South Coast Metro

South Coast Metro is a district in Orange County, California consisting of a dense mix of residential, office, and retail developments that spreads out from South Coast Plaza and forms an urban-retail village that is distinct from the surrounding suburban development. The cultural element includes the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory theater company.

Adjacent to John Wayne Airport, the area includes portions of Santa Ana and Costa Mesa, and is adjacent to Irvine and Newport Beach.

C. J. Segerstrom and Sons, a commercial real estate and retail management organization established in 1898, spearheaded commercial development in Orange County, California. Henry Segerstrom, as managing partner of the family-owned company, transformed the agricultural area into a lively, international destination. In March 1967, Henry T. Segerstrom, along with his cousin Hal T. Segerstrom, Jr., opened a shopping center called South Coast Plaza in one of the family's lima bean fields in rapidly growing Orange County.

South Coast Metro's boundaries are generally defined as:

Used often in real estate listings, the South Coast Metro moniker is not recognized by the USPS or other government entities as a distinct region. While there is no separate zip code for South Coast Metro, a freeway sign for the area is on the southbound Costa Mesa (55) Freeway at MacArthur.

The South Coast Metro area includes its namesake, South Coast Plaza, along with approximately twenty high-rise office buildings, hotels and residences. This includes the 21-story Center Tower, the tallest building in Orange County at 285 feet. The area also includes additional retail shopping, entertainment, and several upscale restaurants. Banc of California will relocate its headquarters to South Coast Metro, at 3 MacArthur Place in Santa Ana, in 2016. Yokohama Tire Corporation's United States headquarters are also located in South Coast Metro, at 1 MacArthur Place, Santa Ana.

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