The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara has broken ground on Jacaranda Court, a 63-unit affordable rental community aimed at serving the city’s workforce and moderate-income residents.
The $44.8 million development will be built at 400 W. Carrillo St., replacing an underutilized, city-owned parking lot with long-term affordable housing. The project is designed for residents often described as the “missing middle,” workers who earn too much to qualify for subsidized low-income housing but cannot afford market-rate rents.
City officials said Jacaranda Court reflects a strong partnership between the city and the Housing Authority and is intended to help ease Santa Barbara’s ongoing housing shortage…