Former Hotel-Turned-University-Campus Trades for Repositioning

DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services finalized the $14.4-million sale of an 87,598 square-foot former university campus on approximately 6.4 acres in the Los Angeles County city of Lancaster. VP Dennis Marciniak represented the seller, University of Antelope Valley, LLC. The buyer, 44049 Sierra Hwy Propco, LLC, acquired the vacant campus with plans to reposition the property as a regional hub for community and social services in partnership with Los Angeles County.

According to Marciniak, the property was originally developed as a hotel before being converted into the campus of the University of Antelope Valley, a private university that operated there until closing in 2024. Marciniak also represented the university when it first acquired the property.

“Having represented the University of Antelope Valley when it first acquired this campus, I understood not only the property’s history but also its long-term potential,” says Marciniak. “Its flexible layout, existing infrastructure and zoning made it well suited for another mission-driven use.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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