Irvine Gated Community Homes

There are so many new homes being built in the Irvine area that it can be hard to know what is the best community for you.  For the most part these new communities will offer either a detached single family home or an attached townhouse or condo.  For the most part the lowest real estate prices. you will find for a brand new homes starting the mid $600,000 range for a two or three bedroom townhouse.  Single family homes are a little more expensive and can be found in the high $700,000 range and up.  Here is a quick guide to the current building going on in Irvine.

The Cypress Village has been around for a couple of years and built a variety of townhouse and single family homes.  The main concentration of homes were located on the north side of the 133

Land is a scarce commodity in the coastal area of Irvine as it is a master planned city with homes located on very small residential lots.  There are a few exceptions to this and can be found in some of the most expensive and sought after communities.  The Shady Canyon community is a perfect place to start as these are custom homes located on larger parcels of land.  Shady Canyon homes were first built in 2001 as an ultra-exclusive guard gated entrance.  The security into this community is extremely strict with a 24 hour guard gated entrance that confirms if you are a resident or a registered guest of the owner.  Once you pass the guard gates there is another set of gated entrances that you must have special permission to enter.  This means you can't

The Groves at Orchard Hills is one of the newest gated communities in the city of Irvine, California with eight existing neighborhoods to be built.  Home builders like Taylor Morrison, KB Home, TRI Pointe Homes, Brookfield Residential and The New Company will be building the following communities Varenna, Capella, La Vita, Messina, Vicenza, Saviero, Amelia and Trevi.  What's exciting is that many of the homes are currently on the market for sale and feature homes in all various sizes.  Some of the largest homes will be found in the Trevi neighborhoods that will offer homes up to 6,937 square feet and built by The New Home Company.  There will also be smaller scale homes found in the Varenna neighborhood that will offer homes from 2,476 to 2,683 square

Irvine is well known for it's brand new communities with a majority of the planned neighborhoods built from the 1970's.  However, homes in Irvine actually date back to the early 1920's and one such property has come up for sale in the Lambert Ranch area of Irvine.  Lambert Ranch is a small gated neighborhood in the Portola Springs area of Irvine that was originally dedicated to farm land.  The Lambert Family has owned the property at 55 Parsons Brown since the homes built in 1925.  The one level Craftsman style home features a total of three bedrooms with 1,840 square feet of living space situated on a 1.6 acre of land and listed for $2,200,000.  The home has been beautifully resorted and offers panoramic views of the Irvine valley and as far as Newport

The most expensive Irvine homes sold in 2015 all occurred in the same neighborhood and two of the three were located on the same street!  The neighborhood known as "Shady Canyon" is by far the most expensive neighborhood in Irvine with large scale estate homes that sit on the ocean side of the freeway near the city limits of Newport Beach.  Here is the top 3 properties that sold in 2015.

44 Blue Heron, Irvine sold for $9,400,000 on 11/23/2015.  This is a true landmark property in Shady Canyon that features five bedrooms, 11,441 square feet of living space on nearly an acre of land.  The home was on the market for several years for a total of 756 days with an original list price of $13,900,000.  One of the reasons for the highest sale was the state of

Sheridan Place is a gated community located in the West Irvine area of Irvine, California.  The community was built starting in the year 1999 and features two to three bedroom townhouses.    This is a popular community due to it's prime location situated off Jamboree Road and near the 261 freeway.  Built in the Mediterranean architectural style that is often seen in the West Irvine area that was constructed by popular home builder Greystone Homes.  There vision was to create an upscale neighborhood with low maintenance yards in a secure gated environment with a community pool, spa and barbecue area.  

The townhouses are very light and bright and feature living room fireplaces, formal dining room, downstairs bedrooms and attached garages.  The Kitchens

Laguna Altura is one of the most sought after communities on the ocean side of the 5 freeway. Mainly known for it's large residential homes but also has many neighborhoods that offer condo and townhouse listings for sale. The condos were first built starting in 2011 in the Siena neighborhood built by Keystone Pacific.  Starting in 2012 other condo communities like the San Remo community which offered Italian inspired homes with the popular plan 1 which featured 1,830 square feet of living space and three large bedrooms.  It's important to note that condos in the Laguna Altura neighborhood do have special assessments commonly known as Mello Roos.  The assessment is actually in the form of a bond that is paid ever year.  This increases the overall effective

Orchard Hills is a brand new community in Irvine, California and offers buyers a choice of residential single family homes and condos for sale.  The community homes were first built last year in 2014 in the neighborhoods of Messina which offers detached homes and Corte Bella which is a new townhouse community built by Irvine Pacific.  The Orchard Hills area is really growing with many new neighborhood homes being built this year.  Some of these communities include Entrata, Terrazza and Vista Scena which offers townhouses built by Irvine Pacific.  Single family home neighborhoods like Strada, Capella, Vincenza, Amelia and Trevi are some of the new additions.  There are a variety of home builders in this area that range from The New Home Company which is

Irvine is not a coastal city located on the beach but is still a realatively short distance to the beach with select communities offering panoramic views of the ocean.  One such location is the Turtle Ridge area of Irvine that is located next to the city limits of Newport Beach is a very upscale community.  One particular neighborhood called "La Cima" is probably the best neighborhood to find ocean views in the Irvine area.  The community is perched high on a hill in the Turtle Ridge area with panoramic views.  La Cima is located in the guard gated Turtle Ridge community with luxury estate homes that offer large outdoor entertainment spaces and rich interiors that complement the Mediterranean design.  These were built in the Tuscan architectural style

A two bedroom condominium on the top floor has just been leased by mike kashani with IrvineRealEstate.com.  2441 Watermarke is a two bedroom on the top floor (fourth floor) at $2,300 per month.

The Airport Area offers is an urban style living development in the City of Irvine. It consists of number of mid-to-high rises towers located just west of the 405 freeway and south of MacArthur Boulevard off of Jamboree Road. The University of California Irvine (UCI) and the Orange County airport is located in this area.  There is a high concentration of luxury residential condos and commercial real estate buildings in the Airport area. It is an ideal place for those looking to live in a high rise building with easy freeway access and near the city