A proposed apartment building on High Street would include 47 units. (Workbench)

Santa Cruz-based developer Workbench has requested to add more homes to an apartment building proposed at 900 High St. and approved in 2024. The Envision Peace Village housing project is behind Peace United Church of Christ, near the base of UC Santa Cruz, and is being developed by the church. 

The project as previously approved is no longer financially viable, developers wrote in a letter to the city on Jan. 23. 

The new design includes:

• 47 units, up from 40.
• Nine four- and five-bedroom “co-living units” with shared common space. The previous proposal had seven four- and five-bedroom units. 
• A five-story rectangular building, rather than a six-story V-shaped building. 
• Eight units priced below market rate, down from nine. 

See full details of the new project. For questions, email [email protected] or call 831-420-5110.

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