Projects, developments and other activity in cities in and around OC
COSTA MESA
Construction is under way for an In-N-Out Burger on Harbor Boulevard just west of the San Diego (I-405) Freeway. Plans call for a 3,200-square-foot restaurant with outdoor seating and a drive-through window. The site formerly was home to Kaplan’s Deli, which was torn down earlier this year. The City Council approved the project last year but rejected a request by Irvine-based In-N-Out Burgers Inc. for a taller freeway sign and required the company to maintain landscaping. The contractor is Atlanta’s Greenberg Farrow. The architect is Santa Ana-based SML Engineering.
Beverly Hills-based John Paul Mitchell Systems Inc. is planning to open a flagship salon at the South Coast Collection shopping center near Harbor Boulevard and the San Diego (I-405) Freeway. The 14,000-square-foot salon is set to replace Paul Mitchell’s old salon on Adams Avenue in Costa Mesa. Plans call for a salon, cosmetology school and store. The beauty school is expected to handle about 280 students and serve as many as 74 customers at a time. Several green building considerations were made, including a drainage system that reuses shampoo water. The salon is expected to open in November.
A retail center is halfway done on Bristol Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard. The 20,000-square-foot complex is called Gateway Plaza and is set to open in December. Plans call for adding about 10 stores and renovating three others. One of the tenant spots has been filled by Pat Chou Bakery. The site previ- ously was a car wash, which was shut down. Oklahoma’s Magnum Con- struction Inc. is the contractor. The ar-chitect is Brea-based RLH Architects. The project is expected to cost about $2 million.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
A shopping center is going up on Beach Boulevard and Atlanta Avenue. Plans call for a multitenant, 125,000-square-foot center with a grocery and drugstore, a bank and restaurants. Construction began in the summer and should finish in February. The developer is Bijan Sassounian. Irvine-based Pacific Construction Group is the general contractor.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
Construction is winding down at Orange Coast Memorial Hospital on Talbert Avenue and Brookhurst Street, where a new bridge is set to connect the hospital to a recently opened patient pavilion. The pavilion, which opened in late 2009, provides out-patient services for various departments such as radiology, oncology and special medical offices. The bridge should open by late November and is the last phase of a $50 million project. Wisconsin’s CD Smith Construction is the general contractor.
