Voices - City of Anaheim

BUILDING
FOR THE FUTURE
Dozens of Residential Projects
Planned for Anaheim
ASING THE NEED FOR HOUSING IN SOUTH-
ERN CALIFORNIA’S RED-HOT MARKET,ANA-
HEIM IS EXPECTING TO SEE MORE THAN 8,300
APARTMENTS, CONDOMINIUMS AND SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES BUILT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
The majority of the new housing will be located in the
Platinum Triangle, an area envisioned as Orange County’s
new downtown. The first mixed-use project is already under
construction in that area. Stadium Lofts’ 390-apartment
units, 8,122 square feet of restaurants, 3,520 square feet of
retail and 850-space parking garage is already taking shape.
The first units are expected to be completed April 2006.
Several additional projects are being planned in the
Platinum Triangle including BRE Properties’ Stadium Park
Apartments, which includes 320 units, and Stadium Club
Condominiums, a 451-unit condominium project. More than
350 apartments will be built as part of Archstone Gateway
on State College Boulevard; Gateway Centre Condominiums
will include 266 flats; and down the street, Platinum Centre
will include an additional 265 for-sale flats.
Other proposed projects for the Platinum Triangle include
Lennar’s master-planned community featuring 2,681 dwelling
units, more than 133,000 square feet of commercial retail area
and two public parks. D.R. Horton has proposed 251 for-sale
residential units and 9,764 square feet of retail
and restaurants.West Millennium Homes
has also proposed 337 for-sale flats and
1,300 square feet for retail.
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When completed, the Platinum Triangle could include up
to 9,175 residences and more than 7 million square feet of
commercial space. So far, including Lennar’s proposal, the City
has approved or received plans for more than 5,300 housing
units and at least 142,000 square feet of restaurants, shops and
other commercial uses.
In Downtown Anaheim, John Laing Homes’ project, The
Boulevard, is nearing the end of construction on 36 condominiums
on Anaheim Boulevard. These are in addition to
the 20 single-family homes that sold out last year. On Broadway,
construction is underway on CIM’s mixed-use project
that includes 135 condominiums, 277 apartments and 41,000
square feet for retail and restaurants.
In West Anaheim, Brookfield Homes is preparing to build
102 attached residential units on Beach Boulevard. And in
East Anaheim, the Irvine Company’s proposed Mountain
Park community would contain 2,500 homes, a city fire station;
a school site and adjacent community park; trail staging
area; public and private recreational facilities, including riding
and hiking trails; and amenities necessary to serve the proposed
development.
The residential projects will make it easier for people to
live closer to work and major destinations like Angel Stadium,
the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and the
Anaheim Resort. In addition, the City Council is
working hard to ensure that prudent steps
are being taken to meet the City’s
affordable housing needs. ❚