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Affordable HousingSanta Cruz

Santa Cruz County Affordable Housing Pipeline

New affordable housing in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County has 16 affordable housing projects in the recent LIHTC pipeline — 2 funded with 9% tax credits and 14 with 4% credits, totaling roughly 1,484 units, led by large family housing. Search and filter the developments below, or see each location on the map.

Building affordable housing in Santa Cruz County? BUILDLAB designs the technology scope these projects depend on — Division 27/28 structured cabling, surveillance, door access, and fire & life safety — engineered in-house to keep infrastructure costs contained.

16
Projects
1,484
Total units
$420K
Potential door-fee income
2 / 14
9% / 4% credit
Large Family
Top housing type
Leaflet © OpenStreetMap contributors

16 projects · showing 1–12 · 1,484 total units

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4%Non-Targeted2025

Park Haven Plaza

Soquel, Santa Cruz County

  • Builder: Novin Development Corporation
  • Units: 36 (35 affordable)
  • Type: New Construction
  • Status: Preliminary Reservation
  • Tax credit: $1.6M/yr federal
  • App #: CA-2025-820
Potential door-fee income (est.)
$9,000
$250/unit one-time · 36 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessCommon-area AV
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4%Non-Targeted2025

Calypso Apartments

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

  • Builder: Green Valley Corp. dba Swenson
  • Units: 233 (230 affordable)
  • Type: New Construction
  • Status: Preliminary Reservation
  • Tax credit: $4.8M/yr federal
  • App #: CA-2025-714
Potential door-fee income (est.)
$69,900
$300/unit one-time · 233 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessDAS / ERCCSCommon-area AV
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4%Large Family2025

Banana Belt Apartments

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

Potential door-fee income (est.)
$20,750
$250/unit one-time · 83 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessDAS / ERCCSCommon-area AV
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4%Large Family2025

Pinnacle Pass Apartments

Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County

Potential door-fee income (est.)
$10,000
$250/unit one-time · 40 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessCommon-area AV
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4%Large Family2025

136 River Apartments

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

  • Builder: 136 River Partners, LLC
  • Units: 50 (49 affordable)
  • Type: New Construction
  • Status: Preliminary Reservation
  • Tax credit: $2.1M/yr federal + $10.0M state
  • App #: CA-2025-560
Potential door-fee income (est.)
$12,500
$250/unit one-time · 50 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessDAS / ERCCSCommon-area AV
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4%Large Family2025

41st & Soquel Apartments

Soquel, Santa Cruz County

  • Builder: Pacific West Communities, Inc.
  • Units: 256 (253 affordable)
  • Type: New Construction
  • Status: Preliminary Reservation
  • Tax credit: $10.7M/yr federal + $8.5M state
  • App #: CA-2025-533
Potential door-fee income (est.)
$76,800
$300/unit one-time · 256 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessDAS / ERCCSCommon-area AV
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4%Large Family2025

525 Water Street

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

  • Builder: Zen Development LLC
  • Units: 90 (89 affordable)
  • Type: New Construction
  • Status: Preliminary Reservation
  • Tax credit: $4.2M/yr federal + $4.8M state
  • App #: CA-2025-527
Potential door-fee income (est.)
$22,500
$250/unit one-time · 90 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessDAS / ERCCSCommon-area AV
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9%Special Needs2025

Santa Cruz Veterans Village

Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz County

  • Builder: Danco Communities
  • Units: 21 (20 affordable)
  • Type: New Construction
  • Status: Preliminary Reservation
  • Tax credit: $1.3M/yr federal
  • App #: CA-2025-117
Potential door-fee income (est.)
$5,250
$250/unit one-time · 21 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessEmergency callCommon-area AV
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9%Large Family2025

Beverly Gardens

Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County

Potential door-fee income (est.)
$6,250
$250/unit one-time · 25 units
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Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessCommon-area AV
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4%Large Family2024

4575 Scotts Valley Apartments

Scotts Valley, Santa Cruz County

Potential door-fee income (est.)
$30,000
$300/unit one-time · 100 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
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4%Large Family2024

Westside Village

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

Potential door-fee income (est.)
$9,500
$250/unit one-time · 38 units
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Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessCommon-area AV
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4%Large Family2024

Downtown Library Mixed Use Project

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County

  • Builder: For the Future Housing, Inc.
  • Units: 124 (123 affordable)
  • Type: New Construction
  • Status: Preliminary Reservation
  • Tax credit: $5.1M/yr federal
  • App #: CA-2024-628
Potential door-fee income (est.)
$37,200
$300/unit one-time · 124 units
Likely BUILDLAB scope
Structured cablingBuilding WiFiIP surveillanceDoor accessDAS / ERCCSCommon-area AV
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Building affordable housing in Santa Cruz 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.

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Data source: California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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