"In addition to the construction of thousands of dwellings throughout Orange County, the Holstein firm, founded in 1923 by his father, built scores of homes in Beverly Hills for the early motion picture stars. George Holstein succeeded his father in 1949 and later developed the bench-mark Sandpiper community in the Palm Springs area, forerunner of scores of other desert condominium projects."
"As an ardent sportsman, Holstein was instrumental in the creation of the Balboa Bay Club, the Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course and the Newport Beach Tennis Club. The Holstein Co., received national attention with its trend-setting development of the Bluffs community above Upper Newport Bay."
"During 1965-66, with C. Robert Perryman as vice president of marketing, the firm built and sold more than 2,000 "bonus room"--over-the-garage unfinished rooms--homes in Orange County projects."
George M. Holstein III, a prominent Southern California developer, passed away at his Newport Beach home at age 64 following a cancer battle. He took over the Holstein Company in 1949, which his father founded in 1923. The firm constructed thousands of homes throughout Orange County and Beverly Hills for early motion picture stars. Holstein developed the Sandpiper community in Palm Springs, a benchmark desert condominium project that inspired numerous similar developments. He also created the Bluffs community above Upper Newport Bay, which gained national attention for its innovative design. Beyond construction, Holstein was instrumental in establishing the Balboa Bay Club, Rancho San Joaquin Golf Course, and Newport Beach Tennis Club. During 1965-66, the company built over 2,000 bonus room homes in Orange County.
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