The subject property is located in the County of Riverside (COR) Vista Santa Rosa Community. The COR General Plan Foundation Policy overlay is Community Development (CDO), meaning land use may be low to high density residential among the many uses allowed under this zone classification. The property is also in the City of La Quinta Sphere of Influence (SOI), meaning the development could be entitled through the COR and the annexed into the City of La Quinta in the future. Sewer is at Jackson St.The property was originally developed as a Coachella Valley based nursery by a wholesale nursery company that distributed its products to Big Box stores in Southern California. Original greenhouse improvement costs ($15 MM) excluding the land, far exceeds the current asking price. The property has a 500 gallon per minute irrigation well & pump station with storage tanks for the nursery irrigation system. County of Riverside permitted Cannabis Hemp cultivation for CBD oil production is the most recent agriculture activity at the Nursery facility. Approximately 14 acres of greenhouse is being leased to third parties cultivating Hemp. Rental per acre per month is $8, 000 per month. Current General Manager with knowledge base and notoriety in the CBD hemp cultivation industry, willing to work for new ownership, to manage rental income activity moving forward.The property is located in an Opportunity Zone, which offers a tax shelter advantage to a new owner. Opportunity Zones offer tax benefits to investors who elect to temporarily defer tax on capital gains if they timely invest those gain amounts in a Qualified Zone property.
