Packing House Purchased for $1,420,000
Above is the old citrus packing house located at the corner of Sespe Avenue and A Street. After the former owner's long battle with the City of Fillmore, on December 13th it was announced that it was sold for $1,420,000.
Above is the old citrus packing house located at the corner of Sespe Avenue and A Street. After the former owner's long battle with the City of Fillmore, on December 13th it was announced that it was sold for $1,420,000.

The Citrus Packing House, a repurposed creative campus at 341 A St. in the Ventura County city of Fillmore, CA, has traded for $1,420,000.00, according to Matt Benwitt of Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, who represented the seller in the transaction.

The 79,000 square foot property at A Street and Sespe Avenue was built as a packing house in two phases in 1917 and 1925 and eventually was used by Sunkist. Under the ownership of the seller, David Storrs, it was repurposed as a group of workshops for craftspeople known as the Packinghouse Creative. Tenants include makers of musical instruments along with Funky Junk Farms, a company that specializes in restoration and preservation of vintage trailers and RVs used for props and filming, and a memorabilia collector. It is located in an Opportunity Zone. The buyer, Brad Vernon, is expected to continue to use the property for creative tenants.