IRVINE, CA—The new amenities currently comingout of the office sector are curiously similar tothose in the apartment sector. With three officeprojects currently in the development pipeline,including the 405,000-square-foot Lake Parkproject in Santa Clara and two buildings in Orange County, and therecent $52.1-mllion sale of recently repositioned office complex in SanJose, Bixby Land Co.'s president andCEO Bill Halford tells GlobeSt.com his firm is“actively seeking new opportunities to create innovative workplacesfor the widening market of tenants that demand more from theiroffice space.” We spoke more in depth with Halford exclusivelyabout these potential investments, what office and apartmentamenities seem to have in common and why. Also, come hear Halfordspeak on the Local Leaders Power Panel at RealShare Orange Countyon August 21.

GlobeSt.com: What additional investments is yourfirm eyeing in Orange County, and what do they have incommon?

Halford: We continue to look forproperties in Southern California, although we have been a bit moreactive in Northern California because the economy has been a littlemore robust there. But, we purchased two deals in Orange County anda third under contract in San Diego, so we do continue to activelypursue new investments. Generally, the thing they have most incommon is they all tend to be candidates for significantreposition and/or ground-up development ofcreative office.