Shopoff’s 80-Acre Sale Provides Permanent Open Space

Shopoff Realty Investments recently sold 80 acres in Chino Hills for conservation as permanent open space to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA). The land was originally purchased as part of a larger portfolio, with the balance already sold. Shopoff previously sold an additional 320 adjacent acres to the MRCA in July 2020.

“We are so pleased to be able to complete the sale of this final parcel of land to the MRCA and help to complete their vision of an improved wildlife connection between the state park and the  Prado Wetlands,” says William Shopoff, Shopoff Realty Investments president and CEO. “After acquiring this property as part of a larger portfolio, we quickly determined that the land’s steep hillsides and rustic terrain would not be suitable for development, and that the property’s highest and best use would be leaving it undeveloped as open space, benefiting the public as a whole.”

The permanent land preservation was made possible by use of funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The property will now provide connectivity and habitat for wildlife and expand the protected lands adjacent to Chino Hills State Park.