Anton Pacific apartments at Pacific Avenue and Laurel Street in Santa Cruz had 32 of 207 units vacant as of June 18, 2025, (Jesse Kathan — Santa Cruz Local)
Last updated: June 2025
Project name: Anton Pacific Apartments
Location
800 Pacific Ave, between Pacific Avenue, Front and Laurel streets.
Status
Opened to tenants July 1, 2024. The building was 15% vacant as of June 18, 2025.
Developer
Devcon Construction and LHH Partners. LHH Partners is led by Owen Lawlor, Reuben Helick and architect Jan Hochhauser.
Project description
- A seven-story building with 207 market-rate housing units, including studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments.
- Two levels of underground parking.
- Ground-floor retail space.
- A fitness center, rooftop deck, and courtyard with barbecues and fire pits.
Project timeline
- The Santa Cruz City Council approved the project in December 2018.
- In 2019, two residents sued the city and challenged the developer’s land deal with the city. City leaders settled the lawsuit in 2019. City leaders agreed to increase the required percentage of below-market rentals to 15% from 10% in future apartment projects.
- Construction started in early 2022. The building opened to tenants in July 2024.
Renderings show a rooftop deck at Anton Pacific Apartments. (Hochhauser Blatter Associates Architecture and Planning)
Renderings include a courtyard with fire pits. (Hochhauser Blatter Associates Architecture and Planning)
Construction continues on the corner of Laurel Street and Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz on Nov. 30, 2023. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
Construction continues on Laurel Street and Pacific Avenue on Oct. 19, 2022. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
Construction at Laurel Street and Pacific Avenue on Feb. 10, 2022. A Taco Bell stood at Laurel and Pacific prior to redevelopment. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local)
Construction continues on the corner of Front and Laurel streets in Santa Cruz on Aug. 11, 2023. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local)
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