A four-story, 50-unit apartment complex stands at 314 Jessie St. in Santa Cruz in June 2025. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local)
Last updated: July 2025
Project name: 314 Jessie St.
Location: 314 Jessie St. in the Lower Ocean neighborhood.
Status
Fifty units of supportive housing for people with disabilities finished construction in February 2025. “Residents have been moving in, and lease-up activity is continuing,” wrote Lyn Hikida, a spokesperson for MidPen Housing, in a June 2025 email.
Waitlist status
A waitlist is closed. Tenants were referred from the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz and from the county’s Smart Path assessment system for homeless and formerly homeless residents, Hikida said.
Developer
The Foster City-based nonprofit MidPen Housing Corp.
Project description
- Total units: 50 apartments and supportive services are being built for low-income residents, according to the project application page.
- Affordable units: All units are rented below market rate based on state income limits.
- Unit types: Studios and one-bedroom units.
- Height: 4 stories.
- Parking: 12 spaces.
- Details: The complex replaced a 14-unit complex that included a manager’s unit and homes for residents with special needs.
A five-story, 50-unit apartment project is proposed at 314 Jessie St., Santa Cruz. (Paul Davis Partnership Architects & Planners)
A four-story, 50-unit apartment complex is under construction at 314 Jessie St. in Santa Cruz in June 2024. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
Construction continues in October 2023 on a 50-unit apartment complex for low-income residents. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local)
Read more
- Santa Cruz apartment rebuild aims to house homeless — May 6, 2021
- City of Santa Cruz project page for 314 Jessie St.
- MidPen Housing page for Jessie Street housing project
How to make your voice heard
Submit comments and questions on the City of Santa Cruz project page for 314 Jessie St.
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