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Investment Highlights

  • Large-Scale Development Opportunity
  • Flexible Zoning
  • Strategic Regional Connectivity
  • Extensive Groundwater Infrastructure
  • Prior Entitlement Work Completed

Executive Summary

3,328-acre Rice Airfield offering in Southern California with strategic access to major California, Nevada, and Arizona markets. Former U.S. Army airfield/training facility and later a civilian airfield, the site offers significant development potential. The property features two high-capacity water wells, with an estimated 380 GPM during a 24-hour pump test. Engineering evaluations identified potential for a future high-capacity production well estimated at 2,500–3,500 GPM. The property was also previously entitled for a utility-scale solar facility, potentially providing a more established pathway for future entitlement work. As one of the larger available land sites in Southern California, Rice Airfield may be suitable for large-scale industrial, energy, infrastructure, or other development uses, subject to zoning, entitlements, utilities, environmental review, and buyer due diligence.

Property Facts

Sale Type Investment or Owner User
No. Lots 1
Property Type Land
Property Subtype Commercial
Total Lot Size 3,324.00 AC
Zoning W-2 - W-2 (Controlled Development) zoning in unincorporated Riverside County, allowing diverse uses with more intensive projects subject to County review.

1 Lot Available

Lot

Lot Size 3,324.00 AC

3,328-acre Rice Airfield property in Southern California, strategically positioned near major CA, NV, and AZ markets. Former airfield with high-capacity water wells, prior solar entitlement history, and significant future development potential.

Description

Rice Airfield is a ±3,328-acre (approximately 5.2-square-mile) contiguous development opportunity in an unincorporated area of Riverside County, California. As one of the largest privately controlled development opportunities in Southern California, the property offers the scale and flexibility to accommodate a single-user campus or large-scale, multi-use phased development. The property features two completed groundwater wells supported by hydrogeologic investigations, pump testing, and aquifer characterization. Existing testing reported an estimated 380 GPM during a 24-hour pump test, while engineering evaluations identified potential for a future high-capacity production well estimated at 2,500–3,500 GPM. This groundwater infrastructure may provide a significant advantage for water-intensive industrial, energy, infrastructure, and next-generation development uses. Rice Airfield benefits from flexible zoning that allows for multiple potential redevelopment uses, including utility and infrastructure projects, solar power facilities, and other large-scale developments. The property previously received approvals for a Concentrated Solar Power facility following extensive environmental, engineering, biological, and cultural studies, establishing a substantial body of prior entitlement and development analysis. Strategically located along Highway 62 with approximately 2.75 miles of frontage, rail accessibility, and regional connectivity to Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada, Rice Airfield is positioned to serve a broad range of industrial, logistics, energy, infrastructure, and other large-scale users. All proposed uses, water capacity, zoning, entitlements, and development plans remain subject to independent verification and applicable approvals.

Exceptionally drivable
100/100
Somewhat bikeable
20/100

Property Taxes

Property Taxes

Parcel Numbers
Multiple
  • 801-070-005
  • 801-042-004
  • 801-062-012
Land Assessment
$6,752,075 CAD
Improvements Assessment
$0 CAD
Total Assessment
$6,752,075 CAD
  • Listing ID: 41865108

  • Date on Market: 2026-08-24

  • Last Updated:

  • Address: (East) Midland Rd, Desert Center, CA 92239

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