A long-vacant office complex overlooking the Carpinteria Bluffs could be transformed into 31 housing units under a proposed redevelopment project that supporters say would breathe new life into an underused property while helping address the area’s housing shortage.
The proposal would convert the empty office buildings into 20 live-work units, where residents could also operate businesses, along with 11 traditional residential units. Developers say repurposing the existing structures would provide new housing while minimizing changes to the surrounding bluff landscape.
The office buildings have remained vacant for years, prompting some residents to welcome the proposal…