2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (597+ words) NEWPORT BEACH " The Newport Beach Car Wash, which served local residents for more than half a century, has closed for good. The Irvine Company has purchased the 51-year-old car wash property near Fashion Island, acquiring a two-building 1. 26-acre parcel at…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (497+ words) A long-empty office building near John Wayne Airport will soon become a new "Uptown" neighborhood. The Newport Beach Planning Commission, earlier this month, unanimously approved Lincoln Property Company's plan to build 100 market-rate townhomes at 1500 Quail St. The company will tear…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (520+ words) More than a decade ago, developer Bill Shopoff saw an overlooked part of Newport Beach ready for prime redevelopment. At the time, office parks and light industrial properties dotted the Newport Beach side of John Wayne Airport landscape. That changed…...