Brea's own Baywood Development built 96 single-family residences in the old downtown area. Called the "Ash Street Cottages," the project features charming Victorian and Craftsman archictecture clustered in a pedestrian-oriented village setting. The Olson Company completed a 27-home development in Brea called The Arbors in 1997, and has built a neighborhood for an additional 25 families in the same area near the Brea Mall/Brea Civic Center at Poplar and Birch. City Walk townhomes sold out very quickly in the downtown area, and 625 new tract homes are now complete at Olinda Ranch, near the intersection of Lambert Rd. and Valencia Ave.
Brea is a much desired location for both young and retired families to call home.
