Stay up to date on major housing and construction projects across Santa Cruz County and find out how to make your voice heard.
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- Aptos Village Phase 2
- Twenty-nine homes finished construction on Aptos Village Way in Aptos. (Updated May 2025)
- Cabrillo College student housing
- A 624-bed student housing complex is proposed to replace a soccer field on Cabrillo College Drive at Cabrillo College. (Updated January 2025)
- 1098 38th Ave. affordable housing
- Nonprofit developer MidPen Housing has proposed 52 units of affordable housing in a three-story project. (Updated November 2023)
- 4401 Capitola Road, The Bluffs at 44th
- Thirty-five affordable homes near Capitola Road and 44th Avenue are expected to finish in late 2025. (Updated June 2024)
- Capitola Mall
- The Capitola Mall project calls for 637 housing units, commercial space and a theater where the Capitola Mall now stands.
- 2716 Freedom Blvd., Freedom House transitional housing for youths
- An Encompass residential treatment facility is expected to be converted into 21 beds of transitional housing for youths who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. (Updated March 2024)
- 841 Capitola Road housing proposal
- A five-story, 57-unit apartment complex is proposed. (Updated July 2025)
- 1520 Capitola Road, Bienestar Plaza (Complete)
- The project included 57 units of affordable housing and two clinics: a Dientes Community Dental Care and a Santa Cruz Community Health Center.
- 1960 Maciel Ave., Maciel Residential Community
- The project calls for 21 detached single-family townhomes at 1960 Maciel Ave. in Live Oak. (Updated August 2024)
- 2021 Chanticleer Ave. housing project
- 30 to 54 below-market-rate units are proposed at 2021 Chanticleer Ave. (Updated July 2025)
- 2091 17th Ave. apartments
- Leaders of the United Methodist Church have proposed a three-story, 54-unit apartment complex. (Updated June 2025)
- 2450 Mattison Lane, Locatelli Subdivision townhomes
- Twenty-five townhomes are proposed on 5.3 acres. (Updated January 2025)
- 2950 Soquel Ave., Live Oak Landing
- A motel in Live Oak was purchased for temporary housing for homeless people. (Updated August 2025)
- 3500 Paul Sweet Road housing complex
- A 105-unit apartment complex is proposed. (Updated July 2025)
- 5300 Soquel Ave., County of Santa Cruz Children’s Crisis Center
- A facility for children and youths experiencing mental health crises is expected in the same complex as the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. (Updated March 2024)
- 5940 Soquel Ave., townhomes
- KB Home has proposed 100 townhomes on 5 acres. In 2023, Kaiser Permanente canceled a plan to buy the property for a medical complex. (Updated June 2025)
- Soquel Drive and Thurber Lane housing proposal
- A five building, 181-unit housing complex is proposed. (Updated August 2024)
- 295 San Andreas Road, San Andreas affordable housing
- The 42-unit property houses farmworker families earning up to 50% of area median income.
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- 110 Mission St., proposed townhomes
- Seven two-bedroom, two-story townhomes are proposed near Mission Street and North Pacific Avenue in Downtown Santa Cruz. (Updated March 2024)
- 111 Errett Circle, Circle Church housing redevelopment
- Two versions of a housing project have been approved on the site of the former Circle Church and Garfield Park Christian Church. (Updated April 2024)
- 119 Coral St., Harvey West Studios permanent supportive housing
- A 120-unit housing project is expected to finish construction in late summer 2026. (Updated June 2025)
- 125 Coral St., Coral Street Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facility
- A drug treatment center is expected to start construction no sooner than 2026. (Updated June 2025)
- 126 Eucalyptus Ave., Watermark at Santa Cruz senior housing
- A 76-unit senior housing complex started construction in June 2025 and is expected to open in early 2027. (Updated June 2025)
- 130 Center St., Calypso apartments
- A six-story apartment complex with shops at 130 Center St. was approved by the city council in 2022. It awaited a building permit as of September 2023. The lot is across from Depot Park.
- 136 River St. affordable apartments
- Fifty-one units of affordable housing are proposed at the former site of Outdoor World on River Street. (Updated February 2024)
- 140 Front St., Santa Cruz Warriors arena on Spruce Street
- A permanent arena for the Santa Cruz Warriors basketball team has been discussed publicly but not formally proposed as of June 2025. (Updated June 2025)
- 150 Felker St. apartments
- A 35-unit, five-story apartment complex has been proposed near Highway 1 and the San Lorenzo River. (Updated September 2023)
- 190 West Cliff Drive, Dream Inn parking lot housing project (Canceled)
- Owners of the Dream Inn plan had proposed 89 housing units on a parking lot across from the hotel. The project was canceled in 2024. (Updated August 2024)
- 201 Front St. housing proposal
- An eight-story, 245-unit apartment building with commercial space is proposed at 201 Front St. It would replace Ace Hardware and its parking lot. (Updated May 2025)
- 224 Church St. housing and farmers market
- A 102-unit apartment building and a permanent site for the downtown farmers market are proposed at the current downtown library location on 224 Church St. (Updated June 2025)
- 215 Beach St., La Bahia Hotel and Spa
- A 155-room luxury hotel and spa is under construction. (Updated January 2025)
- 300 Ingalls Alley, Delaware Addition Phase II
- A 161-unit housing project is under construction near Swift Street, Ingalls Alley and the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. (Updated April 2024)
- 301 Beach St., Marea Sol Hotel, formerly Coastview Inn (Complete)
- An addition to the existing hotel included five rooms on two new floors and an exterior remodel.
- 313 Swift St., Santa Cruz City Schools workforce housing
- A 100-unit apartment complex is proposed for Santa Cruz City Schools teachers and other educators. (Updated April 2025)
- 314 Jessie St. affordable supportive housing (Complete)
- A four-story, 50-unit supportive housing project with all affordable units finished construction in February 2025. (Updated July 2025)
- 324 Front St. downtown hotel
- A six-story hotel with 232 rooms is proposed. It would replace the former Santa Cruz Community Credit Union building and two city-owned parcels. (Updated February 2024)
- 350 Ocean St., Ocean Street Apartments (Complete)
- Construction of 63 apartments finished in February 2022. Each unit has one to three bedrooms.
- 415 Natural Bridges Drive apartments
- Twenty below-market-rate studios owned by the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz opened in May 2025. (Updated May 2025)
- 422 and 430 Meder St., townhomes
- Ninety-seven townhomes are proposed on Meder Street near UC Santa Cruz. (Updated April 2025)
- 528 Frederick St. townhomes
- Twenty-three townhomes across five buildings are proposed at a parking lot near Santa Cruz Bible Church. (Updated June 2025)
- 504 Front St. housing project
- A six-story, 175-unit apartment complex will include three buildings at 504 Front St. (Updated January 2025)
- 515 Soquel Ave., Talbott Apartments
- A 43-unit, three-building apartment complex is proposed. (Updated July 2023)
- 525 Cedar St., Cedar Street apartments (Complete)
- A 65-unit affordable housing project between Center and Cedar streets next to Calvary Episcopal Church.
- 530 Front St. housing complex
- A seven- and eight-story, 276-unit rental housing complex is planned at Front Street and Soquel Avenue in Downtown Santa Cruz. (Updated April 2023)
- 530 Ocean St., ArtHaus Ocean
- A 225-unit, six-story apartment complex with ground-floor commercial space is proposed. (Updated June 2025)
- 727 Hanover St. housing project (Complete)
- Eleven homes were built.
- Pacific Station North and Pacific Station South
- Pacific Station South is expected to have 69 below-market-rate apartments. Pacific Station North is expected to have 124 below-market-rate apartments open in 2026. (Updated June 2024)
- 800 Pacific Ave., Anton Pacific Apartments
- A 207-unit market-rate housing project with ground-floor retail space opened in July 2024. The project is bounded by Pacific Avenue, Front and Laurel streets. (Updated June 2025)
- 831 Almar Ave., housing, shops and industrial space (Canceled)
- A proposal to redevelop an industrial lot into 144 homes and shops was withdrawn by property owners. (Updated April 2025)
- 831 Water St. housing project
- A five-story, 140-unit affordable housing project was approved by the Santa Cruz Planning Commission in December 2024. (Updated January 2025)
- 844 and 850 Almar Ave., Almar Village apartment complex
- A three-story, 38-unit building is under construction at a triangular lot at Almar Avenue and Rankin Street. (Updated July 2025)
- 900 block of Water Street, Stanford & Water
- A six-story, 83-unit affordable housing project was approved by the Santa Cruz Planning Commission in January 2025. (Updated January 2025)
- 900 High St., Peace Village housing complex at Peace United Church of Christ
- Church leaders have proposed a 40-unit complex with nine affordable units on church property at 900 High St. (Updated February 2024)
- 901 Pacific Ave. apartments
- A seven-story building with 91 apartments is proposed at Pacific Avenue and Maple Street in Downtown Santa Cruz. (Updated March 2025)
- 908 Ocean St., Ocean Place
- A 389-unit apartment complex was approved in February 2025. A developer backed out of the project in July 2025 and it’s not clear if construction will start. (Updated July 2025)
- 1024 Soquel Ave. apartments
- An apartment building with 80 homes is proposed at the corner of Soquel Avenue and Cayuga Street. (Updated August 2024)
- 1130 Mission St., Food Bin redevelopment
- This proposal calls for a five-story building with 59 units and ground-floor commercial space. (Updated May 2024)
- 1305 East Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History renovation
- A renovated and expanded museum and outdoor theater is planned. (Updated June 2025)
- 1811, 1815 and 1819 Mission St. apartments
- A six-story building with 67 apartments and ground-floor commercial space is proposed. (Updated July 2025)
- 2020 N. Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz Clocktower Center
- An eight-story building with 178 homes is proposed. (Updated May 2025)
- 2202 Soquel Ave., Bridge Housing low-barrier navigation center
- A 32-bed, referral-based temporary supportive housing and navigation center is expected to open in 2026. (Updated April 2025)
- 2332 Mission St., Linda Vista Shopping Center, with La Cabaña Taqueria and Arrow Surf & Sport (Complete)
- A strip mall renovation finished in late 2024.
- Downtown Santa Cruz library, parking garage and housing
- A new library, parking garage and housing project is expected to break ground in 2025 on Cedar Street between Lincoln and Cathcart streets. (Updated May 2025)
- UC Santa Cruz housing projects, Student Housing West and Kresge College
- Student Housing West is a proposal to build housing on two sites with beds for more than 3,000 UCSC students. Family student housing on East Meadow is expected to open in late 2025 or early 2026. (Updated July 2025)
- 75 Mount Hermon Road, Pinnacle Pass apartments
- A 40-unit, below-market-rate apartment building is proposed and could finish construction in 2027. (Updated August 2025)
- 4444 Scotts Valley Drive, Beverly Gardens Apartments
- A three-story, below-market-rate project with 25 units is expected to break ground in December 2025 and could finish construction in 2027. (Updated August 2025)
- 4575 Scotts Valley Drive affordable apartments
- A 100-unit, below-market-rate project with three buildings began work in August 2025 and could finish construction in 2027. (Updated August 2025)
- Town Center, Mount Hermon Road and Skypark Drive
- Shops and housing have been planned next to Skypark. (Updated July 2025)
- Erba Lane, Ridgewood West townhomes
- Nineteen townhomes are proposed on a vacant lot and parking lot between MacDorsa Park and the Scotts Valley Fire Department on Erba Lane. (Updated June 2025)
- Graham Hill Road housing development – The Haven
- A proposed 40-acre development would include 117 single-family homes and 44 townhomes. (Updated September 2024)
- Valley Gardens, 263 Mount Hermon Road
- A proposed 30-acre development with 142 single-family homes, 54 apartments and a building with shops and eateries. (Updated December 2024)
- 2755 41st Ave. at Soquel Drive apartments
- A proposal includes 253 below-market-rate apartments in a five-story building. (Updated September 2025)
- 2838 Park Ave., Soquel, Project Homekey housing
- Construction stalled in April 2025 on 35 permanent supportive housing units and one manager’s unit. (Updated June 2025)
- 118 First St., Recurso de Fuerza bridge housing project at Westview Presbyterian Church
- A 34-bed transitional housing project is expected to start construction in May 2025. (Updated May 2025)
- 141 Miles Lane, Sparrow Terrace affordable housing project
- A 72-unit affordable housing project with supportive services is under construction on Miles Lane in Watsonville. (Updated June 2024)
- 161 Miles Lane, Encompass’ Si Se Puede behavioral health project
- A 30-bed residential treatment program and a separate mental health outpatient services building are under construction and due in 2026. (Updated July 2025)
- 558 Main St., The Residence at 558 Main
- The Watsonville City Council in 2022 approved an apartment complex at 558 Main St., south of East Fifth Street. Construction had not started as of September 2024. (Updated September 2024)
- 1430 Freedom Blvd., County of Santa Cruz Freedom health campus
- A proposed South County hub for health services. (Updated March 2024)
- 1482 Freedom Blvd., Tabasa Gardens housing (Complete)
- 53 affordable housing units have been built at Freedom Boulevard and Atkinson Lane.
- 1515 Brewington Ave., Cienega Heights affordable housing (Complete)
- An 80-unit affordable housing complex finished construction in 2024. (Updated June 2024)
- Watsonville City Plaza
- A redesign of the plaza in downtown Watsonville would make improvements to walkways, increase seating and add other amenities.
Water and transportation projects
- Front-Spruce-Pacific Sewer Rehabilitation Project
- A sewer pipe is expected to be replaced from Kaiser Permanente Arena to Neary Lagoon from July through September 2024. (Updated June 2024)
- Highway 1 work in Santa Cruz County through 2025
- Three phases of Highway 1 work will add auxiliary lanes, bus-on-shoulder areas, new bridges for cyclists and walkers and Segment 12 of the Coastal Rail Trail. (Updated September 2023)
- Highways 1 and 9 intersection project (Complete)
- New turn lanes, bike lanes and shoulders are being added to Highway 1 and 9, and along River Street in Santa Cruz.
- Murray Street Bridge project at Santa Cruz harbor
- The project will add new pilings and columns to withstand earthquakes, widen bike lanes and a sidewalk and add a new sewer line. (Updated June 2025)
- Pure Water Soquel conveyance project
- An 8-mile pipeline is being constructed underground from the Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility at 110 California St. in Santa Cruz to a new water purification center in Live Oak and on to Aptos.
- Rail trail map and updates
- The Coastal Rail Trail is a planned 32-mile path mainly along the right-of-way of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line. Find details about each segment below including plans for passenger rail service.
Housing resources
- Affordable housing waitlists around Watsonville
- Housing glossary: decode housing jargon
- City of Santa Cruz Active Planning Applications and Status page
- County of Santa Cruz Planning Department page
- City of Capitola Community Development page
- City of Scotts Valley Current Projects page
- City of Watsonville Planning Division page
- Housing Santa Cruz County’s Affordable Housing Projects page