Housing on the Way In Soquel

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Housing on the Way In Soquel

Contruction is underway at 2838 Park Ave., Soquel, to build Park Haven Plaza, a three-story building with 32 one-bedroom apartments and four two-bedroom apartments for veterans, foster youth aged out of the system and families at risk of being homeless.

EECAR is doing the undergrounding work now.

The developer is 2838 Park Ave. LP, affiliated with Novin Development of Walnut Creek.

The cost is projected to be $19 million, funded by state, county and private sources.

Modular units built off site are expected to speed up construction time and lower the carbon footprint.

Completion is projected for June 2023, according to developer Iman Novin.

This is supportive housing with an on-site manager, and assistance from nonprofit Abode Servcies of Fremont o help residents apply for services such as healthcare, education, and food.

The project received $10.7 million in from the state’s Homekey program created By Gov. Newsom.

All told, Homekey has awarded $2.753 billion to create 12,676 housing units across California.

In December, Homekey awarded $36 milliuon statewide, including $2.4 million to the County of San Benito to buy 11 factory-built homes and $2.2 million to the County of Santa Cruz to adapt a former medical office in the city of Santa Cruz into two studio and five one-bedroom units.

The Department of Housing and Community Development will release a third round of Homekey funds in early 2023.

For information, visit hcd.ca.gov and the Homekey Awards Dashboard where Homekey project awards are tracked by dollar totals, project type, progress and region.

Dr. Vasavi Chinnam, a dentist, maintains the office at 2340 Park Ave., Soquel. Thrive Natural Medicine, a holistic medicine practitioner that had shared that site, has moved to Aptos at 36 Seascape Village. n

The first step in building housing at 2838 Park Ave. is undergrounding.

Photo Credit: Jondi Gumz

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