Master Planned Communities

GMU has served as the lead geotechnical engineering firm for the planning, design, grading and construction of numerous award-winning master-planned communities. Some of our recognizable projects include Ladera Ranch, Talega, Newport Coast, Rancho Mission Viejo, Rancho Niguel, Coto de Caza, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Las Flores in Orange County, the Edgewater project in San Bernandino County and Santaluz in San Diego County.

Talega, San Clemente

Client: Talega Associates

GMU performed geotechnical investigations for Villages 3 and 5 within the 3,500-acre master-planned Talega development in San Clemente. In preparation for site’s 1,200 homes, grading involved approximately 20 million cubic yards of design and corrective grading. The villages contained numerous landslides along with highly expansive and corrosive soils. GMU was awarded a 2003 CELSOC Award of Excellence for our work on this project.