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Investment Highlights

  • High-Traffic Commercial Development Opportunity!
  • Exceptional visibility
  • off Interstate 5 at the Taft Highway exit

Executive Summary

Major price repositioning presents an opportunity to acquire approximately 18.73 acres of strategically located land near the Interstate 5 and Taft Highway interchange in Bakersfield, CA.
This flat and usable site offers strong frontage, visibility, and accessibility along one of California’s major transportation corridors. Positioned near existing travel-oriented commercial uses and freeway services, the property is well suited for a variety of potential highway commercial development opportunities.
Seller has a conceptual site plan available illustrating a potential freeway-oriented commercial development layout featuring truck service and fuel components, convenience retail, restaurant pads, hospitality concept, parking, truck circulation, and related commercial uses. The conceptual layout helps demonstrate the flexibility and potential future development configuration of the site (buyer to verify all zoning, land use, and development requirements with Kern County).
The surrounding corridor continues to benefit from Interstate 5 traffic and ongoing transportation-related commercial activity. The site’s location and scale provide flexibility for developers, owner-users, and investors seeking long-term positioning along a major north-south transportation route.
Utilities are believed to be nearby along Taft Highway, offering potential for future connection (buyer to verify availability, capacity, and costs). Current zoning is A-1 with surrounding commercial and travel-oriented uses nearby.
Potential future uses may include travel center, fuel station, truck service, EV charging, hospitality, restaurant, retail, and related highway-oriented commercial uses (buyer to verify all permitted uses with Kern County).
Buyer to conduct their own due diligence regarding zoning, land use, utilities, access, environmental conditions, and all aspects of development.

Property Facts

Price $3,778,110 CAD
Sale Type Investment or Owner User
Sale Condition 1031 Exchange
No. Lots 1
Property Type Land
Property Subtype Commercial
Proposed Use
Commercial
  • Retail
Total Lot Size 18.73 AC
Zoning A1 - Commercial zoning allowing for a range of highway-oriented uses including travel center, fuel station, truck stop, retail, and related commercial dev.

1 Lot Available

Lot

Price $3,778,110 CAD
Price Per AC $201,714.36 CAD
Lot Size 18.73 AC

±18.73 acres of flat, usable land located near the I-5 and Taft Hwy interchange with strong visibility and frontage. Conceptual travel center site plan available. Utilities believed nearby. Buyer to verify zoning and development requirements.

Description

Approximately 18.73 acres located near the Interstate 5 and Taft Highway interchange in Bakersfield, CA. The property offers a flat and usable layout with strong frontage and accessibility along a major transportation corridor connecting Northern and Southern California. The site is positioned within an area influenced by freeway-related commercial activity and nearby travel-oriented uses. Its size and configuration provide flexibility for a variety of potential future development concepts including fuel service, truck parking and service, hospitality, restaurant pads, EV charging, retail, and other highway-oriented commercial uses (buyer to verify all zoning, land use, and permitted uses with Kern County). Seller has a conceptual site layout available illustrating one potential development configuration designed around freeway commercial uses. The conceptual plan includes truck circulation, fuel components, parking areas, retail/service concepts, and hospitality-oriented components intended to help demonstrate the site’s potential and flexibility. The surrounding corridor continues to experience transportation and infrastructure activity associated with Interstate 5 traffic patterns and nearby commercial uses. The property benefits from visibility and accessibility near a major freeway interchange while still offering large-scale acreage suitable for future planning and development consideration. Utilities are believed to be nearby along Taft Highway, offering potential future connection opportunities (buyer to verify availability, capacity, and development requirements). Current zoning is A-1. This opportunity may appeal to developers, owner-users, investors, logistics-related users, and commercial groups seeking a strategically positioned site along a heavily traveled California transportation corridor.

Not walkable
10/100
Exceptionally drivable
100/100

Property Taxes

Property Taxes

Parcel Number
524-140-10-00-9
Land Assessment
$1,349,837 CAD
Improvements Assessment
$0 CAD
Total Assessment
$1,349,837 CAD
  • Listing ID: 36682992

  • Date on Market: 2025-07-10

  • Last Updated:

  • Address: 20638 Taft Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311

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