FOCUS: FREEWAY TECHNOLOGY PARK

Mazda’s new Amati headquarters, the biomedical firm Interpore and Dinamation recently became tenants of the Freeway Technology Park in the Irvine Spectrum. Built in two phases, the park contains 10 single-story and two-story buildings for research and design as well as other high-tech purposes. The project features extensive use of private lobby areas, skylights for energy conservation and exterior landscaping.

FACTS AND FIGURES

Address: 181-217 Technology Drive, Irvine

Developer: Irvine Co. and Birtcher

Architect: Howard Thompson & Associates

Broker: Birtcher

Number of floors: Single- and two-story

Square feet: 157,811 in Phase One; 184,671 in Phase Two

Use: Research and design, high technology

Date completed: June, 1989 (Phase One); May, 1990 (Phase Two)

Percentage of building leased: 76% (Phase One); 88% (Phase Two)

Rental cost per square foot: $0.80-$1.70

MAJOR TENANTS

Square feet

Mazda-Amati: 48,000

Dinamation: 37,000

Interpore: 37,000

Scan-Optics: 28,000

Source: Irvine Industrial Co.