850-900 S Downs Street

13.5 Acres at the northeast corner of Downs Ave. and Bowman Avenue, immediately north of the bike path which leads from the property to the major retail area in Ridgecrest with a Walmart Supercenter as well as a planned entertainment center with a movie theater, and bowling alley. The property is equidistant to the China Lake Naval Weapons Station and Cerro Coso College with a student body of 5000. The Naval Base is the premier land range and weapons development laboratory for the Department of the Navy. The Base is the leader in the development and testing of drones and other guided missles as well as advanced weapons systems that provide support for our naval, joint and coalition forces. The base has 4500 servicemen and defense contractors. The base is 1 million acres and spans from the Nevada border to the Pacific Ocean. Ridgecrest is home to about 30,000 people but serves as the medical and retail center for the whole southern Sierra region. An indication of the purchasing power in Ridgecrest is that the McDonald's does over $4,000,000 in annual volume and the Walmart Supercenter has exceeded their goals from the day the store opened.198 townhouse units shovel ready in Kern County boom area. $3B has been allocated for reconstruction of the China Lake Naval Weapons Station. APN 3132-010-010 024