We're checking in on the grading progress at Irvine's Heart of the Park. Last Fall, the city broke ground on the central component of the reimagined Great Park, one of the world's largest municipal parks at over 1,200 acres. Designed by SWA's Laguna Beach studio, the overall vision for Great Park is inspired by Irvine Ranch’s agricultural legacy and the site’s history as home to the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The Heart of the Park anchors the project with a mosaic of civic features and restored regional ecosystems that give form to programmatic areas. A key transformation is the excavation of 22 acres of manmade lake fueled by Irvine’s greywater system, divided roughly into North and South Lakes. Given the project's vast size, construction will be phased and staggered over the years, with the Heart of the Park opening in 2027 and continuing through 2029.
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