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 built 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 contains approximately 61,500 square feet of building area. The 149 studio units average approximately 400 square feet each, and feature kitchenettes in a hotel-conversion format and exterior corridors. The site includes 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. 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. Approximately 40% of occupied units (~39 units) are leased to Section 8 voucher holders. The Bakersfield Housing Authority has approved contract rents at this address ranging from $975 to $1,095 per month. 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.