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Irvine Business Complex Irvine, CA

The center for business in Irvine

Mixed-Use Walkable Live-Work-Play

Irvine Business Complex, or IBC, combines several residential, mixed use, and commercial zones for the ultimate live-work-play neighborhood. IBC begins on the west side of Downtown Irvine and extends to the Costa Mesa Freeway. The John Wayne Airport is located on the southwest side of the neighborhood. This newer neighborhood features modern architecture, palm trees, and wide sidewalks that lead past office buildings filled with high-tech companies, luxury hotels, and high-end restaurants.

Apartment buildings, mixed-use developments, and single-family enclaves create a variety of choices for those moving to IBC. Along Main Street, residents enjoy everything from restaurants and shops to bakeries, bars, and breweries. At the north end of the neighborhood off Barranca Parkway, the District provides a large, outdoor shopping area with an AMC movie theater, several restaurants, shops, a Whole Foods Market, and specialty stores. The University of California, Irvine-North Campus is located on the south side of IBC.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Irvine Business Complex is $2,680 for a studio, $3,117 for one bedroom, $4,058 for two bedrooms, and $4,895 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Irvine Business Complex has decreased by -0.7% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 623 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,680/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 790 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,117/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,187 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,058/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,447 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,895/month

    Average Rent

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Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

70 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Exceptional Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

90 / 100

Exceptional Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

90 / 100

Exceptional Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

90 / 100

Recreation

Moderate Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

50 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Great Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

80 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • UCI Arboretum
  • Mason Regional Park
  • Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve
  • Santa Ana Zoo
  • Turtle Rock Nature Center

Transit / Subway

Airports

  • John Wayne/Orange County
  • Long Beach (Daugherty Field)

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.