March, 2015) from the City of Laguna Niguel's website, there are three planned dense residential developments:

Map of Laguna Niguel Gateway Area Projects (Source):
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Blackwood/Three Forbes
Status: Planning-Submitted
290 apartment units with 10 live/work units

Gateway Village Mixed-Use
Status: Building Plan Check
351 apartment units with 5,900 sq. ft. retail

Picerne
Status: Grading Plan Check
425 apartment units

Rendering (Source: Picerne):
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According to a past Notice of Public Hearing document from the City of Laguna Niguel's Planning Commission, the Picerne residential project is located at 27963 Cabot Road and 25887 Crown Valley Parkway. The total apartment units for this project is 425 units where there will be two  separate apartment communities. The first entails 233 apartment units where the building type is a podium. The building sits on top of the parking structure (3 levels) and the residential component is 5 stories. Accordingly, the building has a total of 8 floors. The second apartment community entails 192 apartment units (4 stories) that will be wrapped around a 5 level parking structure. The total amount of parking spaces, factoring in both parking structures, is 850 parking spaces.
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