New affordable housing in Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County has 11 affordable housing projects in the recent LIHTC pipeline — 4 funded with 9% tax credits and 7 with 4% credits, totaling roughly 1,119 units, led by large family housing. Search and filter the developments below, or see each location on the map.
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11 projects · 1,119 total units
The Perlman
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Danco Communities
- Units: 150 (149 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $3.2M/yr federal
- App #: CA-2025-772
Orchard Terrace
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Pacific West Communities, Inc.
- Units: 99 (98 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $2.6M/yr federal
- App #: CA-2025-696
San Simeon Oaks Village
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Red Tail Mulifamily Land Development, LLC
- Units: 106 (105 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $2.8M/yr federal
- App #: CA-2025-559
San Marcos Ranch Apartments
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Pacific West Communities, Inc.
- Units: 236 (234 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $6.4M/yr federal
- App #: CA-2025-445
15 South Hope
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Santa Barbara Affordable Housing Group
- Units: 46 (45 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Re-Application
- Tax credit: $2.5M/yr federal
- App #: CA-2025-138
Hollister Lofts
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara
- Units: 35 (34 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $1.8M/yr federal
- App #: CA-2025-044
Bella Vista
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Santa Barbara Affordable Housing Group
- Units: 48 (47 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $2.4M/yr federal
- App #: CA-2024-172
Patterson Point
Goleta, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara
- Units: 24 (23 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $808K/yr federal + $4.2M state
- App #: CA-2023-667
Vintage at Vizcaya
Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Vintage Housing Development, Inc.
- Units: 236 (234 affordable)
- Type: Acquisition / Rehab
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $3.3M/yr federal
- App #: CA-2023-551
Buellton Garden Apartments
Buellton, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: People's Self-Help Housing Corporation
- Units: 89 (88 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $3.0M/yr federal + $7.1M state
- App #: CA-2023-497
Village Senior Apartments
Buellton, Santa Barbara County
- Builder: Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation
- Units: 50 (49 affordable)
- Type: New Construction
- Status: Preliminary Reservation
- Tax credit: $2.5M/yr federal + $4.1M state
- App #: CA-2023-119
Building affordable housing in Santa Barbara County?
BUILDLAB designs and coordinates the low-voltage, security, and life-safety scope these projects depend on — Division 27/28 structured cabling, IP surveillance, door access, DAS/ERCCS, and common-area networks — engineered in-house and coordinated across every trade to keep infrastructure costs contained. Get a free budget estimate scoped to your unit count and building type.
Data source: California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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