ELS,
Thanks for the link.
Winner of 560 entries, I think it’s really impressive. I drove up the neighborhoods and was very impressed with land layout, openess, very good feel. I like the 2 secluded guard shacks, very classy.
My research showed the community calls Northpark also was a winner of 200 entries back in 1998.
EvaLS-
Thanks for giving us a live hyperlink. You come up with a great number of interesting articles but but they are often dead, requiring cut and paste.
It is appreciated.
SCHB
Yeah, sadly I just figured out how to do that this afternoon. What’s worse, I know the html for live links but couldn’t figure out the "easy" tool provided here.
Orchard Hills looks perfect, good schools, open space, I’m afraid to look at what the HOA and mello roo fees will be like. I drove up there to take a look and lot of progress is being made, tons of trucks dumping off dirt. I just wish I knew more information on plans and prices. Let’s hope there’s enough of a correction to allow TIC to reassess their pricing strategy… following PS and Woodbury
"I just wish I knew more information on plans and prices."
BG - I have bad news for you. Postcards were sent out to those who registered with TIC as interested and the card asked for the person’s price range. The pricing started at $1.25M.
I don’t want to know about HOA and Mello Roos either, although the first of the Mello Roos bonds should have been issued in May. I guess I should spend some time trying to get the OS for those.
Yeah I saw that earlier up in the thread about starting at 1.25M, which is at the top end of my budget… However, mid 2008 is a year away and lots of downward pressure may occur over the next 12-18 months.
Maybe it’s wishful thinking, maybe TIC will still be drinking the kool aid, but maybe pricing will start at 1M for say a 2700-2800 sq ft home with a decent sized lot, space between the neighbors and an open feeling that is sooo lacking in irvine. Then again, that’s about what they’re charging in Woodbury… sigh.
irvine company wanted richmond to re-use and modify our windward product but we had backed out…also, brookfield was wanted to use their ziani product but then they backed out. TIC wants all the project to be Newport Coast level and above…Good luck building Newport Coast homes on a dump in east irvine and asking 2m+ while you cant even sell homes in portola springs!
Richmond’s Windward plan is one of the nicest plans I have ever seen. There were the first couple tracks opened at Crystal Cove four or five years ago. I remember at that time, the windward price was priced at $1.5 million and above with little over 4000 sq ft. many of the windward lots sits high in crystal cove and have a ocean view.
I wonder if all the other builders backing out will change the # of homes per acre, they’ve changed it once.. I guess they could change it again in order to entice builders to get back into OH and lower their price demographics..
I was at Peet’s Coffee in Orchard Hills retail center, while driving back towards the toll road, the Apartment homes signs have plastered “NOW OPEN” on them. The parking lot of the leasing center looked busy.
No, but I believe that there will be a golf course at Santiago Trails (or whatever it is to be called) on the back side of Irvine Lake. Check the map here.
Orchard Hills is being built on (or below) that 1965 plane crash, that killed 83. What does that do to their Feng-shui? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, this is the only article I can find online about it. If you’reold enough, and from around here, it’s something you can’t forget about.
If one lived in OH, today would be a bad day for cocktails on the patio, what with the fire and all. Apparently the State is redrawing their hazardous area fire maps this year. OH isn’t on them because they are governed by local jurisdiction, but the area right behind it is proposed to be listed as "High" and "Very High" for fire hazard severity.
Looks like the first neighborhood will be on the Tustin side… see the map. #1 seems like least desireable location… #5 Landscaping and park construction is underway in the first neighborhood community..
The apartment homes have already opened so the update is a bit outdated…
I was on the 241 tollroad yesterday going to Corona to visit a client and noticed, streetlights are up in Orchard hills. On the way back, I sloowed down a bit and noticed paved streets with nice street lights on the tustin side of OH. I guess there still gearing up for the eventual "rebound".
Most projects will be postponed until the demand is up again. For those who would like to buy a brand new home are out of luck. New designs will most likely be unveiled 2010. In the meantime older designs are still available.
