Compiled by Kelly Ryan
LADERA RANCH
Ontario-based W.E. O’Neill Construction Co. is nearing completion of two office buildings at 333 and 555 Antonio Parkway. One is a $4 million, 28,000-square-foot medical office building that’s expected to be done by July. At that point, tenants are expected to start their own improvements to the offices. The other is a $7 million, 56,000-square-foot office building set to finish in fall, after delays from recent rains. Both buildings are set to have U.S. Green Building Council certification, W.E. O’Neill project manager Joel Manning said. Architectural services were provided by Robert R. Coffee, Architect & Associates in Newport Beach and Nestor & Gaffney Architecture LLP in Santa Ana.
ANAHEIM
Construction is nearly done on Wyndham Hotels and Resorts LLC’s timeshare hotel on Katella Avenue. The hotel, called WorldMark Anaheim, is 342,900 square feet with 14 floors and a five-level parking garage for 400 vehicles. The building includes two rooftop spas and a terrace. WorldMark Anaheim will be Wyndham’s second Anaheim timeshare hotel after Dolphin’s Cove on Orangewood Avenue. The WorldMark Anaheim site previously was an empty lot. Swinerton Inc. in Irvine starting building the project in 2006.
BREA
Construction is under way on a 26-acre sports park at 3333 E. Birch St. Griffen Structures Inc. is building Brea Sports Park, which calls for a basebal field, four batting cages, soccer fields, basketball courts and a walking trail. Park West Landscape Inc. designed the complex. The city is developing the $13 million project. Plans also call for 175 parking spaces and storage buildings. The park is set for completion in early 2009.
SANTA ANA
A 3,810-square-foot childcare center is nearly done at 801 E. First St. The center, designed for children of migrant farm workers, is being developed by the Economic Opportunity Commission of San Luis Obispo, a nonprofit group. Corona-based General Consolidated Constructors Inc. is putting up the building. Randy Dettmer of Dettmer Architecture of San Luis Obispo is the architect. He designed a similar center in San Luis Obispo. The building is designed for 36 to 40 kids and has three classrooms for toddlers and preschoolers. Plans also call for offices and a small kitchen. The half-acre site is set to have a 3,100-square-foot playground with sandboxes and a tricycle track. The project began in 2004 and started construction in August. It was scheduled to be painted last week with completion at the end of April.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
Construction is under way on an eco-friendly home at 319 21st St. Living Green Homes and Construction Inc. of Huntington Beach is behind the project, which is being built to specifications set by nonprofit group Build It Green. Plans call for use of certified lumber and 25% fly ash in concrete. Living Green Homes received approval from the city in November. The home is set for completions late this year. At that time, Living Green Homes plans to provide tours to showcase the home. A price hasn’t been set yet. Living Green Homes could build two more green homes in Huntington Beach and is designing a third in East Bluff Newport Beach.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
A Shell gas station is going up on Ortega Highway near the San Diego (I-5) Freeway. Orange-based Western States Engineering & Construction Inc. is the general contractor for the 7,534-square-foot project. Plans call for a store, carwash and second-floor office. Construction started in fall and is set for completion midway through 2008.
