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Editor’s note: Today’s profile of the low-key Deerfield community is Larry Roberts’ last installment. These neighborhood profiles proved popular with readers, and Irvine Homes will continue to explore different swaths of the city in future posts. In the meantime, check out the Irvine Housing Blog for Larry’s take on the state of the local real estate market.

In the heart of Irvine there are a number of small neighborhoods that are less well-known than Woodbridge or Turtle Rock or some of the other larger or newer communities. These neighborhoods are no less interesting or well planned than their more famous brethren. One of these hidden gems is the community of Deerfield.

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Deerfield is north of Woodbridge bounded by Irvine Center Drive, Culver Drive, Yale Avenue and the rail line which bisects Irvine. Deerfield Avenue is the main collector street moving traffic throughout the community. There is an apartment complex at the corner of Irvine Center and Culver, and there is other high-density housing north of Deerfield Avenue near the railroad tracks. The remaining housing is a mixture of one and two story dwellings. Deerfield was one of the earlier communities developed. Its buildout was complete in 1976.

Life in Deerfield revolves around the large community park. This park together with an elementary and middle school comprise a large central greenspace. There are a series of pathways linking three satellite parks to the community park. This is a great master plan which allows children to walk or bike to school or the park without crossing busy streets.

Deerfield is a nice neighborhood to live and raise children. The central park gets plenty of use, and it provides a unifying element where neighbors meet neighbors and children play together outside. It doesn’t have the fame of Irvine’s other neighborhoods, but it is no less desirable as a place to call home.

For more photos and a more detailed description please see Irvine’s Deerfield.

Related posts:

• Irvine neighborhood profile: Quail Hill
• Irvine neighborhood profile: Turtle Rock
• Irvine neighborhood profile: Oak Creek
• Irvine neighborhood profile: Woodbridge
• Irvine neighborhood profile: University Park

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