The new Pacific Life headquarters is situated on 5.5 acres within the 1.8-million-sf Summit Office Campus, which is a project of Aliso Viejo-based developer Parker Properties. Chad Olson of Snyder Langston, senior project manager for the Pacific Life building, calls it "a fast-paced project." Mike Bell, executive vice president of Pacific Life's life insurance division, echoes that statement, saying that Pacific Life "had an aggressive time-line to complete the building."

Olson notes that the class A office tower is Aliso Viejo's tallest building and is adjacent to and highly visible from the 73 Tollway. Designed by Irvine-based architect Ware Malcomb, the steel frame structure includes a pre-cast concrete exterior, glass and metal panels and Pacific Life logos that are illuminated at night on the upper floors.

The construction of the building

Summit Office Campus, in addition to its office buildings, features the Renaissance Clubsport, a 174-room hotel and 65,000-sf sports club that are scheduled to be completed this summer. Snyder Langston, one of the largest builders in California, consists of seven operating groups that focus on the office, industrial, retail, institutional, high-density/mixed-use residential, automotive and hospitality sectors.