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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Dec. 20, 2022) — An approved ground lease at the long vacant west Anaheim corner of Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue paves the way for a grocery store as well as a home improvement store as part of the 39 Commons development and the city’s ongoing effort to rebuild Beach Boulevard.
The ground lease, approved by Anaheim’s City Council on Dec. 20, is the next step in the development of a shopping center alongside a townhome community that got under construction in 2021 and is nearing completion at Beach and Lincoln.
Known as 39 Commons, development of the 30-acre site is a key part of Anaheim’s multiyear effort to revitalize Beach Boulevard in the heart of west Anaheim.
Pending finalized leases, plans for the 39 Commons retail center call for a Sprouts Farmers Market and a Lowe’s Home Improvement store.
The home improvement store and the grocery store — a city requirement on the site based on resident requests — are set for land covered by the 8.1-acre ground lease, which would run for 55 years.
Rent under the lease will be determined upon the developer’s finalization of leases with a grocery and home improvement store.
Construction of the retail spaces of 39 Commons is expected to start in early 2023 and finish later in 2023 and in 2024.
The center is also set to include restaurants and services immediately along Beach Boulevard.
An In-N-Out Burger, a drive-thru Starbucks, an additional drive-thru restaurant and stores and services are also expected, pending finalized leases.
Along with townhomes, the retail development will transform a site that once included a former landfill that has been remediated over the past 20 years.
39 Commons is part of Rebuild Beach, our effort to transform Anaheim’s stretch of Beach into an inviting, walkable, livable street with thriving businesses.
The problems of Beach are all too familiar to nearby residents, businesses and anyone who has been to the area.
They include human trafficking and prostitution, devastating drug use and distribution, illegal gambling, transiency, blight and other public safety and quality of life issues.
Anaheim is addressing the problems of Beach with strict, targeted law enforcement and proactive enforcement of the Anaheim Municipal Code.
We recently completed installing new brighter streetlights and are working to relocate overhead utility lines underground for better reliability and appearance.
We are also working with motels to improve operations and working with other businesses to improve the appearance of commercial buildings.
Long term, Anaheim is looking to redevelopment to transform the area, just as we have seen in downtown Anaheim, The Anaheim Resort and the Platinum Triangle.
In early December, Anaheim concluded the $6.6 million purchase of the former Covered Wagon motel, which the city shut down in March for code violations and unsafe and inhuman conditions.
The motel is set to be demolished in January with the site set to be redeveloped as homes, including affordable apartments and townhomes for sale.
Redevelopment along Beach is happening now and will play out over the next few decades. You can see more at Anaheim.net/rebuildbeach.
