![]() ![]() The Orange Heights plan means this 1-mile portion of a quirky, curvy two-lane road will get a major makeover to support the new housing. It’s a street I’ve driven countless times when I choose to take the scenic route between central Orange County and my home in Trabuco Canyon. Ponder Santiago Canyon Road’s fate west of the toll road as a small example. ![]() But the right mix between development and preservation is often a beauty-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder issue. What’s certain is that the 1,180 homes to be built certainly won’t be game changers for the county’s housing supply or affordability. Map showing the size of original Orange Height project, and what will soon be developed. Note that what remains of Orange Heights is on loosely 5% of the original site. This start on construction made me wonder what this slice of Orange County might be today if some huge level of residential development had gone forward. Related Articlesġ,529 homes proposed for Westminster, Aliso Viejo shopping centers ![]() Upgrades will also be made to the Mountains to Sea Trail which runs along Jamboree Road. It will create the first link between Irvine Regional and Peters Canyon parks with a horse-friendly trail. plans to keep a touch of rural feel at Orange Heights. “Orange Heights reflects our commitment to long-term master planning and open space preservation where balanced communities are surrounded by tens of thousands of acres of preserved natural lands,” said Dave Prolo, president of Irvine Co.’s land and homebuilding operations.Īnd the Irvine Co. All told, Bren’s open-space likings means preservation of raw land on 60% of his Irvine Ranch property, with heritage dating to Mexican and Spanish land grants of 1864. It adds up to some 57,500 acres of raw land gifted by Bren - never to be developed. owner Donald Bren made a bold decision to voluntarily prune Orange Heights development - ending any construction near Irvine Lake and donating 2,500 acres to the county as more open space.įor nature lovers, these moves created a permanent wilderness reserve that essentially stretches from the 91 freeway to Irvine. land nearby - including Limestone, Fremont, Weir and Black Star canyons - were donated to the county as a nature preserve. That plan was trimmed to 4,000 homes in 2005. In 1989, the city approved the far larger site for 12,000 homes and associated commercial real estate spaces on 6,800 acres. Just 36% can afford a Southern California starter home paying to relocate a major water pipeline that bisects the land. The initial development efforts, with a tab topping $60 million, will include the typical heavy lifting, from grading lots and streets to bringing in utilities. The hillside community, with views of the Pacific in the distance from its peaks, will have 1,066 single-family residences and 114 multifamily units. roughly three years to get the land ready for home sales. The Orange Heights project is set on 396 acres split by Santiago Canyon Road between Irvine Regional and Peters Canyon parks. In this case, the impact - minus this relatively modest residential project - is that the area’s wildlife, scrub brush and red rocks will remain undeveloped forever. will soon start a 1,180-home project in Orange - a slice of the land giant’s homebuilding evolution that had a dramatic impact on nearby Santa Ana Mountain foothills.
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