Recent content by elgringo

One of my friends decided to back out of purchasing at Esencia.  I don't know which neighborhood or plan it was.  He said that he was given over 150 pages of documents to review and was annoyed by some of the things that he read (providing certain kinds of information to third parties, waiving...

"Santa Ana Unified School District has bought a 17,635-square-foot, free-standing office building at 2495 Campus Drive in Irvine for $7,847,575. The district reportedly will convert the building into a charter school so new residents moving into nearby mid-rise residential projects will have a...

No I did not.  A few other things that I remembered.  You need to qualify with LoanDepot.  Second, the design center will only have four options for the kitchen/bathroom.  They want to keep it simple.  Flooring can be your choice and is not part of the four kitchen/bathroom selections. In...

So, I met with the representative for C2E today.  Their on site office is not yet open so she met me at the Starbucks by Walmart on Von Karman.  The builder is Intracorp, which is based in Canada but they have other projects as well in the US.  They have some other projects planned for the...

I noticed this several weeks ago.  "C2E" means "close to everything."  I hadn't seen posts on it.  Looks like dense housing on Von Karman.  I don't see what's boutique about them.  Having no Mello-Roos is nice.  I guess you can walk to Diamond Jamboree and Walmart...and El Pollo Loco if you...

What would "better" or "worse" mean regarding demographics?

I agree with the comments on the size.  I was there on a Saturday and there were surprisingly few people checking them out.

Has anyone checked out The Vine at PS (https://www.villagesofirvine.com/villages-neighborhoods/portola-springs/the-vine/)? I took a look at the lower level flats last Saturday.  I think they are very well designed.  There are two things holding me back:  (1) The Mello Roos is about $3900/year...

I haven't been to the models.  Placentia Avenue has some potential.  It's not far from Coast Highway.  I'd like to see Costa Mesa reduce the speed limits there.  Cars zip down there pretty quickly.

When I was driving to an open house in Columbus Square, I noticed that the area bounded by Edinger, Tustin Ranch Road, Valencia, and Kensington Park had some fencing with signage saying something like "Planned for Retail."  Does anyone know anything more about that?  I like parts of Columbus...

I was out of state last week visting the graves of some of my family members.  I thought the neighborhood in which the cemetery was located was very attractive.  The cemetery was very serene.  The only concern I would have would be traffic management.  When a large number of people attend a...

In terms of the 1926 date, I believe it's a loft conversion project.

In what way is forcing "In God we Trust" any different than forcing that it not be displayed?  I am amazed at how atheists fail to see that some folks are perturbed about atheism being forced on them at the expense of others.

I have to say...I've never seen a home with a urinal in it until now.  This is taking "man cave" to new heights. https://www.redfin.com/CA/Long-Beach/849-Pine-Ave-90813/unit-A/home/17238819

Great point, NoSuchReality.  When I was at one of my doctors, someone came in with a plan from Blue Cross, the receptionist said that the office wouldn't accept that plan.  The visitor was very angry and said that he was told the office accepted Blue Cross.  The receptionist said they accepted...