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Totally agree. The accent wall takes up a huge amount of space and made the small yard feel even smaller. It?s going to be a while before any ROI on these homes. Once you add upgrades and landscaping it?ll easily be $1.6M+. That?s SFR price in QH territory...

Low MR is nice but $1.4M+ is no small change... for detached condos with no drive way and zero-lot-line. Ouch!

Next will be a vote to raise $80M in city tax to pay for clean up of the Irvine Blvd site to ?support the veterans? to make the cemetery happen. This will be used as a political wedge issue for Larry to get back into the city council. It?s a sad day for the veterans, who are just pawns in this game.

That is Larry Agran?s real agenda. Milk this as a wedge issue to win elections as long as possible while making sure it will never be built.

TIC makes plenty of money elsewhere. But, this would be a huge blow to the upcoming phases of GP.

What?s the point of this post? Both sites were part of the El Toro marine base. Its ridiculous to shove a site that requires millions of dollars to cleanup and veteran don?t want and call it saving the cemetery. It?s false advertising at its worst.

I must say the slogan behind the campaign is a stroke of genius. Most people just can?t be bothered with the details other than the headline. It sad that often truth or logic does not win the day.

Honor the veterans by forcing a location they don't want and can't afford on them? No way! It's classic political double speak.

That's all fine and good if you have little ones who will be going to a good elementary school for many years. But, it just goes to show they're not just out to maximize appreciation. Over time, other factors will far out-weigh the rating of the school in 2017.

All this comparison of schools in context of house price appreciation is just ridiculous. All the school in Irvine will be pretty solid for the foreseeable future. House is a long term investment. It's impossible to predict which school within the district will be better in the long run. The...

School rating within the district goes up and down. I don't see it has something to get hung up on for a long term investment. The trend for Irvine is toward smaller and smaller lots for same size homes. Ultimately, homes with bigger lots and comfortable distance from neighbors will be harder...

It's a no brainer for Gov Brown to support the swap. The residents prefer it overwhelmingly and with Irvine pledging $40M toward the cemetery the state doesn't have to put in a dime to get a cemetery for the vets at the new location. It's simply good politics.

Price in Irvine will hold up much better in case of down turn. It will also sell faster if you should need to move. These are intangibles that should be considered.

I'm surprised they're going to go big and high-end in this area.  Other than proximity to the new high school, which has yet to prove it self, the proximity to the jail and cemetery along with few, if any, views lots are huge negatives. Unless they really under-price these homes I don't see how...

This is utter craziness. It's completely irresponsible to spend our tax money to further Jeff's own political agenda. Nobody wants the cemetery in the current location, including the veterans.