Title
MACARTHUR COURT APARTMENTS (PA2026-0041)
Site Location: 4665, 4675, 4680, 4685, and 4695 MacArthur Court and 4770 Campus Drive
Recommendation
Summary:
A request to authorize the development of a 700-unit-apartment community on an existing office site at 4665 and 4685 MacArthur Court. The proposed development includes the demolition of two existing office buildings (approximately 104,000 square feet) including a telecom facility, on-site surface parking lots, and landscaped courtyard areas within the existing MacArthur Court office campus (4665 and 4685 MacArthur Court) and construction of two residential buildings with a total of 700 dwelling units. The remaining office campus includes two existing office towers (4675 and 4695 MacArthur Court), an existing low rise office building (4770 Campus Drive) and an office parking structure (4680 MacArthur Court). The residential structures will primarily consist of five stories with some portions consisting of six and seven stories. The proposed north building includes 318 units, totaling approximately 312,000 square feet and is approximately 70 to 80 feet in height. The proposed south building includes 382 units, approximately 359,600 square feet and is approximately 80 feet in height. Both residential buildings wrap around a parking structure for a total of two parking structures. The apartment types range from studio units to two-bedroom units. The project includes several open spaces and amenities such as a shared fitness facility for residents and office tenants, shared office space for residents, landscaping, and outdoor amenities including a pool and barbeque areas. Additionally, a new internal road and a privately owned but publicly accessible central plaza area are proposed. Vehicular access to the project is provided from two entries along Campus Drive to the north and one entry on Birch Street to the south. The project is consistent with the Development Agreement for the MacArthur Court Project (PA2025-0090), which was approved on December 9, 2025 (Project):
• Major Site Development Review (SDR): A major site development review is required in accordance with Section 20.52.080 (Site Development Reviews) of the Newport Beach Municipal Code (NBMC) for five or more units with a tentative parcel map and to waive certain requirements of the Multi-Unit Objective Design Standards pursuant to Section 20.48.185 (Multi-Unit Objective Design Standards) of the NBMC;
• Conditional Use Permit (CUP): A conditional use permit is required to waive 165 parking spaces for the proposed apartments; and a waiver of 244 parking spaces for the existing office complex;
• Traffic Study: A traffic study is required to consider the projected 2,306 net increase in average daily trips (ADTs), pursuant to Chapter 15.40 (Traffic Phasing Ordinance) of the NBMC; and
• Vesting Tentative Parcel Map (VTPM): A tentative parcel map is required to create separate parcels for residential development (Parcel 1 and Parcel 2); the public central plaza, walkway, and surface parking lot (Parcel 3); and the office parking structure (Parcel 4).
Recommended Actions:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find this project is not subject to further environmental review pursuant to Section 21083.3 of the Public Resources Code (“PRC”) and Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines, because the project is consistent with the previously certified Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2023060699); and
3. Adopt Resolution No. PC2026-032 approving the Major Site Development Review, Conditional Use Permit, and Vesting Tentative Parcel Map, collectively filed as PA2026-0041 (Attachment No. PC 1).