AROUND THE COUNTY

Project development and other activity in and around OC

LA HABRA

Grading has started at Newport Beach-based John Laing Homes' Brio community at Euclid Street and Second Avenue, near downtown La Habra. The site's previous occupant, a 184,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse owned by Maersk Logistics International AS' P&O Logistics, still is being demolished. Brio calls for 91 homes ranging from 1.580 square feet to 1,920 square feet with four different floor plans including up to four bedrooms. The project also includes about an acre set aside for a public park. The developer expects construction to begin sometime this summer or fall, with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled in August. John Laing Homes is targeting first-time buyers and young families for the homes. Prices are expected to start in the $500,000s.

Style of homes planned by John Laing Homes in Anaheim: plans call for 135 townhomes

ANAHEIM

Grading is set for August on Reiser Villas at Colony Park, a townhome development at 516 E. Santa Ana St. at Anaheim Boulevard in the city's downtown. John Laing Homes expects to see models open in spring. Reiser Villas calls for 135 townhomes of up to three bedrooms and 1 ,939 square feet, priced from the $500,000s. John Laing Homes plans one- and two-story homes with three floor plans.

CORONA

Construction is well under way at a three-story office building on Green River Road off the Riverside (91) Freeway. San Juan Capistrano-based developer Mammoth Equities LLC says the $11 million building is the first of many office developments planned in Corona. The office suites are set to range in size from two to 10 offices. Mammoth is targeting small businesses as tenants. Initial construction proved challenging as the building needed a retaining wall for its hillside location, according to the developer. The office building is expected to open by the end of the year.

Mammoth's Corona building: $11 million project

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

Work is finished at the Vereda Bikeway Undercrossing. which allows bicycle traffic along San Juan Creek to pass under the railroad. Part of the funding came from the Federal Transportation Enhancement Act and was administered by Caltrans. The project cost $2.5 million, about $4(K).(KK) more than the City Council expected. Orange-based J.L. Patterson & Associates led construction, which began in spring 2006.

TUSTIN

The Rawlings Reservoir Replacement off Foothill Boulevard near Newport Avenue has been approved by the City Council. An old reservoir was taken out of service in 2004 after suffering roof damage. The new one actually is two 3 million-gallon reservoirs. The replacement will supply emergency water to homes and fire crews. Construction is set to begin in 2008. The city currently is in the planning stage and has not yet chosen a developer. City officials say the project will cost $16 million and is tentatively expected to wrap up in 2009.

NEWPORT BEACH

The City Council has approved plans to install a camera monitorin}» system at some of Corona del Mar's beaches. The system is expected to cost $ 1 70,(XX). A cheaper version was in the works at first, but it didn't have night vision features. Plans call for four cameras at a new lifeguard building, two at Wedge Beach, and another at Little Corona beach. The cameras are similar to systems used in helicopters. They allow police to monitor the beach in darkness and have software that distinguishes people from animals and trees. Thompson Engineering is heading up installation. Dell Inc. is supplying equipment and software.

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