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The Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation is a leading developer and manager of affordable home communities in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Affordable homes, which used to be referred to as affordable housing, is defined today more by its cost rather than by its design or ownership status. Affordable homes today are defined as affordable when an individual or family pays no more than 30 percent of its total income on housing costs, including rent or mortgage, and utilities. This definition of affordable is a holistic way of looking at the economic picture of an individual or family because it takes into consideration that people have other essential expenses including food, clothing, healthcare, education, transportation and other costs of living.

Affordable home communities also refer to housing developments that are affordable to people who have very low, low or moderate incomes. The definition of these income levels is set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a percent of the Area Median Income and varies from region to region by household size. You can find a description of HUD’s income levels and corresponding household sizes on the California Department of Housing and Community Development website.

Through the development of affordable homes, both ownership and rental, Cabrillo fulfills a tremendous housing need throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.

Generally speaking, CEDC’s homes are available to those earning from 20 to 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI). Not sure what the AMI is where you live? Check out: http://www.treasurer.ca.gov/ctcac/2024/supplemental.asp. Additionally, CEDC often accepts housing vouchers such as Section 8 and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH). The Property Management and Community Building Departments at CEDC can help you figure out the eligibility requirements for all new and existing properties.

To find a rental application for any of our rental properties, click here. Please submit the rental application to the property manager at the property or properties of your choice in person or by mail. You will be placed on a waiting list and contacted by the property manager when a rental apartment becomes available at that site.

To request a rental application for any our or rental properties, click here.

Each of the communities in Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation’s (CEDC) rental portfolio has its own established requisites based on the affordability requirements for that particular property.

The same rental policy applies at all rental communities. For a copy of the rental policy in English, click here. To see the rental policy in Spanish, click here. If you are interested in submitting an application for any of the properties, applications must be submitted directly to the property(ies) of interest.

CEDC is an equal housing opportunity provider and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, familial status, handicap, mental status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income and other protected classes under state and local laws.

Cabrillo EDC’s Real Estate Development Department (REDD) analyzes the feasibility of potential sites for affordable homes on an ongoing basis. Below is our current pipeline.
Under Construction:
Dolores Huerta Gardens, 58 units in Oxnard for farmworkers and veterans. We anticipate having construction completed in February 2025. We will have updates on completion and when applications will start being accepted on our website and social media.

Pre-Development (nearing construction):
Village Senior Apartments, 50 units in Buellton for seniors. We anticipate construction to begin in the 2nd quarter of 2024 and completion by the 4th quarter of 2025. Stay tuned for more details.
Camino de Salud, 49 units of supportive housing for homeless and low income in Ventura County near Ojai. Construction is anticipated to start in the 4th quarter of 2024 and be completed in the 2nd quarter of 2026.

The REDD team is in the pre-development stage on additional sites as well.

Like other nonprofit developers, Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation secures funding for land acquisition, predevelopment and development/construction through a variety of public and private sources. The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee provides tax credit equity and is our most common, albeit, competitive source of funds. The California Department of Housing & Community Development administers numerous grant and loan programs applicable to nonprofit developers of low-income, affordable and special needs housing. As funding sources differ from year to year, each project requires a unique mix of public and private funding sources to get the project off the ground and ensure it is affordable to the area’s most vulnerable populations.