A five-building housing complex is proposed at Thurber Lane and Soquel Drive. The lot has been used to sell Christmas trees. (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
Last updated: July 2025
Project name: Anton Solana
Location: Northeast corner of Thurber Lane and Soquel Drive.
Status
- Developers submitted an application and anticipate a Santa Cruz County Planning Commission hearing in August or September 2025, an Anton Development Co. representative said in July 2025. An interest list for potential tenants is open.
Project timeline
- Plans submitted in August 2024 called for 181 apartments across five buildings rather than the originally proposed 173 apartments. The plans also reduced parking spaces on the 6.26-acre property.
- Developers described a tentative plan for the site at an April 2024 community meeting.
Interest list
- An interest list for prospective tenants opened in August 2024.
Developer
Sacramento-based Anton Development Co. LLC.
Project description
- Total units: 173.
- Affordable units: 173.
- Height: The tallest buildings would be 69 feet.
- Parking spaces: 257.
- Details: The proposed development includes five buildings from three to five stories. The complex would all be “workforce housing,” which is deed-restricted affordable housing. Income limits for the homes have not been set. The complex would not have a requirement that tenants work in Santa Cruz County.
An apartment complex is proposed near Soquel Drive and Thurber Lane. (Architecture Design Collaborative)
Two five-story buildings, two four-story buildings and a three-story building are proposed near Soquel Drive and Thurber Lane. (Architecture Design Collaborative)
Five apartment buildings, a walking path, public space and shops are proposed. (Architecture Design Collaborative)
Read more
- Live Oak affordable housing proposal grows despite neighbors’ concerns — Aug. 30, 2024
- Soquel Drive housing complex proposal draws concerns — April 30, 2024
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