California's Designer Desert Development

Mirada is the only master-planned community built entirely within a federal parkland.

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March 31, 2002, 11:00 AM PST

It's possible to get Beverly Hills-style living inside the protected and rugged Santa Rosa national refuge near Palm Springs: "Mirada, developed by MCO Properties of Arizona, is an island of densely packed mini-mansions in the wildlife sanctuary. It is the only master-planned community in the country built entirely within the borders of federal parkland... More than 4.3 million acres of privately held inholdings are inside national parks and monuments, 200,000 acres of which federal officials estimate are threatened by development at any given time..."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: Parkland Is Home to Planned Community

Sunday, March 31, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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