Elect Elizabeth

Our community needs more homes. I've spent most of the past year advocating for the proposed apartment complex at 831 Water Street in Santa Cruz. While not perfect, this project has so many good features:

- 140 total new apartments
- Including 69 subsidized affordable homes, including for those who meet the qualifications for "very-low income" housing.
- Unbundled parking and located along a bus route save on parking costs for residents who don’t want or need a car.
- Mixed-use development with rooftop space open to the public.

An apartment is not punishment for a neighborhood and housing isn’t a burden for a city. New housing an opportunity to make our community stronger, more welcoming, more sustainable, and more inclusive.

Please consider signing the Santa Cruz YIMBY petition of support:

Support Affordable Housing Project at 831 Water Street Support 140 new homes at 831 Water Street in Santa Cruz, CA! Help end our city's staggering housing shortage with housing near jobs, shopping and public transportation. 831 Water Street would create 140 homes, up to 50% which are affordable units. The project includes retail and community spaces. 83...

Come walk with me downtown as I lead a tour of examples "missing middle" housing in our community. Tonight at 7pm from Abbott Square.

What is "missing middle" housing? Missing Middle housing types include diverse housing options, such as duplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts, and multiplexes. These house-scale buildings fit into existing residential neighborhoods, offering improved affordability and supporting walkability, local businesses, and public transportation.

Join us for our next meeting on Thursday, July 8 at 5:30PM…..in person! We will be meeting at Abbott Square in downtown Santa Cruz. It will be a casual meeting, with a (no-host) happy hour and mingling with other YIMBYs. At 7PM, Rafa Sonnenfeld will lead a walking tour of “missing middle” in the downtown area. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thrilled to learn about the City's plans to work with two non-profits to build 107 subsidized homes for very low-income residents as part of the downtown library mixed use project!

City of Santa Cruz on Twitter “The City has selected Eden Housing and For the Future Housing for the Library Mixed Use project. They will develop up to 107 units, double the units originally anticipated! All units will be reserved for households “very low income” households. https://t.co/rkoUTdqhbN”