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The Laguna Crossing land uses are as varied as the natural geography. The 1,148 acre site ranges from relatively flat ground to rolling hills, ridgelines and creek lined valleys. The land uses and contour grading are in harmony with the existing geography. The flatter areas of the property nearby the confluence of the I-405 and SR-133 and Irvine Spectrum will provide a mixture of traditional single-family homes, attached and cluster homes arranged with a strong village core theme. Traditional single-family homes are found nestled in the hillside region of the property. The project preserved significant ridges and hillforms that influenced the community design and maintained key view sheds from adjacent neighborhoods and those traveling on the bucolic Laguna Canyon Road. The San Diego creek and other wetland areas have been preserved and a public trail system will open those areas to residents of the community and connect the users to the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Irvine Spectrum and Orange County Great Park. The collaborative design team includes EDAW, Stantec and Digital Preview.
The 752-acre Planning Area 18 is adjacent to Laguna Canyon Road, south of Interstate 405 and west of Irvine Center Drive. The area includes a variety of residential housing opportunities surrounded by approximately 533 acres of open space that will become part of the City of Irvine's Open Space Preserve.
The southern portion of the area will feature detached single-family residential homes with a focus on the valley setting and interface with the nearby Laguna Canyon. The area to the north will feature a mix of both detached and attached single family homes. A maximum of 750 housing units within the entire Planning Area is proposed.
Located at the edge of the City of Irvine's vast southern open space preserve, Planning Area 18 includes more than 530 acres of dedicated open space. Neighborhood trails will be linked to the Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, allowing residents to hike to the ocean, and to Quail Hill, and Shady and Bommer canyons to the west. Trails will also lead north to The Great Park of Irvine, where they will connect with other trails leading into the foothills of the Cleveland National Forest.
An important agreement between The Irvine Company, the City of Irvine and the Laguna Canyon Foundation was to include a large, attractive buffer area between the neighborhoods to the east of Laguna Canyon Road and the city's Southern Open Space Preserve. The buffer will enhance the development and add approximately 100-acres of open space to the area.
Project Details:
4,450 Multi-family and single family homes
1,148 Acres
595 Acre open space preserve
Extensive multi-use trail system
Gated community
