At Brooks Properties we think Santa Cruz County is special and we bet you do too. That’s why our goal is to make living and working here on California’s Central Coast, not just possible, but extraordinary.

When describing what makes living in Santa Cruz so unique, people will often cite two things: the community and the natural environment. Brooks Properties homes enhance both of these characteristics in a number of ways that improve quality of life for all residents.

In order to preserve the natural open space that is so important to the beauty of this area, our projects are in-fill and do not create or contribute to sprawl. Built only on existing city lots, our developments are consistent with the City of Santa Cruz General Plan for housing creation. Conserving greenbelt areas maintains this priceless resource for the enjoyment of all current and future generations.

Neighborhoods are essential to a feeling of community, and our projects strengthen communities by their location in areas where residents can walk to parks, schools, employment and shopping centers. This helps support locally-owned businesses, minimize vehicular traffic and revive the neighborhood as the center of urban life for people of all ages.

In addition, all of our projects are on transportation corridors, allowing residents to take advantage of public buses and bike routes, thereby reducing the carbon footprint and further developing community feeling.

Lastly, we seamlessly incorporate significant green building features into our homes. In fact, one our of developments, Belvedere Terrace, was the first new construction to be awarded the Green Building Award by the City of Santa Cruz in March 2008.

Our homes go beyond the more typical use of recycled materials and incorporate such environmentally-friendly features as tankless water heaters, insulated low-e windows, and low/no-VOC paints. These features make our homes efficient and sustainable without detracting from their beauty or functionality. For a full list of Green Features at Westlake Homes, see our brochure.

Brooks Properties has a vision for Santa Cruz of strong neighborhoods and preservation of the open space that is so critical to our quality of life. Nurturing this vision of what makes life here unique and wonderful is what we do and our homes are the medium through which we achieve it.

If you share our vision and would like to learn more, register your interest and we will update you regarding the progress and availability of our current projects as information becomes available. This is by the far the best way to get the latest details about our projects.

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