
A 175-unit housing development on Front Street is under construction in January 2025. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
Last updated: January 2025
Project name: Front Street housing project
Location: 418, 428, 440, 504, 508 Front St., Santa Cruz
The development is at Cathcart and Front streets along the San Lorenzo Riverwalk.

Status
- Construction continues in 2025.
- The Santa Cruz City Council approved the project in January 2021.
Developer
Santa Cruz-based Lawlor Land Use.
Project description
- Total units: 175 units including studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments.
- Units to be rented below market rate (affordable): 20.
- Height: 81 feet.
The development is set to include:
- Three buildings on the east side of Front Street between Cathcart Street and Soquel Avenue with six above-ground stories.
- Businesses along Front Street and the San Lorenzo Riverwalk.
- Two public walkways between Front Street and the Riverwalk.
- An underground and ground-level parking garage with 187 spaces for residents and visitors.
- Adding fill next to the San Lorenzo River levee to bring the back of the building at the same height as the Riverwalk.

A three-building development on Front Street is under construction in January 2025. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)

Three buildings are part of a project on Front Street in January 2025. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
Art depicted in a rendering could differ from the final version. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
The development is set to include shops on the ground floor and wide paths from Front Street to the Santa Cruz Riverwalk. (Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P.)

A housing project at 504 Front St. is under construction in late October 2024. (Nik Altenberg – Santa Cruz Local)
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