Aliso Viejo had been an unincorporated community in Orange Countysince around 1995. It officially became Orange County's 34th city on July 1, 2001. As of the 2000 census, Aliso Viejo population was 40,166. It is definitely higher as of 2007 as numerous neighborhoods have been built since that time. Aliso Viejo is a community that was designed for residents to be able to live, work and play all in the same area. A list of homes currently under construction are listed below.
Aliso Viejo has a very desireable location within Orange County. It is directly inland from Laguna Beachwhich boasts some of the most scenic beaches on the coast of Southern California. The cities of Laguna Beach and Aliso Viejo are separated by a beautiful canyon that is Aliso Woods Regional Park. The park boasts miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking. The San Joaquin Transportation Corridor (known as the 73) is accessed in the heart of Aliso Viejo and allows quick commute time north to John Wayne Airport and major job centers as well as south.
Aliso Viejo is know for being the home of the headquarters of many large companies. The following companies are based in Aliso Viejo. Aingeal Bear, Inc., a Software Development consulting company Loan Link, a home mortgage lender Buy.com, an online retailer eEye digital Security, a digital security company Fluor Corporation, an international construction contractor for petrochemical, infrastructure, and environmental projects, headquarterd in Aliso Viejo until it was relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex suburb of Irving, Texas in March 2006 FUGU corporation, a producer and distributor of online consumer training Ketel One, a vodka company LAN International, a division of Clearchannel, is a software development company specializing in radio advertising Lennexe Productions, a video production company Marie Callender's s, a restaurant chain QLogic, a network storage manufacturer Quest Software, a software manufacturer Red 5 Studios, a computer game company Safeguard Dental & Vision, an insurance benefits company Smith Micro Software, a software developer SMS Media Group, Inc, a mobile messaging company Tamiya corporation, a manufacturer of model cars US Technology Resources, an IT services and business process outsourcing company USWeb, an Internet marketing company Novelics, an embedded memory company
New Home Neighborhoods
City Walk at Vantis 2,185 - 2,635 sq ft 2-3 beds starting at $764,420 Latitiude North at Vantis 1,401 -1,863 sq ft 2-3 beds starting at $557,230 Latitude South at Vantis 868 - 1,627 1-3 beds starting at $550,420 all 3 communities built by Shea Homes (http://www.sheahomes.com/)