Bell Gardens – Free Standing Church Building For LEASE [$2,460 per Month]

September 28, 2026 Charles Lee commercial for Lease

MLS Property Facts

Item	Information
Property Address	6532 Foster Bridge Blvd, Bell Gardens, CA 90201
APN	6358-013-042
Existing Land Use	Religious / Church
Building Size	Approx. 1,406 SF
Lot Size	Approx. 0.14 acre / 6,044–6,045 SF
Zoning	BGR3 / R-3 High Density Residential
Existing Improvements	Church/worship building, sanctuary/multipurpose area, restroom, HVAC, fenced grounds and on-site paved parking
Potential Use	Religious use; potential child day-care center subject to governmental approvals
Day Care – 15+ Children	Conditional Use in R-3
Large Family Day Care	Conditional Use in R-3 (9–14 children)
Small Family Day Care	Site Plan Review in R-3 (less than 8 children)

The APN, 1,406-SF building size, religious land-use designation, R-3 zoning and approximately 0.14-acre lot are reported in public-record/LoopNet data.

Important Daycare Opportunity

This is the part I would emphasize in your marketing—but carefully.

Bell Gardens’ current Residential Land Use Matrix specifically identifies a “Day care center” for 15 or more children as a Conditional Use in the R-3 zone. The code states that the facility must also comply with the State’s minimum building-floor-area requirements for the number of children allowed.

That means I would not advertise the property as “approved for daycare.” Instead, use language such as:

Potential opportunity for weekday child day-care use, subject to City of Bell Gardens Conditional Use Permit, State licensing, building/fire requirements and all other governmental approvals.

This is especially important because the city can consider parking, vehicle ingress/egress, operating hours, neighborhood impacts, landscaping, fire protection and other operational conditions when reviewing a CUP.

Also noteworthy: the current code says churches/places of worship in R-3 are conditional uses and lists a 20,000-SF minimum area requirement. Since this property is only about 6,044 SF but has an established religious-use history, I would not make any representation about expansion, transferability, or continuation of the existing church entitlement without obtaining the property’s CUP/nonconforming-use history from the City. Public sources do show a history of church organizations at this address, including Smyrna Apostolic Church and, more recently, Bell Gardens Korean Church.

For more information, please contact the listing Broker.