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Brigitte Muller is wife of Donald Bren (American real estate investor and chairman of the Irvine Company) Sorry for my poor english translation. El Rancho: Established in 1864, comprised the original Irvine Ranch 120,000 acres covering 22 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in Newport Beach, to the Cleveland National Forest. With over 185 square miles, the ranch represented almost a quarter of the total land area of ??Orange County. Today, with nearly 93,000 acres, the ranch represents almost a fifth of the county area and includes portions of six cities, including the entire city of Irvine. The Irvine Ranch also includes parts of the cities of Newport Beach, Tustin, Orange, Laguna Beach and Anaheim, as well as land in unincorporated Orange County. Scope of operations: At the heart of the operations of The Irvine Company is the creation of balanced and sustainable communities. The Company and its affiliate plan and design communities, then sells land to builders who build villas residential architectural standards as recipients of The Irvine Company. To provide economic viability for these communities, as well as complementary services and infrastructure for people who live there, the company also designs, builds and manages employment centers and retail centers and entertainment within them. The development in every community the company is balanced with significant permanent open space, community parks and green spaces in neighborhoods. Extensive habitat, environmentally sensitive, are preserved in their natural state. Offices: Corporate Offices: 550 Newport Center Drive, Post Office Box 6370, Newport Beach, CA 92658-6370. Phone: (949) 720-2000. Internet Address: www.irvinecompany.com History: In 1864, James Irvine and two partners bought the huge ranch, which had been built through grants of land made by Mexican and Spanish. In 1876, Irvine bought out his partners. In 1894, the son of Irvine, James Irvine II, incorporated the territory as The Irvine Company. For decades, the ranch was used for agriculture and grazing. But as urbanization continued south of Los Angeles County, in the early 60's, the directors of the company announced plans to undertake a comprehensive planning effort, which would guide the future development of the ranch. Through the years, the field the company has declined to the extent that the houses have been sold, and that the land is considered sensitive for environmental or public recreation uses, being given to government agencies to ensure the conservation and public access. Conservation: For over a century, The Irvine Company and its affiliate has made the preservation of their land for recreational purposes, and for the protection of environmentally sensitive habitat, the most important component of its long-term planning in Irvine Ranch. This began in 1897 with a gift of land to Orange County, which became Irvine Regional Park. Since then, The Irvine Company has worked with municipalities, conservationists and resource agencies to permanently protect more than 50,000 acres of land on The Irvine Ranch, through donations, sales of land, development agreements and ballot measures. The result, known as the Irvine Ranch Land Reserve ® - is one majestic web of public and private land protected forever as wilderness, greenery, parks and recreation areas.
To ensure that sufficient financial resources available for long-term management, preservation and restoration of natural resources on the Irvine Ranch Land Reserve, and to facilitate rapid public access to land, Irvine Company Chairman Donald Bren, made a commitment $ 50 million for land management and conservation efforts of open space, that are aligned with the increased public access to land. The Nature Conservancy manages most of the open space of the company, working with The Irvine Company, community groups and local government to plan for resource protection, habitat improvement and long-term use, including increasing public access as soon as possible. Organization: The administrative structure of The Irvine Company is concentrated in two main operating groups: The Irvine Community Development Company LLC, an affiliate responsible for planning and developing all the residential communities for sale in The Irvine Ranch, and other sales of land, and the Investment Properties Group, which is responsible for developing, marketing and property management of retail, offices, apartments and vacation properties 'resort' of the Company. There are four corporate groups that support the operating companies: Corporate Finance and Administration, Urban Planning and Design; Transfers and Public Relations and Corporate Communications. Irvine Community Development Company: Directed by President Joseph D. Davis, operations include administrative responsibility for land development, infrastructure, residential construction and agricultural operations -> Created for Brigitte Muller Bren |
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