Posted July 2026 | By Eric Engelbert | Updated as the project progresses.
Haphan Residential: 17 For-Sale Townhomes Facing Centennial Regional Park in Western Santa Ana
One of Santa Ana's longest-running residential development stories is finally nearing its end. Haphan Group, a Fountain Valley-based developer, began the entitlement process for a for-sale townhome community at 3025 West Edinger Avenue in 2015 and received City Council approval in June 2019 after navigating four years of planning review, multiple variances, a General Plan Amendment, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration under CEQA. As of September 2025, the city's development tracker showed construction at 90% complete. The finished community will bring 17 for-sale attached townhomes to one of western Santa Ana's few remaining infill sites with direct views of a major regional park.
The project's location is the most distinctive thing about it: the site sits directly across Edinger Avenue from Centennial Regional Park, one of Santa Ana's largest public parks at over 70 acres. For buyers who prioritize outdoor space and park access, this position is difficult to replicate anywhere else in western Santa Ana at any price point. The community is small by development standards, which is part of its appeal: 17 homes across three floor plans, with private two-car garages, in a gated configuration on a 1.22-acre site.
The Site: Cleared Parcels on the Western Edge of Santa Ana
The 1.22-acre project site at 3025 West Edinger Avenue sits on the north side of Edinger Avenue, just east of Mohawk Drive, in the western portion of Santa Ana. By the time the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration were completed in June 2018, the site had already been cleared of all previous surface improvements and structures. The prior parcels contained older residential structures consistent with the surrounding neighborhood of mostly one-story single-family homes, but those buildings had been demolished before environmental review commenced, leaving the site as bare ground with a chain-link fence along the Edinger Avenue frontage.
The site is bordered by single-family homes to the west and north, a two-story multi-family building to the east, and Centennial Regional Park directly to the south across Edinger Avenue. The park is the defining context for the community: a 70-plus-acre regional park operated by the City of Santa Ana that includes sports fields, picnic facilities, and open lawn areas accessible on foot from the project's front gates. For a family-sized townhome community, this walkable park access is a functional amenity that most comparable projects in the region do not offer.
Western Santa Ana sits near the intersection of multiple freeway corridors. The I-5 and I-405, along with State Routes 22, 55, and 57, are all accessible within a short drive from Edinger Avenue. The location gives residents commute options in nearly every direction across the greater Los Angeles and Orange County basin without requiring surface-street navigation through congested corridors.
Floor Plans, Unit Mix, and Community Design
The community offers three floor plan types across its 17 homes, all three stories with two-car attached garages at grade. The architectural style is contemporary, with metal roofs, metal window canopies, stucco, wood siding, stone veneer, and a palette of muted earth tones and flat metallic tones designed by William Hezmalhalch Architects. Lavender Trumpet trees are planted along the Edinger Avenue frontage, with dense landscape buffers on the northern, eastern, and western perimeter boundaries planted with Gingko Biloba canopy trees. The project includes a gated entry with right-in/right-out access from Edinger Avenue at both the eastern and western ends of the site.
1,170 SF
250 SF private open space
4 units
2,001 SF
267 SF private open space
10 units
2,021 SF
326 SF private open space
3 units
| Community Name | Haphan Residential (3025 W. Edinger Townhomes) |
|---|---|
| Address | 3025 West Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92704 |
| Total Homes | 17 for-sale attached townhome condominiums |
| Bedrooms | 2 BR (Plan 1) and 3 BR + den (Plans 2 and 3) |
| Square Footage | 1,170 SF (Plan 1) to 2,021 SF (Plan 3) |
| Stories | 3 stories |
| Parking | Attached 2-car garage per home; 23 open guest spaces |
| Site Size | 1.22 acres |
| Prior Site Use | Older residential structures, cleared before 2018 |
| Access | Gated community; right-in/right-out only on Edinger |
| Park Proximity | Directly across Edinger Avenue from Centennial Regional Park |
| Developer | Haphan Group, Inc. (Fountain Valley) |
| Architecture | William Hezmalhalch Architects, Inc. |
| Civil Engineering | CalLand Engineering, Inc. |
| Environmental Review | Mitigated Negative Declaration (CEQA, June 2018) |
| City Planner | Nancy Tran, AICP — Senior Planner |
| Construction Status | 90% complete (as of September 2025) |
A Four-Year Entitlement: Five Variances, a General Plan Amendment, and CEQA
The Haphan Residential project is a case study in what small-scale infill development in California actually requires. Haphan Group held its Sunshine Ordinance community meeting at the Centennial Education Center on April 18, 2015. The project then navigated more than four years of planning review before City Council approved it on June 4, 2019. The Planning Commission reviewed it on May 13, 2019, having continued an earlier hearing from March 25, 2019. From first public community meeting to final approval took just over four years.
Part of that length reflects the number of discretionary approvals required for what is ultimately a 17-unit project. Haphan needed a General Plan Amendment to change the site's land use designation from Low-Density Residential (LR-7, which allows up to 7 units per acre) to Medium Density Residential (MR-15, which allows up to 15 units per acre). At 14.75 units per acre, the project lands just under the MR-15 ceiling, but that required amending the underlying General Plan designation rather than simply obtaining a permit. The city simultaneously proposed a companion General Plan Amendment to reclassify six neighboring parcels to the east along Edinger Avenue, which would create a consistent medium-density land use block between Mohawk Drive and Fairview Street.
On top of the GPA, Haphan required five separate variances from the city's Townhome Development Standards. The variances covered building height (34 feet 6 inches against a 27-foot maximum), the front-yard setback (reduced from 20 feet to 16 feet in part because the city required an 8-foot dedication of the frontage for Edinger Avenue right-of-way expansion), the ground-level accessible living area requirement, parking (60 spaces versus the 72-space code requirement), and open space dimensions. Each variance required justification, public notice, and separate discretionary findings before the Planning Commission. The parking variance in particular, reducing guest spaces by 12, required the city to accept a lower guest parking standard in exchange for the project's other benefits.
The environmental review produced a Mitigated Negative Declaration rather than a full Environmental Impact Report, which means the environmental impacts were determined to be less than significant after mitigation measures were incorporated. The MND covered air quality, noise, traffic, hazardous materials, and hydrology, among other topics. The Phase I environmental site assessments, which are required to identify potential contamination from prior land uses, were incorporated as an appendix. No significant hazardous materials remediation was required, consistent with the site's prior use as older residential property rather than a commercial or industrial operation.
The city also required Haphan to underground the Southern California Edison overhead power lines and poles along the Edinger Avenue frontage as a condition of the project, and to construct a new painted center median on Edinger Avenue to prevent left turns into or out of the western driveway, improving traffic safety at the site's two access points.
Centennial Regional Park: The View Across the Street
The practical value of a park-facing address is easy to underestimate from a listing sheet but difficult to overstate for the buyers who end up living there. Centennial Regional Park spans more than 70 acres directly across Edinger Avenue from this community, operated by the City of Santa Ana. The park includes lighted athletic fields for soccer, softball, and other sports, a large paved walking and cycling loop, picnic areas, a lake, and open lawn expanses that function as a green buffer between the homes and the park's southern boundary. Because Centennial Park is publicly maintained, residents of Haphan's community effectively have immediate access to a large green space without paying HOA dues to maintain it.
The surrounding neighborhood at the western edge of Santa Ana is predominantly single-family residential, with a quieter character than denser parts of the city closer to downtown or the transit corridors. The I-5 is accessible from Edinger Avenue directly, making Los Angeles, Long Beach, and South OC all reachable without navigating through surface-street traffic. South Coast Plaza, Fashion Island, and the Irvine Spectrum Center are all within 15 to 20 minutes depending on time of day.
The Santa Ana Unified School District serves the immediate area. Buyers with school-age children should research specific school assignments at the district's website, as boundaries in this part of Santa Ana can vary by parcel.
What Buyers Should Know About This Community
At 17 homes and three floor plans, Haphan Residential is one of the smallest developments on Santa Ana's current new construction list. Small communities like this one tend to close out quickly once sales begin because there is simply not much inventory to absorb. Buyers who have been tracking this project should confirm current availability with the developer directly, as the 90% construction completion noted by the city in September 2025 means the project could be complete or nearly so by the time of publication.
The den in Plans 2 and 3 is worth noting specifically. A 3-bedroom plan with an additional den at 2,001 to 2,021 square feet gives buyers four habitable rooms in addition to a living area and kitchen, which is more program than most new townhome products in this price range offer. For remote workers, buyers with school-age children who need a dedicated study space, or households that host guests regularly, the extra room adds meaningful utility. The 326-square-foot private open space on Plan 3 is also generous by attached townhome standards and may include a private patio or terrace area depending on specific unit placement.
The gated access, private two-car garages, and park-facing address are the three attributes that distinguish this project from most Santa Ana new construction at a comparable price. If those align with your priorities, this project warrants a direct conversation with the developer before the remaining units are spoken for.
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