At 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive in Soquel, 256 apartments are proposed. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local)
Last updated: June 2025
Location: 2755-2831 41st Ave., Soquel.
The site is at the southwest corner of 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive.
Status
- Santa Cruz County planners did not have a formal application as of late June 2025, said county representative Tiffany Martinez. Once submitted, the project will go to the county planning commission for approval.
Property owners and applicants
Pacific West Communities Inc. and Blam-Jade LP are the owners. The project applicants are Pacific West Companies Inc. and Linc Housing Corp.
Project description
- Total units: 253 units plus three manager’s units.
- Unit types: Modular apartments.
- Height: One five-story building over a single level, at-grade podium garage.
- Affordable units: All units are expected to be offered below market rate.
- Amenities: Offices, a fitness center, community room, playground and courtyard space.
- Parking: 258 parking stalls with 225 stalls in mechanical stackers.
Timeline
- Prior to 2019, a car wash stood on the property prior and a Nissan dealership was approved on the 2.5 acre site. A lawsuit alleged that county leaders did not look into alternative plans before it was approved, and a judge ruled against the county.
- In response to the lawsuit in October 2019, Santa Cruz County supervisors voted 4-1 to change the zoning to allow the Nissan dealership. Supervisor Zach Friend voted against it, and Supervisors John Leopold, Bruce McPherson, Board Chair Ryan Coonerty and Vice Chair Greg Caput voted for it.
- Despite the approval, plans for the Nissan dealership were eventually withdrawn.
The land is bound by 41st Avenue and Soquel Drive. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local)
A Nissan dealership had been proposed on the site. (Tyler Maldonado — Santa Cruz Local)
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