Artistree entitled, designed, and permitted this historic 40-key resort in California Hot Springs, California. The objective of our project was to transform the existing sleepy hot springs day spa, bath facility, restaurant, and RV park into an award-winning eco-resort with attractive overnight lodging that would bring visitors to this historic property known for its healing waters and serene location. The property is situated in the Sierra Foothills region and is surrounded on three sides by Sequoia National Forest. Two artesian hot springs come out of the ground at 131 and 129 degrees Fahrenheit with a daily flow of 350,000 gal/day.
Artistree managed the acquisition process and syndicated the property into a JV structure. Artistree’s primary design goal was to develop lodging and staff housing while repositioning the historic roadhouse and bathing facility to put California Hot Springs on the map as an eco-adventure destination spa resort.
Performing a multi-month due diligence, Artistree managed this purchase transaction including a $1M reduction to the purchase price of this asset
Created a multi-phase master-planned resort and residential development.
Artistree managed the process of gaining approval for the re-envisioned use of the existing RV park into a tiny home, tent, and treehouse resort offering, plus permitted significant renovations to the historic lodge and pools.
Repositioned and permitted renovation of the following historic restaurant and bathhouse:
Permitting included bringing historic main lodge into code compliance and sustainability while maintaining the integrity of historic building: total proposed Area: 19,349 GSF
Redesign of an existing RV park into an upscale, boutique, nature-based resort. Planned accommodations: 40 keys, 17,560 GSF
Converted commercial water bottling facility into the back-of-house and operations facility headquarters for the 260-acre property. Planned for future expansion into makerspace and artisan fabricator village.
Added affordable housing for employees
Site-wide infrastructure improvements
Improvements to water supply and source wells, including code compliance
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