San Luis Obispo · City of San Luis Obispo
600 Tank Farm Road
600 Tank Farm Road, San Luis Obispo, CA
The pin marks a representative location from the cited records, not a verified construction footprint. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Summary
600 Tank Farm Road is an approved mixed-use project on an 11.7-acre site at Tank Farm Road and Santa Fe Road, east of the airport area of San Luis Obispo. The city tracker describes it as a multifamily complex of 280 units with 15,000 square feet of commercial space. The environmental record describes up to 280 homes and 12,500 square feet of non-residential space in 19 residential buildings, two mixed-use buildings and a clubhouse, with a new roundabout at Tank Farm Road and Santa Fe Road and interim improvements to Santa Fe Road, including two travel lanes and protected bike lanes.
The entitlements were a general plan map amendment, a rezone, an amendment to the Airport Area Specific Plan, a minor use permit, a conceptual site plan and a development agreement. The city issued a notice of preparation in November 2020 and released the draft environmental impact report for review in June 2021. The City Council approved the project unanimously on February 1, 2022. News coverage of the approval described the units as studios, one-bedroom flats and three-bedroom townhouses, with eleven deed-restricted units for moderate-income households, and quoted the applicant, CoVelop, as hoping to start construction as soon as possible.
As of September 2026 the city lists the project under building review, meaning construction plans are being checked for permits. The records checked do not show a building permit issued or construction under way.
Documented scope
- Units
- 280 residential units [2]
- Commercial space
- 15,000 square feet (city tracker); the 2022 environmental notice gives up to 12,500 square feet of non-residential space [2]
- Site area
- 11.7 acres [3]
- Buildings
- 19 residential buildings, two mixed-use buildings and one clubhouse (conceptual site plan) [3]
- Affordable units
- 11 deed-restricted units for moderate-income households (news report of the 2022 approval) [5]
- Off-site improvements
- Roundabout at Tank Farm Road and Santa Fe Road; interim Santa Fe Road improvements with two travel lanes and Class IV bike paths [3]
Milestones
- Notice of preparation filed for the environmental impact report. [3]
- Draft environmental impact report released for public review. [3]
- City Council approved the project (notice of determination posted February 2, 2022). [3]
- City tracker lists the project as under building review. [2]
Dates are shown with the precision the source gives: a month or a year when the record has no exact day.
What changed
- City tracker update keeps 600 Tank Farm Road in the under-building-review list. [1]
What the records leave open
- The city tracker stage was not confirmed by a site inspection or a permit-file review. No building permit issuance, construction start or completion date is published.
- The commercial floor area differs between the tracker (15,000 square feet) and the 2022 environmental notice (up to 12,500 square feet). The two figures are shown separately.
- Tenure (for-sale condominiums or rentals) and the final unit mix are not confirmed by a city record; news coverage of the approval reported for-sale pricing targets.
More in San Luis Obispo
Sources
- Current Development Projects (City of San Luis Obispo development tracker), City of San Luis Obispo, September 21, 2026 (checked November 5, 2026) Story map shows 'Updated September 2026'; page metadata gives a September 21, 2026 modification date.
- Tracker record: 600 Tank Farm Road (Under Building Review layer), City of San Luis Obispo, September 2026 (checked November 5, 2026)
- 600 Tank Farm Road Residential Mixed-Use Project, SCH 2020110426: notice of determination, California Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (CEQAnet), February 2, 2022 (checked November 5, 2026) Approved February 1, 2022. The project list at ceqanet.lci.ca.gov/Project/2020110426 gives the 2020 notice of preparation and the 2021 draft EIR.
- SLO City Council approves Tank Farm Road project with emphasis on 'affordable workforce housing', KCBX (news), February 2, 2022 (checked November 5, 2026)
- Mixed-use development project on Tank Farm Rd. approved by SLO City Council, KSBY (news), February 3, 2022 (checked November 5, 2026)
Research reviewed November 3, 2026. Page content reviewed November 5, 2026. Guide last updated November 5, 2026. Research last reviewed November 3, 2026; records cover November 3, 2021 to November 3, 2026. How the guide is built, and what it does not cover.
Discuss this location with a broker
Buying, selling or leasing near 600 Tank Farm Road, or planning something of your own nearby? Tell us what you have in mind and we will give you a straight read on the location.
Or call 805.234.5912. You will hear back from a principal of the firm, Samuel Fox Brennan or Glenn Thomas Martin.