Strip centers · California

La Placita Cinco

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtSanta Ana, CA

Retrofit completed; housing conversion documented; median rent $2,352 cited as opposition reason. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 43,310 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 3,839 units, Orange County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,251/mo zillow · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.0% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, mixedWikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Orange County (CA), 2024	3,839 units in 5+ unit buildings, 462 in 2–4, 2,671 single-family; 2023: 3,440 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 16 within 25 km: The City Shopping Center (4.1 km); Oak Creek Golf Course (8.3 km); The Village at Orange (9.1 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	142,472 jobs in 9,812 establishments; average annual pay $51,666; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	24,830 jobs; 519 in retail trade, 825 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06059075002)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 1.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (3,197 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 35.3%; median family income $29,563; 383 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Santa Ana Unified School District (KG-12); 18 public schools within 1 mile: Nova Academy Early College High; Scholarship Prep - Orange County; El Sol Santa Ana Science and Arts Academy; Edward B. Cole AcademyNCES EDGE
Elevation	109 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	140 county-logged events: 49 flood, 43 heavy rain, 24 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind; $1,361,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 92701, 2026-09	median list price $674,000 (+27.1% on the year); 37 active listings; median 68 days on market; 9% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	9,840 establishments (+5%); 146,724 jobs (+3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $3,251/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	43,310 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 28 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

La Placita Cinco in Santa Ana, CA (a former underutilized strip mall) was redeveloped into housing/mixed use and is now built. The retrofit is complete (status: built).

Why. Opposition reasons include: retrofit already built, median rent $2,352, and housing conversion documented in the record.

Where it stands. Within 10km: 3 nearby sites (The City Shopping Center [unknown status], Oak Creek Golf Course [proposed], The Village at Orange [partial]). Housing market ZHVI: $1.17M (2026-09), ZORI: $3,251 (2026-09).

For a planner

No current tenant data provided
Traffic: 43,310 ADT on principal arterial (4 lanes)

For a developer

No active retail tenant details
Permits: $1.75B in Orange County housing units built in 2024 (not site-specific)

What we do not know yet

No site-specific retail performance data
No current occupancy rates
Median rent figure lacks source or timeframe

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retrofit already built
median rent $2,352
housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

County	Orange County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Draft from enterprisecommunity.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: Built on the site of an underutilized strip mall, La Placita Cinco now offers affordable homes in Santa Ana, Calif.

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Sources

Moving to the Mall | Enterprise Community Partners
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La Placita Cinco

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "La Placita Cinco, Santa Ana, CA." Record n-7da8314131, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/ca/santa-ana-la-placita-cinco/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_santaanalaplacitacinco,
  title = {La Placita Cinco, Santa Ana, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/ca/santa-ana-la-placita-cinco/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-7da8314131, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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