Hello - i've been reading talkirvine for awhile now. I'm now in the market to purchase a home. I'm looking for 4K+ SQFT home in the $2M range. IUSD is a must, which rules out OH Grove and NP. I also don't like HC due to lack of amenities, and the the high voltage lines in the area + being so close to some of th largest freeways of the region bother me. I used to live at The Park when that place first opened; the black dust in that area was unreal.
That being said, I found two homes (choice 1, 2 outlined below) that I really liked, for the following reasons:
1. quiet, hilly, serene location
2. very wide streets; feesl much wider than other places in irvine in the $2m range
3. single loaded street or cul de sac location.
4. serene hill views with great privacy
5. effective tax rate is 1.3% which is lower than beacon park (i.e. legend, which is what i'm looking at)
6. both homes are recently remodeled/updated. choice 1 has a new ktichen, pool, flooring, and moulding/wainscoting/ceiling.
Choice 3 is an option but my least favorite, due to narrow streets/too many cars parked on the street/lack of view/lack fo single-loaded config. But the upgrades, landscaping, etc are spectacular.
choice 1:https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/23-Prairie-92618/home/7217605
choice 2:https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/27-Seclusion-92618/home/7203766
choice 3:https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/210-Radial-92618/home/112721115
I dont like altair -- feels too compact and too far and dont like the fact that it's right in front of portola hs -- dont want to deal with the traffic. plus, MR too high.
what are your thoughts , recommenations? thanks in advance for your inputs!!!