A six-story apartment building is proposed at Mission and Dufour streets in Santa Cruz. (Workbench)
Last updated: July 2025
Location: 1811, 1815 and 1819 Mission St.
Apartments are proposed to replace three homes near Mission and Dufour streets in Santa Cruz.
Status
- The Santa Cruz Planning commission will consider permits for demolition, design, lot line adjustment and a density bonus at meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2025 at the Santa Cruz City Council chambers, 809 Center St. The meeting will be streamed on Community TV. View the agenda.
Project description
- A 67-unit building would include 40 studio apartments and 27 two-bedroom apartments. Prior plans included 10 below-market rent units, but it’s not yet clear how many below-market rate units would be included in this version.
- A roof terrace on part of the top floor, ground-floor commercial space, an outdoor seating area and residential lobby.
- Fourteen parking spaces that include 10 spaces for electric vehicles with two charging stations.
Project timeline
- Santa Cruz city staff in 2023 approved a three-story housing proposal that originated in 2021, but it was not financially viable and was not constructed.
- After a six-story project was proposed in 2024, a Sept. 30, 2024 online meeting addressed residents’ questions and concerns related to traffic, parking, aesthetics, height and the affordability of the proposal. City staff and representatives from Workbench answered questions.
- Santa Cruz city staff published answers to frequently asked questions about the proposal on Nov. 4, 2024. It addressed fences, emergency response, parking and other project details.
Developer
Santa Cruz-based Workbench and Santa Cruz-based Dannan Development are working on the project.
Mission and Dufour streets in Santa Cruz. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
Renderings show a six-story apartment building at 1811 Mission St., Santa Cruz. (Workbench)
Apartments are proposed to replace three homes on Mission and Dufour streets in Santa Cruz. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file)
City staff approved a three-story apartment building on the site in 2023. The developer later decided that plan wasn’t financially viable, a Workbench representative said. (Peter Spellman Design Inc.)
How to make your voice heard
Submit comments and questions on the City of Santa Cruz project page for 1811, 1815, 1819 Mission St.
Read more
- 6-story Mission St. apartments to be weighed by Santa Cruz Planning Commission – July 16, 2025
- Architects describe 6-story apartment building on Mission St. in Santa Cruz – Oct. 1, 2024
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