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Horizon Studios
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APN 276-381-09
Property Type Multifamily, Hospitality
Sub Type Apartment Building
Units 104
Tenancy Vacant
Class A
Year Built 1968
Buildings 3
Stories 2
Acreage 1.700
Zoning Commercial General (CG) with Housing Incentive Overlay (HIO)
Parking Spaces 78 spaces
Investment Type Value Add
Horizon Studios Fully entitled 104-unit motel-to-affordable-studio conversion in Buena Park, CA. CUP
Marketing description
Horizon Studios is the adaptive reuse of a legacy 101-room motel (formerly operating under the Howard Johnson brand) into a 104-unit, income-restricted studio apartment community in Buena Park. The project sits within the City's Hotel/Motel Conversion (HMC) Overlay and Housing Incentive Overlay (HIO) zones, which were created specifically to convert underutilized motel stock into permanent affordable housing. The property is currently vacant and undergoing its conversion scope of work.
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Investment highlights
- Entitlements Are Done. Conditional Use Permit No. CU-25-10 (Resolution No. 6398) approved by the Buena Park Planning Commission on November 18, 2025, by a 5-0 vote. The project has already cleared its Final Focused EIR (EIR-25-1). A buyer is stepping into a shovel-ready, permitted conversion - not an entitlement risk.
- Guaranteed-Income Potential. All 104 units are eligible to accept Section 8, HUD-VASH, and other tenant-based rental assistance vouchers, materially de-risking lease-up and rent collection versus market-rate multifamily.
- Built-In Mission & Funding Partner. A signed MOU with Homeless Veterans of America (HVOA) positions the project to pursue VA GPD, HUD-VASH, and VA TIP grant funding as an operating subsidy and service layer, with HVOA acting as fiscal agent and compliance lead.
- Density Bonus Upside Already Captured. Using California's Density Bonus Law (Gov. Code §65915), the project achieves ~104 units on 1.7 net acres (~60 du/ac) - nearly double the base zoning capacity - with reduced parking ratios already approved.
- Density bonus to ~60 du/acre under Gov. Code §65915 (State Density Bonus Law)
- Reduced on-site parking (0.5-1 space/unit under HIO)
- Streamlined review protections under SB 330 (Housing Crisis Act of 2019) - no tenant displacement, no replacement-unit obligation
- Setback/height modifications approved for constructability
- Conditions of approval require recordation of an affordable housing regulatory agreement and a subsidized bus pass covenant prior to Certificate of Occupancy
- 62 units (60% of the project) are the Developer's binding CUP affordability commitment, recorded under a 55-year covenant.
- All 104 units are voucher-eligible (Section 8, HCV, HUD-VASH).
- Affordability range under the drafted Deed of Restrictive Covenants spans 30%-120% AMI.
- Additional subsidy awards (e.g., OCHA buydown) would deepen affordability further but will not reduce the recorded 62-unit set-aside.
- Structure is designed to satisfy LIHTC 20/50 or 40/60 minimum set-aside tests if the buyer elects to pursue tax credit financing in the future.
- Approximately 62 units (60%) are designated Veteran-Preference Units under the drafted deed restriction; the remaining 42 are General Population Units.
- HVOA manages grant compliance, reporting, and coordination with VA/HUD; the property owner maintains habitability standards and provides service coordination access.
- Grant funds, where awarded, may support operations, maintenance, and supportive services - an operating tailwind not available to a typical market-rate conversion.
- A buyer should independently evaluate the HVOA MOU (non-binding framework agreement) as part of diligence; f
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