324 Front Street: Cruz Hotel

This project is City of Santa Cruz Project Number CP21-0051. It spans 310, 316, 320, 322, 324, 328 Front Street.

Coastal Permit, Non-Residential Demolition Authorization Permit, Design Permit, Boundary Line Adjustment, Administrative Use Permit, and Heritage Tree Removal Permit, to demolish a commercial building, combine six parcels, and construct a six-story, 228-room hotel with 11,498 square feet of ground floor retail, banquet and conference space, restaurant, and bar on property located within the CBD (Central Business District)/CZ-O (Coastal Zone Overlay)/FP-O (Floodplain Overlay) zone district and within the Front Street/Riverfront subarea of the Downtown Plan. The project requires approval of a Section 408 Permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers to allow for the placement of fill between the levee and the proposed building and to allow for the development of an outdoor extension area adjacent to the Riverway path.

*Note: Draft revised plans were provided by the applicant on 9/22/22 that increase the on-site parking spaces to between 202 to 214 parking spaces, as shown on sheets A1.09 – A1.11 at the draft revised plans link included below. The plans do not constitute a formal resubmittal, as additional revisions from the applicant are pending. A formal resubmittal is expected that addresses additional comments, and that plan set will be posted on this website when received.