With the prospect of a 642-unit housing development at La Cumbre Plaza on the horizon, the City of Santa Barbara is hoping to work with the developers — father-and-son duo Jim and Matt Taylor — to reach an agreement that would help ensure the project would provide more affordable housing and community benefits.
Councilmembers Eric Friedman (who represents the northern areas of the city, including La Cumbre Plaza) and Mike Jordan teamed up two weeks ago to file a memo asking the council to discuss a loose set of terms that city staff could then take to begin negotiations with the development team. On Tuesday, City Council members weighed in on the project.
Friedman said the project is “one of the largest in the city’s history,” and will likely impact the city, particularly the Upper State Street and San Roque areas, “for decades to come.”