While a 191-unit housing development on the Carpinteria Bluffs faces blunt opposition from community members, a separate proposal on the bluffs to remodel vacant office space into 31 units was met with soft support last week.
The differences lie in size and logistics. Unlike the larger proposal, dubbed “The Farm,” this new project involves structures that already exist. Right now, the 3.85-acre bluffs property at 6185 Carpinteria Avenue hosts two empty office buildings next door to Procore.
The developers’ conceptual review presented to the Carpinteria City Council on July 13 plans to turn that space into 20 market-rate live-work units and 11 housing units. That includes 14 studios; three one-bedroom and three two bedroom live-work units; and nine one-bedroom and two two-bedroom residential units. It would also include 102 parking spaces, thanks to the property’s existing parking podium…