Glennville
Glennville, CA · Real Estate
connectcre.com
Wonderful Real Estate Trades 1.1M-SF Industrial to Global Technology Company
The Wonderful Company announced that its Wonderful Real Estate business has completed the sale of 5104 Express Ave. to a major global technology and e-commerce company. The newly constructed 1,088,047-square-foot, Class A industrial facility is located at the Wonderful Logistics Center in Shafter and marks the buyer’s third location at the 2,000-acre, fully entitled, master-planned logistics and distribution campus, bringing its owned and leased footprint to more than three million square feet.
Porterville Recorder
Council to explore voluntary mobile home space rent stabilization
After hearing from a group of mobile-home park residents who described steep rent increases in spaces and growing financial pressure, the Porterville City Council voted 4-0 to continue exploring ways to stabilize mobile-home rents, but stopped short of pursuing a citywide rent-control ordinance. The council directed city staff to conduct...
Bakersfield Now
Shafter housing development clashes with California High-Speed Rail route plans
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A proposed housing development in Shafter has become the latest flashpoint in an ongoing dispute with the California High-Speed Rail Authority, with city leaders arguing the neighborhood plans predate the rail project and the authority warning the development conflicts with its approved alignment. Shafter Mayor...
Porterville Recorder
Council to look at mobilehome space rent policy
The Porterville City Council will look at if the city should implement rent control when it comes how much mobilehome park owners can raise the rent for the space used by mobilehome owners at its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The council will look at the issue as a...
wheninyourstate.com
Housing plans collide with high-speed rail ambitions in one California city
A California housing plan is running into a major transportation vision. The California High-Speed Rail Authority says its approved route passes through land where Shafter and Lennar want to build 1,251 single-family homes. Shafter approved the tentative tract map in May 2026 despite the Authority’s objections. The disagreement raises a...
constructiondive.com
Surge in July construction starts reflected megaproject volatility: Dodge
Construction activity surged in July as contractors broke ground on yet another round of massive megaprojects. Total starts rebounded 25.6% month over month in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.79 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network. The jumps followed June’s weaker numbers, when total starts fell 19.9%, due to a momentary pause in megaproject groundbreakings, according to Dodge. The down-and-up pattern reflects the disparity across building segments, said Eric Gaus, chief economist at Dodge Construction Network.
sjvsun.com
Petition launched to protect Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace from demolition amid purchase rumors
An online petition is calling on Bakersfield officials to protect Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace amid concerns that a potential buyer could demolish the landmark country music venue. The campaign was launched after reports surfaced that an unidentified developer had submitted an offer to purchase and redevelop the property. Driving...
Bakersfield Californian
Word of purchase offer prompts online petition to protect Crystal Palace
Word that an unidentified developer wants to buy and demolish Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace has prompted the launch of a petition calling for city officials and others to step in to preserve the shuttered venue. By early Friday afternoon, 27 people had signed the petition that local resident Sarena...
Bakersfield Californian
Upscale apartments in SW Bakersfield push limits of city's luxe rental market
New rental housing in southwest Bakersfield is stretching the city’s definition of deluxe living with indoor pickleball and apartments priced as high as $2,695 per month. Ranch West, a development with 220 units, recently opened near Panama Lane and South Allen Road. It offers amenities including basketball courts, fire pits and a resort-style pool and spa with covered cabanas.
KGET
Among the offers for Buck Owens’ shuttered Crystal Palace: A deal that means tearing it down
The Crystal Palace, once Kern County’s most popular tourist attraction, has been closed for a year now, listed for sale for $7 million. After more than 13 months on the market, the Buck Owens family finally opted to shutter the famous venue last Aug. 12, on what would have been Owens’ 96th birthday. Has anything changed in the past 12 months?
Taft Midway Driller
New Hope Temple finds a new home
The Taft Planning Commission gave the go-ahead for the New Hope Temple to build a new 15,000 square foot church facility on the western edge of the city. The church was granted conditional use permit to build the new church on Aug. 5. The church has been looking for a...