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Sources, Notes & Photo Credits

Where the information on this site comes from. Official sources come first, and third-party reports are labeled.

Information sources

  1. [S1] City of Brea – Projects in Process (Brea 265 Specific Plan) (retrieved Oct 17, 2026)
  2. [S2] Brea 265 Specific Plan Draft EIR, Ch. 3 Project Description (PlaceWorks) (Mar 2022)
  3. [S3] Brea 265 Specific Plan Final EIR (Jun 2022)
  4. [S4] California Resources Corp. – Completes Combination with Aera Energy (Jul 1, 2024)
  5. [S5] City of Brea – Brea Line, Spring 2026 (Development Update) (Spring 2026 newsletter; confirmed Nov 1, 2026)
  6. [S6] City of Brea Development Committee minutes (spring 2026) (2026)
  7. [S7] City of Brea Development Committee minutes – Brea 265 update (2026)
  8. [S8] OC Real Estate Inc. blog – Brea 265 (third-party; unverified items) (updated Sep 8, 2026)
  9. [S9] Livabl – Brea 265 (retrieved Oct 17, 2026)
  10. [S11] Aera Energy's former Brea 265 project website (as indexed) (accessed via search Oct 2026)
  11. [S12] BOUSD – Board direction on Measure H projects (Olinda Elementary expansion) (Feb 6 study session)
  12. [S14] City of Brea – CFD Annual Financial Report (FY ended 6/30/2025) (2025)
  13. [S15] C2 Collaborative (park/landscape architect) – Brea Community Park / Brea 265 project page (accessed Oct 22, 2026)
  14. [S16] CEQAnet (State Clearinghouse) – Brea 265 Specific Plan Draft EIR, SCH 2018121035 (accessed Oct 22, 2026)
  15. [S17] City of Brea: Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR, Costco Wholesale Facility and Fueling Station Project (Oct 5, 2026) (accessed Oct 22, 2026)
  16. [S18] City of Brea: Projects in Process (Costco entry) and Costco scoping meeting boards (Oct 15, 2026) (accessed Oct 22, 2026)
  17. [S19] CEQAnet: CDFW Notice of Determination, Brea 265 Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS-ORA-29010-R5 (approved Feb 6, 2025) (accessed Oct 26, 2026)
  18. [S20] City of Brea: City Council regular meeting minutes, Dec 16, 2025 (items 4.C and 5.F) (accessed Oct 26, 2026)
  19. [S21] CEQAnet: Costco Wholesale Facility and Fueling Station Project, NOP, SCH 2026100301 (accessed Oct 26, 2026)
  20. [S22] City of Brea: Wildcatters Dog Park (accessed Nov 1, 2026)
  21. [S23] City of Brea: Special Parks, Recreation and Human Services Commission minutes, Sep 30, 2026 (item 3.B, The Brea 265 Project; minutes signed Oct 28, 2026) (accessed Nov 2, 2026)
  22. [OSM] OpenStreetMap contributors (locations) (retrieved Oct 17, 2026)

Full timeline

  • Mar 2022 Draft Environmental Impact Report released. [S2]
  • Jun 2022 Final EIR published. [S3]
  • Jul 19, 2022 City Council approves the General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Zone Change, and Development Agreement. [S1]
  • Sep 27, 2022 Planning Commission approves the Tentative Tract Map. [S1]
  • Jul 1, 2024 Aera Energy becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of California Resources Corp. [S4]
  • Feb 6, 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife approves a Streambed Alteration Agreement for Brea 265, issued to Sycamore Development Brea 265 LLC. It covers oil remediation in three small on-site drainages and placing them underground; wells and production facilities are to be abandoned and remediated first. [S19]
  • Dec 16, 2025 Brea City Council approves a Site Transfer Agreement with Sycamore Development Brea 265 LLC for one of the project's heli-hydrant (wildfire response) sites. [S20]
  • Dec 16, 2025 Brea City Council approves, 3-1, a sales-tax-sharing Economic Development Agreement for the proposed Costco at 200 S. Kraemer Blvd. The City notes this agreement is not a land-use approval; the store itself still needs environmental review and Planning Commission approval. [S20][S18]
  • Spring 2026 City: oilfield removal/remediation, then grading east of Rose Drive. East side proposes two residential communities totaling 493 homes, a staging area park, trails, and a basin. City reviewing 8 Brea 265 submittals. [S5]
  • Mid 2026 City staff present proposed Specific Plan revisions: school drop-off zones, redesigned park area with expanded Sports Park, school parking lot, public rec facilities, and a private rec building. [S7]
  • Sep 2026 A broker blog reports Lennar named as builder on planning-area applications (PA 1, 3A, 3B, 3C). City minutes later named Lennar as the project applicant (see Sep 30, 2026), but the planning-area breakdown is still from the blog only. [S8]
  • Sep 30, 2026 Lennar, now named in City minutes as the Brea 265 project applicant, presents proposed revisions to the approved plan to the Parks, Recreation and Human Services Commission. Still capped at 1,100 homes. Proposed: changes to roadway access, the staging area park, Sports Park programming, trails, and school drop-off; a private recreation facility at the northeast corner of PA 6 next to the expanded Sports Park; dropping the planned softball field; and affordable housing of at least 76 and up to 92 senior rental units with a veteran preference. Lennar is also discussing funding a community facility on existing City-owned land instead of dedicating a one-acre site. The commission split 2-2 and sent the item to the City's Finance Committee with no recommendation. These are proposals, not approvals. [S23]
  • Oct 2026 City of Brea project page: "Grading is underway." [S1]
  • Oct 2026 Park designer C2 Collaborative's project page describes a ~65% Brea Sports Park expansion, a 2-acre trailhead, 15 acres of new parks, 7 miles of trails, and a lit tunnel under Lambert Road (about 4 homes per acre overall). [S15]
  • Oct 2026 City of Brea issues a Notice of Preparation of an EIR for a proposed Costco warehouse and fueling station at 200 S. Kraemer Blvd., about 1.5 miles west of Brea 265. Comments are due Nov 5, 2026. [S17]

Map layers

Shaded areas and dashed trail lines are APPROXIMATE general areas sketched from the street descriptions in the EIR. They are not official boundaries, lot lines, or trail alignments. Points of interest: OpenStreetMap contributors (Nominatim/Overpass), retrieved Oct 17, 2026.

Photo credits

Photos are license-free images from Wikimedia Commons showing Brea and the parks and hills around Brea 265. They are not photos of Brea 265 homes or builder renderings. Credits are on the Sources page and in CREDITS.md.

  • Spring wildflowers, Chino Hills State Park
    “16 Upper Bane Ridge Trail Views (11) - A Hill In Spring Dress.jpg” by The Fun Chronicles · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Carbon Canyon Regional Park, next door to Brea 265
    “Carbon Canyon Regional Park - 55150416054.jpg” by The Fun Chronicles · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Trail in Carbon Canyon Regional Park
    “Carbon Canyon Regional Park - 55150347873.jpg” by The Fun Chronicles · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Hillside views, Carbon Canyon Regional Park
    “Carbon Canyon Regional Park - 55150416154.jpg” by The Fun Chronicles · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Carbon Canyon Regional Park
    “Carbon Canyon Regional Park - 55150183951.jpg” by The Fun Chronicles · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Open lawn, Carbon Canyon Regional Park
    “Carbon Canyon Regional Park Lawn - 55150348108.jpg” by The Fun Chronicles · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Playground, Carbon Canyon Regional Park
    “Carbon Canyon Regional Park Playground.jpg” by The Fun Chronicles · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Lake at Carbon Canyon Regional Park
    “Carbon canyon regional park lake.jpg” by MorbidEntree · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Trail, Carbon Canyon Regional Park
    “Carbon Canyon Regional Park horse trail.jpg” by David Lofink from Orange, United States · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Ridge trail, Chino Hills State Park
    “Long Green Line - Chino Hills State Park 1.jpg” by Z3lvs · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Upper Bane Ridge views, Chino Hills State Park
    “07 Upper Bane Ridge Trail Views (2) - Park Kiosk Area, $10 Per Car In 2023.jpg” by The Fun Chronicles · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Downtown Brea
    “Brea-downtown restaurant art.jpg” by Jonnyboyca at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Brea Mall entrance
    “Entrance to Brea Mall.jpg” by StorkDork · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Olinda Elementary School, Birch St.
    “Olinda Elementary Birch Street.jpg” by MorbidEntree · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Brea Olinda High School
    “Brea-BOHS front1.jpg” by User:Jonnyboyca · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Aerial, Brea 265 site area at Valencia Ave & Lambert Rd (USGS; imagery may predate current grading)
    “USGS The National Map, USGSImageryOnly basemap (NAIP orthoimagery)” by U.S. Geological Survey / USDA NAIP · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · USGS The National Map. Resized and compressed for the web.
  • Aerial, Brea 265 site, Valencia Ave to Rose Dr (USGS; imagery may predate current grading)
    “USGS The National Map, USGSImageryOnly basemap (NAIP orthoimagery)” by U.S. Geological Survey / USDA NAIP · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · USGS The National Map. Resized and compressed for the web.

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