Latest Updates
- UCI Design & Construction Services is underway with the demolition of the existing Las Lomas Apartments, making way for ICHA to develop the Area 12-2 community of homes.
- Please use caution in the area while demolition continues.
- Construction supervisors continue to monitor parking and debris along with their contractor overview duties.
- Construction is complete at 12-1. All homes are occupied.
- Pedestrian/bike paths to the campus core are now open. The 8-foot wide pathways offer a safer path of travel of pedestrians and bikers. Click the Bike/Pedestrian Path Plan button on this page for details.
- Click on Email Blasts & Webinar button on this page for recent Q&A with the community about the project.
Project Details
In 2023, the UC Regents approved the construction of 104 for-sale townhomes, located on the east side of Los Trancos Drive (Area 12-1). The construction replaced the eastside Las Lomas Apartment building.
In January 2025, the Regents approved an additional 82 for-sale townhomes, to be located across the street on the west side of Los Trancos Drive (Area 12-2).
The proposed land planning and design of Area 12 is consistent with the campus Physical Design Framework and existing neighborhoods in the local Irvine area. Additionally, the Area 12 projects will comply with the green building requirements of the current California Building Code, which emphasizes the State of California’s continued leadership on the environment and green building through policy implementation. ICHA aspires to build a home that can earn a minimum of a “silver rating” under the Green Point Rated certification process.
Area 12-1 and 12-2 will provide additional for-sale housing to meet the needs of the campus to continue to recruit highly-qualified faculty and academic staff. As the university has continued to grow and enjoy greater prestige, and as the cost of market-rate housing continues to climb, the demand for university housing has increased, especially the demand for for-sale housing. Producing and managing that housing in support of the campus is the mission that the Irvine Campus Housing Authority (ICHA) was founded to fulfill. We are grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve UCI and its faculty, staff and all University Hills residents.
CONTACT: Mike Cannan, Director of Planning & Construction, ICHA
(949) 824-6456
[email protected]
For sales inquiries, email [email protected] or call (949) 824-7345.