BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Thursday morning, local business leaders gathered inside the Harriet Hotel for a real estate forecast breakfast and a closer look at what could become one of northeast Bakersfield’s biggest developments.
Vince Roche with Cushman & Wakefield shared an update on the long-awaited City Lights project — formerly known as the East Hills Mall, which first opened in 1986. The mall once featured four department stores and a movie theater, but after the Great Recession, store closures mounted and foot traffic declined. By summer 2022, the site had been reduced to dirt.
Now, developers say the 35-acre property could see an investment of about $110 million…