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Discovery Park at Irvine Spectrum District

Locating homes near jobs for young professionals

Discovery Park is designed to meet the needs of recent grads and young professionals who prefer to live within walking or biking distance of major employers in Irvine Spectrum District, the city’s economic core with more than 100,000 jobs. Its location adjacent to Innovation Office Park creates great synergies for live-work-play lifestyles.

The community’s name is derived from its centerpiece 3-acre park, which will include active and passive areas open to the public. The plans include new connections to Irvine’s vast trail system, as well as statement landscaping with hundreds of mature trees, including 100-year-old olives, pines and palms. 

Sure to be a popular amenity, the community will include a 5,000-square-foot restaurant – a nice place for locals and their guests to gather. Just the kind of place for a local entrepreneur to open a new eatery.

Key Facts

• Currently a vacant 30-acre site
• 1,800 apartment units in four buildings 
• Two resort-style pools 
• Co-working space with potential community rooms
• 3-acre active park open to the public 
• Hundreds of mature trees, including olives, pines, palms
• Welcoming dog park
• Kids play area
• Grand terrace overlooking park
• Restaurant

Discovery Park Overview

Discovery Park is a mixed-use master plan in the heart of Irvine Spectrum District.

The new community is designed to meet the needs of recent grads and young professionals to live within a short walk to major employers in Irvine Spectrum District, the city’s economic core with 100,000 jobs.  

The community’s centerpiece is a 3-acre park, open to the public and intended as a central green for both the residential and office communities. Overlooking the central park is a 5,000-square-footsf dining area, imagined as a vibrant destination, connecting both residents and employees with envisioned locally run, independent restaurant options. 

The landscaping reflects the Company’s hallmark attention to detail and mature trees, with 100-year-old olives, large pines and palms inviting pedestrians into the community along public connections. 

Pedestrian access along Discovery and Laguna Canyon RoadRd. will create direct connectivity. And the plan will provide $26 million in funding for trail connections, road improvements (e.g. light synchronization) or other local priorities.

Homes Near Jobs MOU

Discovery Park is part of the innovative “Homes Near Jobs” Master Plan approved by the City of Irvine in 2023. The plan contemplates seven master planned communities and ensures homes for professionals near jobs and outside villages; it generates up to $100 million for local priorities, like expanded open spaces, new trails, road improvements and public safety, and expands affordability for nurses, teachers and young professionals.

Facts & Figures

• 30 acres
• 1,800 units in four buildings (600 conventional, 1,200 smart size)
• Two resort-style pools (8,000 sf and 3,000 sf)
• Co-working space with potential community rooms & fitness center
• 3-acre publicly accessible park
• 100s of mature trees, including olives, pines, palms
• Dog park
• Kids play area
• Grand terrace overlooking park
• Large cafe (currently 5,000 sf, but not set)
• Designed by BDE Architects