🚧 Project Update 🚧 Clocktower Center -- We're officially entitled! Our team has started work on construction documents and is finalizing our capital stack. We're so happy to keeping pushing the project forward!
📣New pod ep out now! 📣
We're back with Aaron Eckhouse for Episode 3 of The Infill Insiders 🎤 to talk about SB 79 California's landmark transit-oriented housing upzoning bill, passed in 2025 after eight years of legislative attempts.
Tune in to hear what he has to say!
Happy Holidays from all of us at Workbench!
#communitybuilding #californiahousing #restandreset #santacruz #cozy
Infill housing is our favorite housing to build! By utilizing state housing law we are able to push much needed housing projects through the permitting pipeline! Listen in to learn how we do it!!
Find full episodes on Spotify, Youtube, Apple Podcasts and more!
🚨New Pod Alert🚨Sharing what we've learned. Sharing how to build. Sharing our expertise.
Have you listened in yet? 👀
#californiahousing #affordablehousing #releaseradar #newpod #housingcrisis #infillhousing #buildthefuture
🌿 Materials Matter: Sustainable Design in Affordable Housing. Sustainable design doesn’t have to be about expensive materials – it's about thoughtful choices that benefit people, place, and planet. AIA 2030: workbenchbuilt.com/sustainability
#SustainableDesign #AffordableHousing #Material #AIA2030
Big machines working the smallest details. The 4575 Scotts Valley Drive project is humming along. Here's a look back at the last few weeks of site preparation and grading for these 100 affordable homes in Scotts Valley, California.
We caught the last public tour of the City of Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility, which, in our opinion, is the recycling center with the world's best view🌅! In 2022 we made the AIA 2030 Commitment to prioritize sustainability in our company and projects. https://workbenchbuilt.com/sustainability
1815 Mission Approved! We're thrilled to announce that our 67-unit mixed-use development has officially been approved by the Santa Cruz City Council. A heartfelt thank you to Andy, the project owner, for his diplomatic approach in working with the community. #SantaCruz #Housing #Development #Mission
Building housing along these corridors and in downtowns helps to preserve the natural beauty of our open spaces, and lowers the cost of building and maintaining infrastructure.
#SantaCruzHousing #SantaCruzCounty #RHNA #CAHUD #HousingPolicy #InfillHousing #SustainableDevelopment #CaliforniaHousing
Which Path Will We Take?
If you've been to a public presentation for our projects you've probably seen this diagram by housing researcher and policy analyst, Shane Phillips. We subscribe to his belief that building housing is essential to thriving communities.
#CommunityDevelopment #Housing
We are celebrating the approval of our Clocktower Center project in Santa Cruz, and we think @lookoutsantacruz.bsky.social said it best. So, here are few quotes from the article written by Christopher Neely. Thank you for reporting on the project!
#development #multifamily #HousingCrisis #SantaCruz
Flagship Project Clocktower Center: Approved! August 12th marked pivotal moment for Santa Cruz as the City Council approved our Clocktower Center project. This fully entitled 8-story, 178-home mixed-use development embodies the future of Santa Cruz sustainable urban living. #HousingCrisis #SantaCruz
