Odors from asphalt plant in Irvine spark frustration, fear, anger
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Perhaps people should know better than to buy a home built next to an existing asphalt plant and not buy developer property unless the developer buys out the problematic business and does an environmental clean up.
Oh wait, that would make the homes not cheap.
Much easier to sign a bazillion pages of legalize while buying that warns up not to plant anything edible with roots going down more than a foot.
I think its a two way street. Sure buyers should read all disclosures, but there should also be some responsibility on the builders to highlight potential issues as well. With that said, I have been to Orchard Hills and specifically asked the builders agents about the asphalt plant. Not one of them acknowledged there was an issue.
irvinehomeowner
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Asphalt should be made in Riverside not Irvine. 
nosuchreality
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irvinehomeowner said:Asphalt should be made in Riverside not Irvine.
Perhaps people should know better than to buy a home built next to an existing asphalt plant and not buy developer property unless the developer buys out the problematic business and does an environmental clean up.
Oh wait, that would make the homes not cheap.
Much easier to sign a bazillion pages of legalize while buying that warns up not to plant anything edible with roots going down more than a foot.
sleepy5136
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is the asphalt plant mentioned in the home disclosures? I'm new to OC and I wouldn't be aware about that until you guys mentioned it or if its in the home disclosures. I would hope the agent would be able to disclose that to the buyer before visiting the properties in that area...
irvine buyer
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I'd be surprised if it is not in the disclosures. Found out through the disclosures my home is built on clay soil that may be subject to liquidfaction. Found out that in the event of a 100 year flood my home may be impacted. For the buyers who didn't bother to read the disclosures then it's on them.
irvine buyer said:
I think its a two way street. Sure buyers should read all disclosures, but there should also be some responsibility on the builders to highlight potential issues as well. With that said, I have been to Orchard Hills and specifically asked the builders agents about the asphalt plant. Not one of them acknowledged there was an issue.
sgip
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Best to ask a couple of home owners about the area before buying. This is the one "must do" before buying a resale. It's harder to accoomplish when it's 1st phase new, but in an ongoing build, it's smart to knock on a few doors before buying to get the real story about the area, not the one manufactured by the sales office or Agent.
As for property values being impacted, I don't recall Stonegate or Portola Springs prices suffering much when human remains were located on the property....
https://www.talkirvine.com/index.php/topic,1242.msg13891.html#msg13891
https://www.talkirvine.com/index.php?topic=13214.0
Unfortunately the link within the Stonegate thread is dead as well. Would have made a great read though.
My .02c
As for property values being impacted, I don't recall Stonegate or Portola Springs prices suffering much when human remains were located on the property....
https://www.talkirvine.com/index.php/topic,1242.msg13891.html#msg13891
https://www.talkirvine.com/index.php?topic=13214.0
Unfortunately the link within the Stonegate thread is dead as well. Would have made a great read though.
My .02c
nosuchreality
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It?s why you really need to focus your buy in a couple neighborhoods that you become familiar.
You will know what homes actually sell for there.
You will know how much competition is for the homes.
You will know what?s good and what?s not.
Most importantly, you?ll know which homes will have another just like on the market within the month and which ones you won?t see again for ten years.
You will know what homes actually sell for there.
You will know how much competition is for the homes.
You will know what?s good and what?s not.
Most importantly, you?ll know which homes will have another just like on the market within the month and which ones you won?t see again for ten years.