2700 White Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93304

Located at the Highway 99 interchange in Southwest Bakersfield’s Wible Orchard neighborhood, 2700 White Lane is a 149-unit studio apartment community. Originally constructed in 1965 as a Howard Johnson hotel, the property has been converted to multifamily use under Conditional Use Permit 23-0642, approved on February 29, 2024. The two-story, L-shaped property encompasses approximately 59,600 square feet of building area. The 149 studio units average approximately 400 square feet each and feature kitchenettes in a hotel-conversion format. The site benefits from freeway visibility, with Highway 99 carrying more than 170,000 vehicles per day, and direct access from White Lane. The immediate area is characterized by working-class residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Valley Plaza Mall is approximately two miles east, and Downtown Bakersfield is approximately five miles northeast. The property currently operates at 65.1 percent occupancy, with 97 units leased and 52 vacant. Approximately 40 percent of occupied 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. Fire sprinklers and alarm systems have been completed. 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.