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18-577: The district includes 4,049 units of housing within Tustin's jurisdiction, and over nine million square feet of commercial and institutional development. The project's main shopping center, named " The District ", opened in August 2007. It covers an area of 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m). The Village at Tustin Legacy is a 22-acre retail neighborhood retail center developed by Regency Centers. It features

36-691: A Stater Brothers grocery store, a CVS Pharmacy , and additional shops restaurants, and offices. It will be located next to Columbus Square, bounded by Edinger, Tustin Ranch, Valencia and Kensington Park. In September 2007, the Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy opened on the corner of Warner Avenue and Armstrong Avenue. It includes classrooms, a running track and mock village where recruits can practice their skills. The South Orange County Community College District's newest campus called Advanced Technology & Education Park (ATEP)

54-559: A 10-screen Edwards Stadium Theater. Phase III, also on the Irvine (southeast) side of Jamboree Road, opened in 1999. Another 420,000 square feet (39,000 m ) of retail space were added to the Market Place in this phase, which included a new Lowe's store (closed 2019, now Mathis Brothers Furniture ), a large food court, and a Target store. The newer 10-screen Edwards theater, which opened as part of Phase 2, operated alongside

72-521: A 30,000 square-foot shelter sitting on 10 acres on the corner of Victory Road and Armstrong Avenue. The first community built, Tustin Field, consisting of Tustin Field I and Tustin Field II, was completed in 2006. Tustin Field I consists of 376 housing units and Tustin Field II consists of 189 housing units. The second community called Villages of Columbus, consisting of Columbus Square and Columbus Grove

90-536: A K–12 school for their children as it is reported that there are not enough elementary school aged children in the area to open the school. Legacy Magnet Academy is a magnet academy for grades 6 through 12 located in the Tustin Legacy community adjacent to Tustin's Columbus Square and Huntley villages. In November 2015, a United States Army Reserve center opened on the corner of Red Hill Avenue and Warner Avenue. In March 2018, Orange County Animal Care opened

108-469: A plan to close 50 stores nationwide, and was replaced with Aki-Home. DSW , also an original tenant, closed and was replaced by Planet Fitness in 2017. Union Market, a postmodern food hall, opened in the former Borders in 2016 after many delays. The food hall features more local food stands unlike traditional food courts, along with recycled vintage stores and clothing boutiques. Bar Louie announced that it would be opening its first Orange County location in

126-636: A six-screen Edwards movie theater complex. In 1996, Phase II of the Tustin Market Place opened on the Irvine (southeast) side of Jamboree Road. This phase expanded the Market Place by 420,000 square feet (39,000 m ), adding stores like Sports Authority (closed in 2016), OfficeMax (relocated to another space in 2012, closed in 2021, original location later became Stein Mart ), Bed Bath & Beyond , Circuit City (now 24 Hour Fitness ), and Babies R Us (now Amazon Fresh ), restaurants and

144-801: A space formerly occupied by Panera and Justice in 2017. The Market Place (Orange County, California) The Market Place (also known as the Tustin Market Place or the Tustin/Irvine Market Place ) is an outdoor shopping center located in Orange County, California . Opened in 1988, the center is located along Jamboree Road and Interstate 5 , straddling the borders of Irvine and Tustin . The Market Place features 140 tenants including Athleta, Amazon Fresh , Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar , Nordstrom Rack , REI , Sephora and Texas de Brazil . The property

162-870: Is a large outdoor shopping center and entertainment hub in Tustin, California . It was developed by Vestar Development Co. and was the largest shopping center in Orange County to open in more than a decade when it opened in 2007. The shopping center features a 14-screen movie theater managed by AMC , a bowling alley, a large industrial themed food hall named Union Market, along with other restaurants for entertainment. The center features more big-box retailers and specialty shops than high-end fashion retailers, such as Costco , Lowe's , Target , TJMaxx / Home Goods , Whole Foods Market , Michaels , Ulta Beauty , Vans and Tillys , due to its proximity to South Coast Plaza , Fashion Island , and Irvine Spectrum Center . The shopping center held its grand opening on August 17, 2007. It

180-422: Is also unique in that all the store signs are displayed in neon . The overall design operates on the idea that center's tenants add most of the color and character to the otherwise plain center, a concept that had previously (though unsuccessfully) been attempted with Britain's Tricorn Centre . The buildings are arranged in a ring around a large central series of parking lots and fast-food restaurants. The center on

198-461: Is located in Tustin Legacy. Initial classes began in August 2007. The first school built, is a 10-acre (40,000 m) K-5 elementary school called Heritage School, which is not currently being used for its intended purpose. It is currently the "temporary" home of Tustin Adult School & Sycamore High School, a continuation learning facility. The residents of Columbus Square do not yet have

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216-406: Is owned and managed by The Irvine Company . The Market Place covers an area of 165 acres (670,000 m ) and has more than 120 stores, restaurants, cafes and theaters. Designed by Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta , it consists of monumental but extremely simplified cubic forms, with anchor stores marked by massive towers roughly 70 feet (21 m) high displaying the store name. The center

234-891: The Tustin (northwest) side of Jamboree Road, and this phase was opened in three distinct sections. The first section opened in 1988, with 400,000 square feet (40,000 m ) of space allotted for home improvement ( The Home Depot ), furnishings/decor retail stores including the second STØR location (became IKEA in 1992 which relocated to Costa Mesa in 2003, now Best Buy and REI ), and a Home Express store (later became Toys R Us , now Nordstrom Rack ). The second section of Phase I opened in 1989, with 240,000 square feet (22,000 m ) of soft goods and apparel stores like Ross Dress for Less , Kids R Us (later became CompUSA , now Sprouts Farmers Market ), and T.J. Maxx and electronics stores like The Good Guys! (now PetSmart ). The third and final section of Phase I opened in 1990, with 120,000 square feet (11,000 m ) of restaurants, services and

252-406: The existing Best Buy store. A Chase Bank branch and a Food Court were also added close to the existing Lowe's store. The Market Place added a Starbucks, with a drive through, and an Urban Plates restaurant near the former Lowe's building in late 2015. A new building was added close to the theater to accommodate the two new restaurants. The former Babies R Us space was renovated to hold one of

270-625: The original 6-screen theater built in Phase 1, which was also operated by Edwards, until 2012 when the older six-screen theater closed, due to more people going to the newer theater across the street as well as the new AMC Tustin 14 at the District at Tustin Legacy . A community center operated by the City of Tustin opened in 2014 in the space originally occupied by the six-screen theater. In Spring 2014, three new restaurants were added in close proximity to

288-418: The whole has a "desert" look to it, with parking lots shaded under groves of date palms , and extensive rock landscaping around the perimeter of the center. The parking lots are illuminated by arrays of xenon floodlights set inside the peaks of 100-foot (30 m) high towers. The buildings themselves are uniformly surfaced in bright orange, purple, and pink stucco . Construction of Phase I began in 1988 on

306-470: Was built on some of the land that was part of the former Tustin Military Base which closed in 1999. As of 2017, one of the bases famous blimp hangars still stands right behind Lowe's. The center opened with stores that were similar or had locations at the nearby Market Place , which opened 19 years earlier. Borders closed in 2011 due to the chain's liquidation. Best Buy closed in 2012 as part of

324-697: Was completed in 2013. Columbus Square has a total of 1,075 total housing units and 240 senior apartments (Coventry Court). Columbus Grove has 465 total housing units. The third community, Greenwood in Tustin Legacy, consists of 375 housing units and was completed in 2017. On the corner of Valencia South Loop Road and Warner is The St. Anton Apartments which are 225 apartments. Amalfi is Located on Legacy Road and Tustin Ranch Road. 33°42′08″N 117°48′56″W  /  33.70224531906596°N 117.81568192821504°W  / 33.70224531906596; -117.81568192821504 The District (Tustin) The District

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