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A former miniature golf site in Central Orange County might soon be the home of a mixed-use development with more than 650 apartment complexes with rooftop pools and ground floor retail.
Fountain Valley planning documents show Boomers, a local amusement center that shut down permanently in 2020, could be razed to make way for 657 apartments and 4,460 square feet of retail space within two seven-floor buildings.
Holland Partner Group, a Vancouver, Washington-based real estate investment company, submitted an application to the city to replace the former Boomers site with apartments and retail.
The Fountain Valley Planning Commission plans to review the proposed project at a May 14 study session. Initially, city plans called for 682 apartments and 4,364 square feet of retail at 16800 Magnolia St., the address of the former Boomers property.
Those plans have since been updated, downgrading the housing to 657 apartments with 4,460 square feet of ground floor retail. Two buildings, according to current plans and renderings, would be built on 6.87 acres. Nearly 100 units would be set aside for lower-income tenants, specifically those who earn 80% of the area’s median income.
The project must follow this requirement for 55 years to stay compliant with Fountain Valley’s General Plan and Housing Element. The proposed project would also include on-site parking structures for tenants, plus a separate lot for visitors. On-site amenities would include rooftop pools and spas, clubrooms, fitness centers, business centers, barbecue grills, sky decks, courtyards for outdoor recreation and ground floor neighborhood retail.
Holland Property Group’s proposal must earn a recommendation by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council before a shovel could be placed in the ground.
Holland Property Group was founded in 2000 in Vancouver, Washington. The real estate company specializes in acquisition, construction, development, property management and redevelopment. It’s unclear how long they’ve controlled the property. Holland officials did not return a request for comment.
In 2021, Irvine-based APX Operating Co. LLC bought the assets of Boomers’ then owner Apex Parks Group after the Irvine-company filed for bankruptcy protection amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced them to close several amusement park sites.
Fountain Valley Housing Element
The city of Fountain Valley adopted a housing strategy through 2029, as required by state law. The housing plan pointed out that since Fountain Valley developed nearly all of its single-family lots, future residential development within the city “will likely be almost exclusively multifamily.”
Fountain Valley’s future housing goals, per the city’s adopted strategy, include building as many types of residences as possible, including apartments, factory-built houses and emergency shelters.
Portions of the city would be rezoned under the strategy to accommodate 4,839 residential units for various types of affordable housing tenants.
Fountain Valley’s housing strategy would also allow for more infill development, increased production of mixed-use projects with a residential element and a reduction of governmental constraints for construction, among other goals.
There are 16 development projects currently in Fountain Valley’s pipeline with a housing component, according to the city’s strategy. That pipeline includes Prado Family Homes, Villa Serena, Villa Asteria, the Boomers redevelopment, Golden Triangle, Southpark and Warner Square.