The City of Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review on March 2, 2026, voted to move forward with a proposal to construct a new warehouse and research and development (R&D) building near the Funk Zone and East Beach.
The project includes the demolition of a 79-space surface parking lot to construct a 32,877-square-foot building at 2 North Calle Cesar Chavez.
The structure is planned as a Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) building, with plaster as the dominant exterior material. The first floor will house a 20,460-square-foot warehouse with a mezzanine, while the second floor will include R&D and office space totaling 7,011 square feet…