A proposal on Meder Street in Santa Cruz includes 97 townhomes. (SDG Architects)
Last updated: April 2025
Location: 422 and 430 Meder St., Santa Cruz
The proposed site across from Beit Shalom cemetery is 6 acres and has one single-family home.
Status
- City staff and the developer presented plans at a March 10, 2025 meeting and accepted feedback from the community.
- Developers submitted a preliminary application Oct. 14, 2024, but they have not yet submitted a complete pre-application. City development standards are locked in once the pre-application is submitted.
Developer
San Ramon-based KB Homes South Bay Inc.
Project description
- Total units: 97 townhomes for purchase.
- Affordable units: 15% of the homes will be for sale for households earning up to 120% of area median income, said Blake Peters, Director of Forward Planning at KB Homes, at a community meeting in March.
- Height: Three stories.
- Parking: Two parking spaces per unit in ground floor garages, with 24 guest spaces at the back of the property.
- Details: The proposed development includes 18 buildings, each with three to six townhomes. The developer described these as “family-style townhomes” with four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms per unit.
Pricing on the homes is not yet available but the higher density is intended to lower prices, Peters said in March.
“They’re not larger single-family homes that are going to be millions and millions of dollars. So we see this as more of an attainable product,” Peters said.
The development could include a trail along Arroyo Seco creek, he said.
A preliminary site plan shows 18 buildings at a townhome proposal on the 400 block of Meder Street in Santa Cruz. (SDG Architects)
Townhome renderings from a preliminary townhome application on Meder Street. (SDG Architects)
How to make your voice heard
Submit comments and questions on the City of Santa Cruz project page for 430 Meder St.
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