405-417 Pacific Avenue affordable apartment project
Santa Cruz
Summary
A 20-year resident says the 80-100 year old house and century-old warehouse at 407-415 Pacific — once Santa Cruz's first auto repair shop and original surf shacks — would be demolished, displacing low-income tenants who pay around $475/month. The trade-off: 102 new affordable units, but at rents he says start near $2,000.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Existing tenants paying roughly $475 a month face displacement; replacement affordable units reportedly start around $2,000.
Future residents of 102 new affordable apartments and the 201 Front Street redevelopment's affordable housing obligation.
Current low-income tenants of the Pacific Avenue apartments who face eviction and may be priced out of Santa Cruz.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission — September 17, 2026
An 8-story, 102-unit, 100-percent affordable apartment building with ground-floor commercial space near Beach Flats. The modification lowers the ground-floor ceiling to 13'6" so the project stays under the 85-foot construction-type limit — raising concerns about what businesses can actually occupy the ground floor. Neighbors worry about height, floodplain soils, and emergency access next to a 3-story building housing 120 residents.
Planning Commission — April 16, 2026
A 20-year resident says the 80-100 year old house and century-old warehouse at 407-415 Pacific — once Santa Cruz's first auto repair shop and original surf shacks — would be demolished, displacing low-income tenants who pay around $475/month. The trade-off: 102 new affordable units, but at rents he says start near $2,000.
Related development
405-417 Pacific Avenue (CP26-0076)
102 affordable units downtown with ground-floor commercial; the lower ceiling may limit which businesses can occupy the commercial space, and nearby 401 Pacific residents worry about construction and safety impacts.
407-415 Pacific Avenue Affordable Housing Project (CP25-0156)
Adds 102 affordable apartments downtown but means demolition of century-old buildings and displacement of current low-income tenants.
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