An innovative mixed-use project that will bring 34 units of affordable housing along with on-site health-care services to downtown Santa Barbara is set to begin construction after several years in the planning stages. Sanctuary Centers, a nonprofit focused on providing care and housing for individuals suffering from mental illness, will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, December 14, for its five-story facility, which melds housing and health-care services together in one building.
The development has been in the works since 2019, and along the way it earned the blessing of city leadership, with the City Council allowing a density bonus by deeming the project a “community benefit” in March 2019 and the city’s Planning Commission granting an exemption to allow the proposed building on the 100 block of West Anapamu Street to stretch up to the maximum allowable height of 60 feet a few months later in June 2019. READ MORE
