Michael F. Harrah is the President of Caribou Industries that owns, operates 40 subsidiary companies known for premier real estate, executive aviation, five-star restaurants, hotel resorts and entertainment venues. Mr. Harrah founded Caribou Industries in 1977 and has currently 1,140 employees in Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada. Mr. Harrah has maintained his commitment to “Preserving the Past and Ensuring the Future” through the development of inner-city properties and resort communities.
Over the last 39 years, Mr. Harrah has acquired, developed or completely renovated over 5 million square feet of commercial office, retail and residential properties in Santa Ana and Hawaii alone. The crown jewels of Mr. Harrah’s portfolio are The 3rd Street Promenade, One Broadway Plaza, 625 North Grand and The Pinnacle Honolulu.
3rd & Broadway Promenade is a Gensler designed, 171-unit apartment and 75-key hotel development centrally located in the heart of the multibillion-dollar Orange County Civic Center Master Plan TOD in Downtown Santa Ana
One Broadway Plaza, also located in the Orange County Civic Center Master Plan TOD, will be the largest, tallest and most sustainable 700,000 SF, 37-story, mixed-use multifamily residential superstructure in the history of Orange County, towering 500’ above the plaza.
625 North Grand is a Gensler designed, 500,000 SF mixed-use residential and office development that is located on the 114-year-old Orange County Register corporate headquarters site where Mr. Harrah already secured Amazon as a lead occupier. This development is located across the street from the $600 Million OC Streetcar Light Rail.
The 3rd and Broadway Promenade, One Broadway Plaza and 625 North Grand have transformed Downtown Santa Ana into a Transit Oriented District with Orange County’s only 20-hour, vertical urbanization core city.
The Pinnacle Honolulu is an exclusive 35-story luxury condominium tower in the heart of downtown. Each home at Pinnacle is either a half-floor or full floor and is serviced by a private elevator entry which set a new standard for high-rise residential development on the island.
Board Memberships
Mr. Harrah and Caribou Industries has been or is currently a member of the following Boards of Directors:
• UC Irvine Center for Real Estate at the Paul Merage School of Business Advisory Board including the namesake benefactor for the Michael F. Harrah UCI Center for Real Estate New Urbanism Scholarship
• The Lincoln Club
• The Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
• The Urban Land Institute
• Executive Board of the Economic Development Council of the City of Santa Ana