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Downtown Santa Cruz expansion plan advances

By Jesse Greenspan|2025-04-18T14:58:06-07:00April 18, 2025|Tags: below market rate housing, downtown expansion plan, Featured, Fred Keeley, housing, Jesse Greenspan, Lee Butler, Pete Kennedy, Rachel Dann, RHNA, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Proposal allows taller buildings, new Warriors arena

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Planning Commission to weigh Downtown Santa Cruz expansion

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-14T14:56:03-07:00April 14, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, construction, development, Downtown Santa Cruz expansion plan, Featured, Government, housing, Jesse Kathan, Santa Cruz Planning Commission|

Meeting on Thursday, April 17

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City orders fixes at UC-owned Hilltop apartments in Santa Cruz as problems mount

By Nik Altenberg|2025-04-11T17:53:27-07:00April 11, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, code enforcement, Featured, Greystar, Hilltop Apartments, housing, Nik Altenberg, renters, Student housing, UC Santa Cruz, University of California|

Tenants file state discrimination complaints, consider lawsuit

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6-story apartment proposal withdrawn on Almar Ave. in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-11T14:56:27-07:00April 11, 2025|Tags: 831 Almar, 844 Almar, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Mark Primack, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Westside, Workbench|

Process ‘took much longer’ than anticipated

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Downtown Santa Cruz Library, housing project to start in June

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-09T17:35:15-07:00April 9, 2025|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, downtown Santa Cruz, farmers market, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, library|

Farmers market to move in May, housing interest list open

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Housing proposal grows to five stories on Capitola Road in Live Oak

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-04-07T11:49:48-07:00April 3, 2025|Tags: Builder’s Remedy, Capitola Road, Clay Toombs, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jason Hoppin, Live Oak, Tim Gordin, Workbench|

Workbench uses Builder’s Remedy to increase units

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More home insurance options, higher rates coming to Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-03-30T16:55:22-07:00March 28, 2025|Tags: Amy Bach, Featured, Gabriel Sanchez, Gail Pellerin, home insurance, housing, Jesse Kathan, Joel Laucher, Ricardo Lara, San Lorenzo Valley, Santa Cruz County|

New rules for fire prone areas

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Housing proposal reduced to 5 stories on Water Street in Santa Cruz

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-03-28T16:42:48-07:00March 27, 2025|Tags: 525 Water, affordable housing, below market rate housing, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Hochhauser Blatter Associates, housing, Tyler Maldonado, Water Street|

Former Japanese restaurant could be redeveloped

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144 apartments in revised proposal on Almar Ave. in Santa Cruz

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-03-21T16:28:51-07:00March 21, 2025|Tags: 831 Almar, 840 Almar, Featured, housing, Santa Cruz Planning Commission Tyler Maldonado, Westside|

Planning Commission agrees to project in concept

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Almar Ave. apartment proposal heads to Santa Cruz Planning Commission

By Nik Altenberg|2025-03-20T12:24:57-07:00March 19, 2025|Tags: Featured, housing, Mark Primack, Nik Altenberg, Santa Cruz Planning Commission, Student housing, students, UC Santa Cruz, Westside Santa Cruz|

6-story proposal is across street from approved 3-story complex

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Circle Church site undeveloped nearly 5 years after housing approval

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-03-13T18:45:45-07:00March 12, 2025|Tags: ADUs, Circle Church, City of Santa Cruz, cohousing, Featured, Garfield Park Christian Church, housing, Ryan Bane, Santa Cruz City Council, Tyler Maldonado|

City awaits home design permit applications

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Housing proposal for school staff heads to Santa Cruz City Council

By Jesse Kathan|2025-04-21T16:58:03-07:00February 24, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, below market rate housing, City of Santa Cruz, Featured, housing, Jesse Kathan, Kris Munro, Santa Cruz City Council, teacher housing|

100 apartments proposed near Swift St.