2700 White Ln - Apartments FOR SALE


Bakersfield, CA 93304- Wible Orchard
$9,950,000 USD
818-212-2748
2700 White Ln, Bakersfield, CA for Sale
$9,950,000 USD
Apartments - FOR SALE
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2700 White Ln
Bakersfield, CA 93304
Wible Orchard


HIGHLIGHTS

  • A 149-Unit Studio Community Located at the Highway 99 Interchange on White Lane with 170,000+ Vehicles Per Day, Offering a High-Visibility
  • Freeway-Adjacent Location in Southwest Bakersfield’s Wible Orchard Neighborhood with Direct Access to Regional Employment and Retail
  • CUP Approval with Fire Sprinklers and Alarms Complete, As Conditional Use Permit 23-0642 Was Approved by the Bakersfield Planning Commission.
  • Fire Sprinkler and Alarm Systems Have Been Completed as the Largest Life-Safety Capital Item, Eliminating the Most Significant Compliance Risk.
  • In-Place and Projected Rents Are Supported by Direct Comparables and Section 8 Validation
  • Total Stabilization Costs Typically Underwritten Between $1.0M and $1.3M Including Construction, Permits, And Contingency

OVERVIEW

The LAAA Team of Marcus & Millichap is pleased to present 2700 White Lane, a 149-unit studio apartment community situated at the Highway 99 interchange in Southwest Bakersfield's Wible Orchard neighborhood. Originally constructed in 1965 as a Howard Johnson hotel, the property has been converted to multifamily use under Conditional Use Permit 23-0642, approved by the Bakersfield Planning Commission on February 29, 2024. The asset is being offered as a court-supervised sale through a receivership, presenting a compelling heavy value-add opportunity with a defined scope of remaining work, strong rental comparables, and deep Section 8 demand. The two-story, L-shaped property encompasses approximately 61,500 square feet of building area across 149 studio units averaging approximately 400 square feet each, with kitchenettes in a hotel-conversion format and exterior corridors. The site features a kidney-shaped swimming pool and a large surface parking lot. The property benefits from exceptional freeway visibility, with Highway 99 carrying more than 170,000 vehicles per day, and direct access from White Lane, one of Southwest Bakersfield's primary east-west arterials. Valley Plaza Mall is approximately two miles east and Downtown Bakersfield approximately five miles northeast. The property currently operates at 65.1% occupancy, with 97 units leased and 52 vacant (including 4 on notice and 2 in eviction). Approximately 40% of occupied units (~39 units) are leased to Section 8 voucher holders, and the Bakersfield Housing Authority has approved contract rents at this address ranging from $975 to $1,095 per month. This voucher concentration represents a strategic asset: Section 8 demand in the Southwest Bakersfield submarket is strong, providing a reliable tenant pipeline once the property achieves full CUP compliance and professional stabilization. Market rent support is anchored by Ming Tree Apartments at 5601 Ming Avenue, which achieves $1,075 per month for studios 2.5 miles from the subject on a comparable commercial corridor. This figure represents current achievable market rent, not a projection. Same-ZIP-code comparables in the 93304 area average $1,057 per month unadjusted, while the broader Southwest Bakersfield studio market (93309) averages $1,046 per month adjusted. A stabilized rent assumption of $1,075 per month is conservative relative to these benchmarks and falls $20 below the maximum Section 8-approved contract rent at the property. The single most significant risk mitigant in this transaction is that the remaining scope of work is defined and permitted. Fire sprinklers and alarm systems have been completed in accordance with the CUP, representing substantial life-safety capital already invested. The remaining CUP compliance items include five 8-by-20-foot masonry trash enclosures, six ADA parking stalls and path of travel, Los Carneros and White Lane sidewalk replacement, drive approaches and management signage, parking lot slurry seal and restripe, streetlight installation, landscaping, and perimeter security fence and gates. These items are specified in both the CUP punch list and a Patterson & Sons Construction estimate totaling approximately $745,000 for base construction (plans and permits excluded). Including permits, engineering, security fence, and contingency, buyers should underwrite $1.0M to $1.3M in total construction and soft costs. CUP-mandated impact fees, including a Park Development Fee of $312,155 plus Transportation Impact and Sewer Connection fees, are separate and typically addressed at closing through buyer responsibility, seller credit, or negotiated split. Sale comparable support is provided by Park Villa Apartments at 1405 White Lane, which sold in December 2025 for $18.6M at a 7.00% cap rate per CoStar. Additional context includes The New Yorker at 1906 18th Street, a 57%-studio property that traded in August 2025 at 8.15% cap, and Chateau Villa at 420-426 Real Road in the Wible Orchard submarket, which sold in November 2025 at 8.04% cap. Studio and hotel-conversion product typically commands a 75 to 100 basis point premium to conventional apartment cap rates due to higher turnover and management intensity. These transactions confirm active investor demand for multifamily product in the Bakersfield market and provide context for buyer underwriting. Sale comparable support is provided by Park Villa Apartments at 1405 White Lane, which sold in December 2025 for $18.6M at a 7.00% cap rate per CoStar. Additional context includes The New Yorker at 1906 18th Street, a 57%-studio property that traded in August 2025 at 8.15% cap, and Chateau Villa at 420-426 Real Road in the Wible Orchard submarket, which sold in November 2025 at 8.04% cap. Studio and hotel-conversion product typically commands a 75 to 100 basis point premium to conventional apartment cap rates due to higher turnover and management intensity. These transactions confirm active investor demand for multifamily product in the Bakersfield market and provide context for buyer underwriting.

FOR SALE DETAILS

PRICE

$9,950,000 USD

PRICE/SF

$92 USD /SF

# OF UNITS

149

PRICE/UNIT

$66,779

CAP RATE

7.5%

% LEASED

-

SALE TYPE

Investment

BUILDING DETAILS

PROPERTY NAME

Receivership Sale

PROPERTY TYPE

Multi-Family

APARTMENT STYLE

Low-Rise

PROPERTY SUBTYPE

Apartments

TOTAL BUILDING SIZE

-

STORIES

2

YEAR BUILT

1965

PARKING SPACES

-

LAND DETAILS

LAND ACRES

2.72 AC

LAND SF

118,483 SF

ZONING

C2

APN/PARCEL ID

405-101-06-00-5,405-101-07-00-8

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