13 Facts About Irvine Company

Irvine Company LLC is an American private company focused on real estate development.

Irvine Company was founded by the Irvine family and is currently wholly owned by Donald Bren.

Irvine Company grew from the premises of a 185-square-mile ranch founded by James Irvine I, Benjamin and Thomas Flint, and Llewellyn Bixby in 1864 from three adjoining Mexican land grants.

Flint, Bixby and Irvine Company were among the claimants of a title lawsuit that divided Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1868.

Irish-born Irvine Company met Collis Huntington, soon to become one of the Central Pacific Railroad magnates, on a trip across the Atlantic.

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When Irvine Company died in 1886, trustees, left in control of the ranch until James II turned 25, tried to sell it at auction.

Between the late 1800s to the 1970s, the Irvine Company engaged in cattle operations on the property, with "Bommer Canyon Cattle Camp" serving as its center.

In 1961, the Irvine Company sold 990 acres to the University of California for $1.

The City of Irvine Company purchased the land with grants obtained from the 1974 California Bond Act.

Irvine Company develops suburban master-planned communities throughout central and southern Orange County, in addition to residential buildings in Santa Monica, Silicon Valley, and San Diego County.

In part because of its land preservation grants, in 2018 The Irvine Company was named Business Philanthropist of the Year by the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce.

Irvine Company owns several large retail centers, including The Market Place and Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, and Fashion Island in Newport Beach, which is surrounded by the Newport Center commercial area.

The Irvine Company holds several office properties, particularly in Irvine and Newport Center, the 20th Century Studios Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles, the MetLife Building in New York City, and nearly 550 total properties throughout Coastal California.