Golf courses · California
Tommy Jacobs Bel Air Greens golf course
Closed golf course with approved zoning change for housing; conceptual plan exists but no construction permits issued. · summary, model-written
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Place
County typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,585/mo zillow · all sites with thisPolicy tool
Rezoning
This site: General Plan Amendment to redesignate roughly 35 acres from open space to Very Low Density Residential (Golf Course Conversion Ordinance) newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: …residential development record · all sites with thisNew use
Housing
This site: …residential development Approved by Palm Springs Planning Commission. newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | ClosedWikipedia no source |
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| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | residential developmentnewtypes-extraction reported |
| Redeveloper | Tommy Jacobs Bel Air Greens LPnewtypes-extraction reported |
Planning
| Zoning change | General Plan Amendment to redesignate roughly 35 acres from open space to Very Low Density Residential (Golf Course Conversion Ordinance)newtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Planning notes | Approved by Palm Springs Planning Commission.Wikipedia no source |
Site context
| Housing permits, Riverside County (CA), 2024 | 1,439 units in 5+ unit buildings, 143 in 2–4, 8,016 single-family; 2023: 3,953 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Desert Plaza Fashion Mall (0.7 km); Tramway Gas Station (4.1 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 93,639 jobs in 5,518 establishments; average annual pay $45,718; employment location quotient 1.12; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 3,213 jobs; 151 in retail trade, 1,564 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06065941400)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; 1.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (364 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; 4% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 23.0%; median family income $45,592; 212 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Palm Springs Unified School District (KG-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Katherine Finchy ElementaryNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 451 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 382 county-logged events: 126 flash flood, 84 flood, 67 heavy rain, 54 thunderstorm wind; $115,991,000 property damage reported; 3 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 92262, 2026-09 | median list price $722,225 (-5.3% on the year); 366 active listings; median 81 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 5,630 establishments (+13%); 111,571 jobs (+36%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $602,790 (+0% 1 yr, +16% 5 yr); typical rent $2,585/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 18,440 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Golf course closed in 2014. Developer proposed 74-lot subdivision in 2021. Planning Commission approved zoning change (35 acres from open space to Very Low Density Residential) in 2022. No construction permits recorded yet.
Why. Zoning change approved per Golf Course Conversion Ordinance. Housing market shows 15.7% 5-year ZHVI growth ($602k latest).
Where it stands. Status: closed. Planning: Approved. Development: Conceptual (no permits issued).
For a planner
- Zoning change approved for housing conversion.
- Nearby Desert Plaza Mall (0.7km) remains active.
- Housing market shows steady growth (15.7% 5-year ZHVI increase).
For a developer
- No current construction permits.
- Conceptual plan exists (74 lots) but no final approval.
- Verified status: draft (data unconfirmed).
What we do not know yet
- No project timeline or unit count.
- No evidence of construction or sales.
- Zoning change approved but not yet implemented.
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- closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
- median rent $1,814
- housing in the record
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History and original facts
| County | Riverside County |
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| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from thepalmspringspost.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The closed Tommy Jacobs Bel Air Greens golf course in Palm Springs is proposed for residential redevelopment pending approval of a General Plan Amendment tied to a future development plan. |
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Timeline
- 2014 golf course closed
- 2021 applicant first floated a conceptual 74-lot subdivision
- 2022 commissioners first reviewed the concept at a study session
Sources
- Planning Commission to weigh golf course-to-housing rezoning ...
4 quoted sentences
Tommy Jacobs Bel Air Greens golf course
The property, held in federal trust for allottees of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, has sat idle since the golf course closed in 2014.
The applicant, Tommy Jacobs Bel Air Greens LP, first floated a conceptual 74-lot subdivision in 2021 that fell well short of the ordinance’s requirements
Commissioners flagged that same shortfall when they first reviewed the concept at a July 2022 study session
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