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Macco Corp. of Paramount will develop the last of the old Santa Ana Army Air Base in Orange county into single-family residential use, according to John Klug, manager, Newport Beach. The 250acre parcel of land was purchased at public auction for $4,750,000 by Macco.
Hemet-B. W. Horn of El Centro has contracted to construct a 20-room junior high school for the Hemet School Board at $567,660, to be ready for use by mid-fall.
Contra Costa county issued permits for $91,298,770 worth of construction last year, an increase of 29% over 1958. Residential construction was almost equally divided between the cities and the rural area. Concord led all cities in residential constnrction at $7,9&,700. Richmond led in total construction, with $11,507,557 for 1,355 permits.
A $7.5 million, 360lot residential development is planned on 76 acres in the Mesa Verde district of Costa Mesa, Calif., by K. W. Koll. Construction in Southern California's 14 counties in January fell to $229,629,000, lowest level since November 1958. This was a droo in starts of 14.7/o from December and 15.8/o below January lasi year, according to the research department, Security First National Bank.
Montclair, Calif., has approved proposed construction of 18 multiple-dwelling units on Kingsley St.
San Diego-The San Diego Board of Education will place a bond issue on the June 7 primary election ballot. An estimated $45 million will be needed over the next three years for additional classrooms, sites and other facilities.
Independence-The federal government plans to build an airtraffic building in the White l\4ountains off Westgard Pass. The unmanned station will be fenced and an access road built to it.
A 170-lot tract planned by the Snow Construction Co. and a 30-1ot tract by the Homestead Development Co. have treen approved for the Santa Maria area of Santa Barbara county.
Lakewood Center in suburban Los Angeles is preparing to undergo its second phase of development to include a half-mile of apartmenis, four office buildings, a 150,000-sq.-ft. department store, a row of shops, a medical building and an addition to the post office. Cost of the apartments will be ab.out $4.5 million and the office buildings should tally $3 million, it was disclosed by Joseph K. Eichenbaum, head of a group who recently purchased the leasehold and orisinal developer of the center for two proposed subdivisions Rd. and the other on Royal
The Southern Pacific Co. has acquired 530 acres in Buena park for the development of a multi-million dollar industrial park.
Ground will be broken March 28 for Wesley Palms in the pacific Beach area of San Diego and later in the year for pohainani in Honolulu. The areas are sites for new housing developments for senior citizens sponsored by the Southern California-Arizona conference of the Methodist Church. Pacific Homes Corp., a non-profit organization, has acquired 40 acres for the $5 million Wesley palms development. The Hawaiian project will be built on 16 acies at a total cost of $4 million. Plans are also underway to enlarge Desert Crest in Phoenix, Ariz., one of the Pacific }fomes ope.aiiorrs.
Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim is adding 72 additional rooms at a cost of $600,000. Contractor is Ryan Construction Co.
A $15 million hotel has been approved for Anaheim, Calif.. to be constructed on a 60-acre area. The hotel is planned as a l2-story siructure with 40 penthouse suites and a supper club on the rooi. Cabanas on the grounds will have 260 living units. The property is being developed .by Mira Flores, Inc.
Plan-s have been approved for construction of a $200,000 motel and office building in Anaheim, Calif., by Freeholders Investment, Inc.
The Los Altos Development Co. plans immediate development of a $15 million residential and commercial community on 240 acres in the La Puente area. The project, Eastwood Village, will include more than 1,100 single-family residences, apartments and a complete shopping center. Construction will start simultaneously on ea& of the community units.
Tentative maps have been approved in Monrovia, Calif., one on Sombrero Oaks Drive.
. A l3-story office building Will be erected in downtown phoenix by Louis Lesser Enterprises Ltd., Beverly Hills, Calif., i" ,.ro.i"_ tion with Lee Acherman, Arizona usinessman. purihase of an entire city block as a site for the new building was reported to have cost more-than $3 million. Ackerman and Lesser are planning several other projects in the Phoenix area.
_ Tentative plans for a. Danish-style shopping center in Solvang, C-alif., call for apartments, a large restaurint ind 50,t,op, io..oii $2 million.
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