MidPen Breaks Ground on 57 Unit Affordable Housing Site

Development partners ranging from District 1 Supervisor, Manu Koenig, Jenny Panetta, and Housing Santa Cruz County Chair Don Lane — joined in the groundbreaking at 1500 Capitola Road. (Image Credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz)

Rendering of the mixed used development housing project at 1500 Capitola Road. Credit: Wald, Ruhnke & Dost Architects.

May is Affordable Housing Month and yesterday, Wednesday, May 11th, marked the first groundbreaking event for a mixed-use development site that will provide Santa Cruz County with 57 affordable housing units. The groundbreaking was hosted by affordable housing developer Midpen at 1500 Capitola Road, a site located a short walking distance away from Live Oak Supermarket and Live Oak Elementary School.

MidPen President & CEO Matt Franklin shared the 5-year process to get to Wednesday’s groundbreaking with the crowd. Image credit: Kevin Painchaud / Lookout Santa Cruz

This new development, aimed at building and bringing wellness to the Live Oak community, will also include a new Dientes Community Dental clinic and 20,000-foot space dedicated to a Santa Cruz Community Health clinic.

There are several other ground breaking events taking place this month including:

• Wednesday, May 19, 11 a.m.: Pacific Station South

• Wednesday, May 19, 11 a.m.: 525 Cedar Street

• Wednesday, May 25, 11 a.m.: 1482 Freedom Boulevard.

To learn more about Affordable Housing Month activities and developments taking place, click here. To learn more on the 1500 Capitola Road project, hit the learn more button below.