PRESIDENT/PARTNER, BURNHAM WARD
WHY: Longtime area real estate exec, with a specialty in retail development. Behind projects such as SOCO and The OC Mix in Costa Mesa, and The Hangar at LBX, in Long Beach.
IN THE NEWS: Wrapped multimillion-dollar renovation and rebranding of Paseo 17, a Costa Mesa shopping center formerly known as Plaza Sereno. Moving ahead with plans to develop the Laguna Niguel City Center, and will begin construction next year on retail portion of Dana Point Harbor.
QUOTABLE: “The new tenancy will be a combination of local favorites alongside new and vibrant retail concepts,” Ward said of the harbor revitalization.
