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TheSouth Coast Metro is a district inOrange County, California within the cities ofSanta Ana andCosta Mesa. The area is a dense mix of residential, office, and retail developments that spreads out from theSouth Coast Plaza mall. It forms part of theSouth Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airportedge city, a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditionalcentral business district. The edge city's area is defined to includeJohn Wayne Airport, theIrvine Business Complex (IBC),The District andThe Market Place shopping centers, and theUniversity of California, Irvine campus.[1] This larger definition extends intoNewport Beach,Irvine, andTustin.
South Coast Metro straddles the city limits of Santa Ana and Costa Mesa, and is a dense mix of residential, office, and retail developments that spread out fromSouth Coast Plaza and forms an urban-retail village that is distinct from the surrounding suburban development.[2] The cultural elements include theSegerstrom Center for the Arts andSouth Coast Repertory theater company.[3][4][5]
C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, a commercial real estate and retail management organization established in 1898, spearheaded commercial development in Orange County, California.Henry Segerstrom, as managing partner of the family-owned company, transformed the agricultural area into a lively, international destination. In March 1967, Henry T. Segerstrom, along with his cousin Hal T. Segerstrom, Jr., opened a shopping center calledSouth Coast Plaza in one of the family's lima bean fields in rapidly growing Orange County.[6] Two high-rise residential towers, dubbed Skyline at Macarthur Place, were built in 2016 in the northeast corner of South Coast Metro by developer Skyline OC. The 25-story towers were marketed as high-end luxurycondominiums, and became the tallest buildings in Orange County by number of floors.[citation needed]
South Coast Metro's boundaries are generally defined as:
Used often in real estate listings, the South Coast Metro moniker is not recognized by theUSPS or other government entities as a distinct region. While there is no separate ZIP code for South Coast Metro, a freeway sign for the area is on the southbound Costa Mesa Freeway at MacArthur Boulevard.
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