Employer Sponsored Housing: Agriculture

For growers in the region, high housing costs make it hard to attract enough labor during harvest season. The housing projects that have been constructed can help the growers with this.  While the housing is designed for single agricultural employee residents, mostly H2A employees,  it can help to alleviate the housing pressure on existing stock where growers would need to go in order to provide housing for their harvest employees.

Spreckles Crossing

Location: Spreckles, CA
Number of Units: 100
Company Name: Tanimura & Antle
Year Started: 2015
Year Complete: 2016
Architect: The Paul Davis Partnership.
Engineer: Whitson Engineers.
Developer/Contractor: Avila Construction
Landscaping: BFS Landscape Architecture
Uniqueness: Seasonal, agricultural employee only
Project Timeline: Click here.

casa boronda

Location: Monterey County
Number of Units:
75 units, 600 beds
Year Complete:
2018
Owner:
Nunes Company, Inc.

Casa Boronda is located on Madison Lane in Monterey County, just outside the Salinas city limits. This was the second major farmworker housing project in Salinas Valley and followed in the footsteps of Tanimura & Antle farmworker housing, Spreckels Crossing, which is widely regarded as the model for the industry. Both projects used the same Monterey architect, Paul Davis Partnership. This $17 million housing project includes a community room, soccer field and convenience store with free coffee and WiFi.

Walnut & Third Apartments

Location: Monterey County
Number of Units:
100 units, 800 beds
Year Complete:
Phase 1 2021
Owner:
Avila Construction

Located in Greenfield, this housing project by Avila Construction will provide dorm-style apartments for as many as 800 seasonal agricultural workers. Occupancy began in April of 2021, and currently consists of 30 units, 1 manager unit/ office, and 1 laundromat.

Harvest Moon

Location: Monterey County
Number of Units:
150 units, 1200 beds
Year Complete:
2021
Owner:
Avila Construction

Off North Davis Road in unincorporated land just outside of Salinas, this complex consists of 10 two-story buildings designed to house up to 1,200 workers. This is the largest development of its kind in the region. It is designed for single agricultural employee residents, mostly H2A.