Groundbreaking could happen as soon as next summer on the hotel at Front and Laurel streets in downtown Santa Cruz, though its developer says the new fees, passed by the Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday, could delay final financing.
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Cruz Hotel will move forward after Coastal Commission gives it a green light
The California Coastal Commission last week approved the long-discussed and debated Cruz Hotel project proposed at the corner of Front and Laurel streets in downtown Santa Cruz. The project had been appealed to the Coastal Commission, as expected, following the Santa Cruz City Council’s 5-1 approval of the hotel in March.
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Cruz Hotel gets final green light from city, but prospect of Coastal Commission appeal looms
The Cruz Hotel, developer Owen Lawlor’s latest local venture, cleared the Santa Cruz City Council on Tuesday with overwhelming support. However, the much-debated downtown hotel could still face another political hurdle if the project is appealed to the California Coastal Commission.
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SC Community Credit Union finds new downtown home as Cruz Hotel project faces new challenges
Following a saga of planning, moving and controversy, Santa Cruz Community Credit Union has found a new home in downtown Santa Cruz. Focused on serving underserved community members, its new River Street office — to be occupied next year — answers members’ concerns about access. At the same, the Cruz Hotel, which would be built on the parcel currently occupied by the credit union, could be challenged by upcoming Santa Cruz city ballot Measure O.
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As market revival continues, Santa Cruz hospitality industry expects boost from new La Bahia, Cruz hotels
Both new hotels — aiming to open in Santa Cruz in the next few years — will expand the options for visitors. The local hospitality business is now thriving. What difference might the hotels make?
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Is downtown’s first hotel in nearly a century Cruz’n into town? What we know about the hot-button project
There are steps left to take if supporters of the for-now-called Cruz Hotel project are to get past loud opposition and become part of the overhaul of lower Pacific Avenue and the riverfront zone. It is one of six projects slated to be at least six stories in a downtown with few buildings that tall.
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Members petition against development of Cruz Hotel at Santa Cruz Community Credit Union site
The sale of the Santa Cruz Community Credit Union’s Front Street building could be finalized any day, but a group of members concerned about plans to turn the property into a six-story hotel is still hoping to appeal to the board of directors to reconsider.