Buena Park hotel property during its active conversion

Experience

A focused record, presented without exaggeration.

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Buena Park · Active conversion · Current project

Buena Park, California

Howard Johnson hotel-to-apartment conversion

A repositioning plan designed to transform an underused hospitality property into attainable rental apartments in Orange County.

Mana participates as a co-General Partner, with responsibility centered on investor relationships and capital formation. Operating and development work is performed with experienced project partners.

$30Massets under management

120doors across the portfolio

104planned Buena Park homes

Current condition + design vision

See the transformation taking shape.

Construction is active. These side-by-side views pair current project photos with design renderings of the planned outcome—they are not completed-project photography.

Repositioning the property

Current exterior of the Buena Park property during construction — Current projectConversion underway

Design rendering of the planned Buena Park exterior — Planned outcomeDesign rendering

Creating a place to live

Kitchenette installation underway inside a Buena Park unit — Current projectKitchenette installation

Design rendering of a planned studio apartment interior — Planned homeDesign rendering

Design rendering of the planned Buena Park resident courtyard — Community beyond the unitPlanned resident courtyard · Design rendering

Role clarity

Mana’s role in the partnership.

Investor relationships

One-to-one conversations, education, follow-up, and long-term stewardship of investor trust.

Capital formation

Connecting qualified investors with opportunities and helping the partnership complete its equity plan.

Research and communication

Translating project assumptions, business plans, risks, and updates into information people can actually use.

Owner’s perspective

Applying experience from direct ownership, renovations, rentals, operating decisions, and personal investment capital.

Direct ownership case study

From concept in hand to a finished kitchen.

Mana’s operating foundation includes hands-on residential renovation. In this project, the future kitchen first existed as a layout inside a fully opened house. The finished space shows that concept carried through construction.

A proposed kitchen layout held inside the stripped-down house during renovation — Before
**Concept during construction**The planned kitchen inside the opened interior

The completed kitchen after the residential renovation — After
**Completed kitchen**The finished residential renovation

Broader foundation

Experience beyond one project.

Direct ownership

Long-term and short-term rentals

Hands-on experience across California, Texas, and Wisconsin, including renovations, guest operations, leasing, and third-party management.

Private capital

Lending and passive investment

Experience evaluating other sponsors, participating as an LP, and putting personal capital at risk alongside investment decisions.

Professional discipline

Research and ergonomics

A career built around evidence, human behavior, structured inquiry, and communicating tradeoffs clearly.

Important context

The Buena Park project is active and outcomes are not final. Historical activity does not guarantee future results. Project-specific opportunities, if any, are available only through applicable offering materials.

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