Featured Projects
No. 1 Collision
2750 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa
Client: Walker group VENTURES
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
No. 1 Collision is the largest luxury-exclusive collision repair group in Canada. No. 1 has been serving the great Vancouver, BC area for over 50 years. Factory-certified repairs include, but are not limited to BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, Tesla, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati and Rolls Royce. No.1 currently owns and operates 6 collision centers throughout the greater Vancouver Area. No. 1 Costa Mesa will be the company’s first luxury collision center in California.
No. 1 Collision is located on a 1.5 acre site on the east side of Bristol Street adjacent to the intersection of the 55 and 73 Freeways.
The property is General Planned and Zoned for Local Business with a C1 Designation.
The project is a new-two-story, 37,485-square foot luxury auto body repair facility.
Government Solutions, Inc. guided all permitting of the site which commenced in January 2020, and was finalized with all permits in place in April, 2025.
The entitlement of the project was complex as it required an intensification of allowed Floor Area Ratio (FAR) then was allowed by right. In order to accomplish the client’s project goals, the entitlement required; 1) a Minor Use Permit to reduce the parking requirement and add square footage, 2) a Development Review in order to demolish the existing carwash and oil change facility to construct the new two-story, 37, 485-square foot auto-body repair facility and 3) a Lot Line Adjustment to remove an existing lot line between the two existing parcels.
The Use Permit was issued on October 20, 2020.
Building Permits were issued on September 9, 2023.
Opening is scheduled for Spring, 2025.
Crevier Classic Cars
2995 Airway Avenue, Costa Mesa
Client: DONNY CREVIER, PROPERTY OWNER & APPLICANT
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
Crevier Classic Cars is an event center requiring a Conditional Use Permit from the City of Costa Mesa.
It was unanimously approved at a public hearing held by the Costa Mesa Planning Commission on November 8, 2021.
The entitlement effort took approximately a year and a half.
The event center was proposed for a 45,482 SF Industrial Building. The industrial building included a 9,482 SF Church, with the remaining 35,563 SF being used for Crevier Classic Cars offices and the event center.
The request was for a 7,383 SF Event Space with a 300 person capacity. Events included fundraisers, weddings and corporate parties and did include amplified sound and live entertainment. Parking was the primary issue with 91 on-site parking spaces provided which included a parking lot designed to accommodate valet parking.
While the application was straightforward, it was complex as a portion of the building had been sublet to a church. That church in 2017, applied for their own use permit which essentially took the majority of parking away from future and other uses for the property. As this Use Permit had been inadvertently approved by the city, most of the entitlement challenges involved undoing this Use Permit, while maintaining positive relations between all parties.
Ultimately, the church and the event center were able to operate in the building cooperatively and the Conditional Use Permit was approved for Crevier Classic Cars.
Residences at Newport Center
150 Newport Center, Newport Beach
Client: MR. TOD RIDGEWAY / NEWPORT ANACAPA, LLC
The Site:
Redevelopment of a car wash on a 1.26 acre site located in the heart of Newport Center at the corner of Anacapa and Newport Center Drive. The project consists of a 4-Story, 28-unit luxury condominiums. The building included a two-level underground parking garage, a lobby, a lounge concierge area, offices, meeting room, catering kitchen, fitness area, lap pool, and an outdoor dog run.
Entitlement Request:
The project required a General Plan Amendment, a Zone Change, a Planned Community Plan, a Major Site Development Review, a Tentative Tract Map and a Development Agreement. A full Environmental Impact report was also required.
Process: Full public hearings were required at both the City of Newport Beach’s Planning Commission and City Council.
Approvals:
Unanimous approvals were obtained at the Planning Commission on August 19, 2021 and the City Council on September 28, 2021.
GSI’s Role:
This project was complex and high profile. Our services included community outreach, interface with city staff, interface with adjacent property owners including the Irvine Company, preparation for public hearings which including production of a project PowerPoint presentation, advocacy at both the Planning Commission and the City Council. Finally, our services included presenting the project at the public hearings for the ownership and applicant.
Our services resulted in a very positive outcome with no public opposition and complimentary comments from Commissioners and Councilmembers.