They do build a good product though by all accounts (considered a quality builder with good customer service) and you have to give them credit for how well they have managed the entire project while largely keeping the health of Irvine as a primary focal point (primarily due to their concentration risks that exist locally, so it is in there best interest to ensure whatever they do maximizes the overall brand of Irvine and thus helps their bottom line) which is different than less concentrated builders / land barrons, who have less reasons to look at longer term value / brand to the city.Cornflakes said:
Now in recent years, we could debate how much that equation plays into the grand scheme of things and while Bren and Irvine Company are a lot of things, their are plenty of good things that have happened in Irvine thanks to their meticulous master planned designs, etc (I just think they've gotten lazy lately due to the run up in the market or said another way, demand has been so strong driven by new money coming in that TIC has been able to ignore some consumer driven things that they previously couldn't ignore).