The Newport Beach City Council has approved two housing projects near John Wayne Airport, voting to override the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission's ruling that the projects were inconsistent with the land-use plan for the airport zone.

The two projects, filed by separate developers, each involve the demolition of aging office buildings.

A 23K SF office building will be torn down at 1401 Quail Street to make way for 67 condos that will be built by Vancouver-based Intracorp. Eight of the condos will be designated as affordable housing at the project, which will include a 146-space parking structure.

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