DANA POINT, CA—Located on a FEMA flood plain, which added a layer of oversight, South Cove's major challenge was maximizing views to the ocean from as many units as possible on an infill site, adjacent to industrial, KTGY Architecture + Planning principal David Obitz tells GlobeSt.com. As we reported in August, South Cove is a luxury residential community here developed by Zephyr, offering unique amenities to its residents, and KTGY was instrumental in its design.
South Cove is also Dana Point's first new for-sale residential development to open in decades. The property is a barefoot community in a coastal setting at the southern gateway of Dana Point at 34202 Del Obispo St. The community features a mix of 168 one-, two- and three-story flats, townhomes and twin homes, ranging from 883 square feet to 2,126 square feet.
Obitz tells us exclusively that the largest challenge in developing South Cove was maximizing views to the ocean from as many units as possible on an infill site, adjacent to industrial uses. Also, rooftop decks were requested as part of the design, but the City is strict about its building height limit; the design team was able to accommodate the request.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
