ANAHEIM
Renovation continues at Walt Disney Co.’s Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, where a makeover of one of the hotel’s three towers is nearly done. The other two towers are set to be remodeled by 2012. The cost of the renovations weren’t disclosed. The hotel’s pool is being expanded and remodeled with a monorail-themed area and two water slides. A footbridge is set to run over a new pool, connecting both sides of a courtyard. Four restaurants are being replaced by dining and lounge areas, including a Tahitian-style food court. Work on the pool and dining areas should be done by summer 2011. The project started in 2009 with the remodeling of hotel rooms and is part of a larger renovation largely focused on the neighboring Disney California Adventure theme park. Los Angeles-based InterServ LP is the contractor for the project. Cleveland-based Austin Co. is the architect.
SANTA ANA
Plans for condominiums in downtown Santa Ana’s art district are under way. Santa Ana-based developer City Ventures LLC plans to put up a 33,500-square-foot complex at First and Sycamore streets, adjacent to the Grand Central Art Center. The condos are designed for artists and others who work from their homes. The first phase is expected to be done in November with the second phase to follow in early 2011. The project includes eight condos in four floor plans and a parking garage. The condos are expected to sell in the low $300,000s. Santa Ana-based William Hezmalhalch Architects Inc. designed the project.
TUSTIN
A shopping complex is under construction at the corner of Tustin Village Way and McFadden Avenue near the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway. The estimated cost of the 16,000-square-foot complex is $2 million. The owners, Raul and Juan Nuno, are funding the project. Construction has been ongoing for nearly two years and is expected to be done by the end of the year. Bell Gardens-based Lozoya General Contractors is the builder and is putting up a stone-faced structure with a tower on either side. The shopping center is set to have room for six to eight stores. No tenants have been signed. The project also includes about 90 parking spaces. Dallas-based Vai Architects designed the project, which is taking the place of an older shopping center.
CORONA DEL MAR
The renovation of the Port Theater is advancing. The former movie theater’s frame was retrofitted by K2 General Contractors Inc. of Texas. Now Howard CDM in Long Beach is doing inside improvements. When done, the renovated theater is estimated to be 11,000 square feet and will include a 3,700-square-foot mezzanine and a small kitchen. The theater first opened in 1950 and was independently run until it was closed in 2007. Newport Beach-based Laidlaw Schultz Architects redesigned the building, preserving its historic “Port” sign. The restoration is being funded by owner, Fariborz Maseeh, a former technology executive who’s made restoring and reopening the theater a labor of love. The cost of the project was undisclosed.
