831 Water Street​

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Far from a mere coincidence, 831 Water Street intentionally shares the Santa Cruz Peninsula's area code. This choice reflects what is best about the community, weaving a connection between the project's identity and the very fabric of the locale it calls home.

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This new mixed-income development features a sleek modern design that will be a hallmark of the new, emerging Santa Cruz cityscape. It also reflects the best of Santa Cruz's character, in its dedication to sustainability, a sense of community, and a natural sense of beauty. 

​831 Water Street also offers another important asset: housing for the people who work locally, the "missing middle" population, like schoolteachers, small business owners, first responders, and more.​ Our grounds will feature walking paths, greenery and ample parking accommodations for cars and bikes! Next to a major bus line and walking distance from retail, 831 Water Street has all forms of transportation in mind. ​831 Water Street aims to be one of the standards of multi-family, mixed-income developments in the state, if not the country. 

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We look to put shovel in the ground in late-2025 and open by mid-2028.

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Land Acknowledgement Statement 

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Novin Development Corp. acknowledges that the project at 831 Water Street is located on the unceded homelands of the Ohlone peoples, within the Awaswas linguistic territory of Santa Cruz.  This region is part of a broader Ohlone landscape that extends from San Francisco east toward Oakland and south toward Monterey, encompassing eight language dialects and more than 60 village sites.  It is important to recognize the original stewards of this land and to honor that their descendants are still here and part of the community.

In Santa Cruz, this includes the Awaswas-speaking Uypi and neighboring villages, as well as Ohlone communities who continue to carry connection to these lands: the Indian Canyon Mutsun Band of Costanoan Ohlone (Indian Canyon Nation), the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, their cousins the Amah Mutsun Band of Mission San Juan Bautista, the Mutsun Tribal Foundation, the Pajaro Valley Ohlone Indian Council, and California Indian Nation.  These are recognized tribal communities of this area.  At the same time, it is vital to acknowledge that Indigenous identity and belonging are not limited to formal tribal entities.  Any Indigenous person who can trace their lineage here—before colonization, missionization, and displacement—must also be recognized as part of the First Peoples of this territory.

Today, this land continues to be home to Ohlone peoples as well as many other Indigenous nations who were displaced or relocated here, including Miwok, Pomo, Cherokee, Diné, Tohono O’odham, and Indigenous migrants from the south such as Mixtec, Zapotec, and Maya.  We honor their ancestors, elders, and community leaders—past, present, and future.  These lands remain Indigenous homelands, and we invite all who are present to reflect on their relationship to this place, and to commit to supporting Indigenous struggles, stewardship, and cultural continuance.