FOCUS: MACARTHUR PLACE

Construction has begun on the first office building in the $1-billion MacArthur Place development in Santa Ana. The 11-story limestone and polished granite building, a project of BCE Development Inc., will be joined later by twin seven-story Gateway Buildings, a five-story structure and two 20-story towers. They will form a quadrangle along the main entry into the complex. MacArthur Place, located within Santa Ana’s redevelopment area, will also have residential, hotel and retail areas, as well as a three-acre water garden and a park within its 66 acres. The project is scheduled for completion in 10 to 15 years.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Address: Northeastern corner of Main St. and MacArthur Blvd., Santa Ana

Developer: BCE Development Inc., a subsidiary of Bell Canada Enterprises

Architect: Gensler and Associates

Builder: Austin Co.

Number of floors: 11

Square feet: 250,000

Use: Office

Cost: $50 million

Scheduled completion date Early 1991

Percentage of building leased 50% pre-leased

Parking capacity 750 underground, plus surface parking

Source: Ralph Jackson Associates Inc.