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The property’s size and access offer a unique development opportunity as one of the largest land parcels available in the market within highly desired South Orange County. Surrounding uses include a mix of retail, small office, and residential uses. Major employers within one mile of the property include Costco, Walmart, Home Depot, and Kohl’s.
Project highlights
92 +/- acre Chet Holifield Federal Building property located in the City of Laguna Niguel, Orange County, CA, ideal for redevelopment
Great frontage along Avila Road with great visibility and easy access to highways and amenities approximately 4 miles from the Pacific coastline
Easily accessible to transportation facilities and regional employment centers in the Irvine, Mission Viejo, and Aliso Viejo areas
Unparalleled flexibility and growth potential with a unique location, size, view amenities, and re-zoning potential
Laguna Ridge, located at 24000 Avila Road in Laguna Niguel, California 92677, is comprised of 2 parcels of land totaling approximately 92 acres, located on the southwest corner of Avila Road and Alicia Parkway, extending east and south to El Lazo Road, south of the Aliso Creek Road interchange with CA SR-73, and five miles west from the Oso Parkway interchange of I-5, both major transportation routes throughout Orange County.
The property is improved with over 1 million square feet of space in the pyramid-shaped Ziggurat building on the main (89 +/- acre) parcel which includes a services support building, fleet area and service yard, 2 guard houses, and 4,777 parking spaces. The secondary (2 +/- acre) central utility plant parcel supports the property’s infrastructure including a detached chiller plant, water cooling tower, and above ground thermal energy storage tank.
The property’s size and access offer a unique development opportunity as one of the largest land parcels available in the market within highly desired South Orange County. Surrounding uses include a mix of retail, small office, and residential uses. Major employers within one mile of the property include Costco, Walmart, Home Depot, and Kohl’s.
Memorandum of Agreement [PDF - 3 MB] Among the U.S. General Services Administration, the California State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regarding the sale and transfer out of federal ownership of the Chet Holifield Federal Building, Laguna Niguel, California
Additional property information can be found at the reading room.
(Reasonable efforts have been made to ensure all relevant documents are accessible. If you have an accessibility issue, please contact Chelsey Battaglia for assistance.)
Bidding process and timeline
The property will be sold via on-line auction, and information on that process can be found on the website:
Per the MOA (linked above), the sale does not require a preservation easement as part of the sale transaction.
The real estate broker that secures the registered bidder shall receive a “finder’s fee,” in the event the bidder’s high bid is accepted and the sale is closed with all funds being received by the government. The real estate broker shall receive a “finder’s fee” consisting of 0.50 - 0.80% of the sale price.
The auction process allows for interested parties to bid on and potentially acquire the property in a transparent, expedited process. Unlike traditional property sales where the price and terms of competing offers are unknown, GSA’s online auction provides interested groups with a high level of control over the bidding process.
Interested parties are encouraged to review the Invitation for Bids (IFB) and associated documents.
Bidders are required to post a $200,000 deposit (refundable if not awarded the property) and the starting bid for the property is $70 million.
The property is being sold AS-IS, WHERE-IS. Due diligence documents for the property are listed in the Notices and Covenants Section of the IFB and are available for review by potential bidders
Traveler reimbursement is based on the location of the work activities and not the accommodations,
unless lodging is not available at the work activity, then the agency may authorize the rate where
lodging is obtained.
Unless otherwise specified, the per diem locality is defined as "all locations within, or entirely
surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city, including independent entities located within
those boundaries."
Per diem localities with county definitions shall include"all locations within, or entirely
surrounded by, the corporate limits of the key city as well as the boundaries of the listed counties,
including independent entities located within the boundaries of the key city and the listed counties
(unless otherwise listed separately)."
When a military installation or Government - related facility(whether or not specifically named) is
located partially within more than one city or county boundary, the applicable per diem rate for the
entire installation or facility is the higher of the rates which apply to the cities and / or counties,
even though part(s) of such activities may be located outside the defined per diem locality.
U.S. General Services Administration
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