IRVINE, CA—Next-generation office buildings are the next trend in office development, if you look at the emergent use of this term by developers. Given the Irvine Co.'s plans to develop six next-gen campus office buildings in Irvine Spectrum, we spoke exclusively with Irvine Co. Office Properties' president Doug Holte to get his take on what this product is and why it works in the Orange County market.
GlobeSt.com: What place do “next-gen” office buildings have in the Orange County market?
Holte: First of all, creative office is becoming a term that means everything and nothing. It can mean a freestanding building that has contemporary or even industrial materials inside and other treatments that make it like a home. Sometimes it's an old brick-and-timber building that creates a lifestyle experience with immediate access to other conveniences and experiences.
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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.
