San Luis Obispo · City of San Luis Obispo
Sendero Apartments at Avila Ranch
165 Cessna Court, San Luis Obispo, CA
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Summary
Sendero Apartments is a 60-unit affordable rental building at 165 Cessna Court in the Avila Ranch neighborhood on the south side of San Luis Obispo. It is the affordable half of Avila Ranch Phase 3, which the Planning Commission approved on February 14, 2024 together with the 85 market-rate Anacapa units across Earthwood Lane. The approval used the state density bonus law; the building was described then as 60 units in one building, with 32 units for low-income households, 27 for moderate-income households and one caretaker unit, in studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom plans.
The city's 2025 General Plan Annual Report listed the project with planning entitlements approved and building permits awaiting submittal at the end of 2025. On September 15, 2026 the City Council approved up to $15 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the project, with no financial obligation for the city. The city's housing coordinator told KSBY the building is being developed by C&C Development Company, funded in part by state and federal low-income housing tax credits, and that construction was expected to begin in October 2026. The September 2026 report describes the units as a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments for low-income and lower households.
The 60 units are part of the Avila Ranch plan total and are not additional to it. See the Avila Ranch page for the master plan and its other phases.
Documented scope
- Units
- 60 affordable rental apartments [3]
- Affordability (2024 approval)
- 32 low-income units, 27 moderate-income units and one caretaker unit [2]
- Financing
- Up to $15 million in tax-exempt bond financing approved by the City Council, plus state and federal low-income housing tax credits [3]
Milestones
- Planning Commission approved Avila Ranch Phase 3, including the 60-unit Sendero building. [2]
- City annual report for 2025 listed entitlements approved and building permits awaiting submittal. [4]
- City Council approved up to $15 million in tax-exempt bond financing. [3]
Dates are shown with the precision the source gives: a month or a year when the record has no exact day.
What changed
- City Council approved up to $15 million in bond financing on September 15; construction reported as expected to begin in October 2026. [3]
What the records leave open
- Construction was expected to begin in October 2026 according to the September 2026 news report; no groundbreaking, permit issuance or inspection record was found to confirm that it has started.
- The 2024 approval described studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units; the September 2026 report describes one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The current unit mix is not confirmed.
- The 2025 annual report was not re-checked; its description of the stage reflects conditions at the end of 2025.
Related projects and phases
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Sources
- Current Development Projects (City of San Luis Obispo development tracker): Avila Ranch (Phase 3) record, City of San Luis Obispo, September 2026 (checked November 5, 2026) Phase 3 (85 market-rate and 60 affordable units) listed as Pending Building Submittal.
- SLO to get 145 dense housing units in third phase of Avila Ranch project, The Tribune via AOL (news), February 16, 2024 (checked November 5, 2026)
- New apartment complex to bring 60 affordable units to San Luis Obispo with construction set for October, KSBY (news), September 22, 2026 (checked November 5, 2026)
- City of San Luis Obispo 2025 General Plan Annual Report, City of San Luis Obispo, 2026 Not re-checked on November 5, 2026; date and content from the research file. The host answers automated requests with a browser check.
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