Irvine / Central Orange County
Irvine's larger-format furniture and home space sits in three places. Alton Marketplace on Technology Drive West, next to Irvine Spectrum, has Living Spaces and Bassett Furniture. The Irvine side of The Market Place on Jamboree Road has Mathis Home, Mattress Firm, World Market, Barbeques Galore and Target, while Ethan Allen, Natuzzi Editions, Sit 'n Sleep and The Home Depot use Tustin addresses on El Camino Real in the same center. Irvine Spectrum Center holds the mall-format showrooms (Rivian, Purple and Sleep Number), and neighborhood centers carry smaller ones such as Tompkins Flooring at Culver Plaza, Faust Harrison Pianos at Crossroads and Custom Comfort Mattress at Woodbury Town Center. For auto, Kidder Mathews' 2Q 2026 report records the sale of 43 Auto Center Dr (43,849 sq ft) and 40 Auto Center Dr (26,416 sq ft) in its Irvine Spectrum submarket from Tuttle Click Automotive Group to Gee Automotive Companies.
Population
311,690
Median HHI
$136,719
Median age
34
Homeownership
44.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Irvine Boulevard · Jamboree Road · Culver Drive · Sand Canyon Avenue · Alton Parkway · Barranca Parkway · MacArthur Boulevard
Specific shopping centers in Irvine that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
670 Spectrum Center Drive
Anchors / key tenants: Nordstrom, Target, Apple, Lululemon, Regal Cinemas 21
Size: 1,199,562 SF
Irvine Company's flagship open-air lifestyle/regional destination. Mix includes Din Tai Fung, Improv Comedy Club, the ferris wheel, and dozens of national fast-casual and lifestyle brands. Operators face the highest project standards and credit bar in OC outside Fashion Island.
2961 El Camino Real, Tustin
Anchors / key tenants: Target, The Home Depot, Best Buy, REI, Dick's Sporting Goods, Sprouts
Irvine Company-owned regional power/lifestyle center bridging Tustin and Irvine — 120–140 tenants including CorePower Yoga and Lazy Dog. One of the densest experiential co-tenancies in central OC.
6200–6460 Irvine Boulevard
Anchors / key tenants: Ralphs Fresh Fare, Trader Joe's, The Home Depot, LA Fitness, Walgreens
Size: 462,000 SF
Irvine Company village-center asset serving Woodbury, Northwood, and Stonegate. Daily-needs and fitness anchors plus a deep restaurant/coffee/service-retail mix. Strong family-oriented daypart.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Irvine rents. These are publicly visible showroom retail space businesses currently trading in the market.
Living Spaces
101 Technology Dr. W, Irvine, CA 92618
Anchor at Alton Marketplace at Irvine Spectrum, which Irvine Company Retail describes as a 345,250 sq ft power center next to Costco. Listed on the owner's center directory and tenant page.
Bassett Furniture
77 Technology Dr. W, Irvine, CA 92618
Also an anchor at Alton Marketplace, per the owner's directory. Bass Pro Shops and PGA TOUR Superstore are the other anchors there.
Rivian
638 Spectrum Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
EV brand space at Irvine Spectrum Center (1,199,562 sq ft per the owner), listed on Irvine Company Retail's tenant page.
Purple Mattress and Sleep Number
749 and 820 Spectrum Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
Two mattress showrooms inside Irvine Spectrum Center, both on the owner's current directory.
Mathis Home
13300 Jamboree Road, Irvine, CA 92602
Furniture showroom on the Irvine side of The Market Place, per the owner's tenant page.
Mattress Firm
13680 Jamboree Road, Irvine, CA 92602 and 3972-B Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92606
Two Irvine stores on Irvine Company Retail tenant pages: one at The Market Place, one at Crossroads (a Target and LA Fitness anchored center of 297,396 sq ft).
World Market and Barbeques Galore
13682 and 13274 Jamboree Road, Irvine, CA 92602
Home furnishings and outdoor kitchen retailers on the Irvine side of The Market Place, per the owner's tenant pages.
The Home Depot and Custom Comfort Mattress (Woodbury Town Center)
6200 and 6226 Irvine Blvd, Irvine, CA 92620
From the owner's tenant pages. HomeGoods and Michaels are also in the Woodbury directory.
Tompkins Flooring
15333 Culver Dr #610, Irvine, CA 92604
Flooring showroom in Culver Plaza, a 99 Ranch anchored center, per the owner's tenant page.
Faust Harrison Pianos
3730 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92606
Piano showroom at Crossroads, per the owner's tenant page.
Ortho Mattress
3881-H Alton Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92606
Mattress showroom at Westpark Plaza, per the owner's tenant page.
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Use classification: furniture, building supplies and appliances fall under 'Retail business, home improvement related' (Zoning Code Section 1-2-1), and the 'Retail and/or service business, general' category expressly excludes it. Home improvement retail is permitted in 4.2 Community Commercial (Section 3-37-20.B.26) but is not listed in 4.1 Neighborhood Commercial (Section 3-37-19), where it would need a Planning Commission similar-use finding under 3-37-19.C.31. In Irvine Spectrum Center's 4.6 Retail/Office area, Section 9-33-4.B lists furniture stores and household accessories as permitted.
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Parking: Section 4-3-4 lists home improvement retail at 1 space per 500 sq ft versus 1 per 250 for general retail when the store stands on its own. Inside a center the center-wide rate applies instead (1 per 222 sq ft in 4.2, 1 per 200 in 4.5 regional centers), so the lower furniture ratio mainly helps a freestanding showroom.
03
EV and auto showrooms: 'Vehicle sales' (display and sale, or leases of 24 months or more, with accessory warranty repair) is permitted in 4.3 Vehicle-Related Commercial, which covers Irvine Spectrum 2 (Planning Area 35) and Oak Creek (4.3A, Planning Area 12) under Section 3-37-21.B. It is conditional only in 4.2D (Spectrum 5, Planning Area 34) under 3-37-20.C.42 and is not listed in 4.1. An appointment-only online vehicle sales office needs an administrative use permit. Parking for vehicle sales is 1 per 400 sq ft. If your store will take orders or deliver cars, ask Planning which category applies before you sign.
04
Outdoor display: outdoor sales and outdoor storage are conditional uses in both 4.1 and 4.2 (Sections 3-37-19.C.21 and 22, 3-37-20.C.28 and 29). A patio furniture, grill or spa retailer that wants sidewalk or lot display should budget for a CUP.
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Traffic limits in the Spectrum planning areas: footnotes to Section 3-37-20 say uses in Planning Area 12 (Spectrum 7) can be limited parcel by parcel under the July 31, 2020 Spectrum 7 Traffic Study, and in Planning Area 34 staff assigns each use to a trip-rate category, with more traffic analysis possible if a CUP is needed. Ask the landlord for the parcel's trip allocation before planning a large showroom there.
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The Market Place straddles the Tustin and Irvine city line. Owner tenant pages show Mathis Home at 13300 Jamboree Road, Irvine but Ethan Allen at 2996 El Camino Real, Tustin, so confirm which city's code and permit counter will handle your suite.
Zoning, licensing, and demographic figures on this page come from the public records below. Codes and licenses change, so confirm with the city and the licensing agency before you sign.