Latest Creative Concepts Yet to Reach OC

ORANGE COUNTY, CA—Orange County, San Diego and Los Angeles are earlier in the creative-office evolution than the Silicon Valley because these markets are also earlier in the economic-recovery cycle, says Bill Halford, president and CEO of Bixby Land Co. Halford tells GlobeSt.com that some of the more innovative applications of creative office have not yet hit these markets because “there hasn’t been a driving economy to drive people to develop new properties” in those regions.

Bixby is just beginning to bring some of these new concepts to the Orange County and Los Angeles markets. As GlobeSt.com reported earlier this week, Bixby is currently putting the finishing touches on a five-story office building redesign in El Segundo and has purchased two Orange County office buildings that will be developed into contemporary multi-tenant office projects. The two Orange County developments are 1501 Quail St. in Newport Beach, which is undergoing a $16.5-million renovation, and 18231 West McDurmott in Irvine, to be renamed “gen2” for its progressive, forward-thinking design. The El Segundo development is 2101 El Segundo, which features a dog park and eco-friendly landscaping.