agenda city of watsonville city council/redevelopment agency meeting

Scope of Proposed Investment Project
California Sunshine Regional Center is prepared to assist foreign investors with investment objectives in
commercial real estate industry. The 95 gross-acre Manabe-Ow Business Park (MOBP) in Watsonville, CA and 16
acres Circle S Area Redevelopment Project in San Pablo, CA, and along with other potential developments in
Watsonville, CA and San Pablo, CA are proposed to be listed as highlighted projects on CSRC’s application of
seeking USCIS’s designation as a regional center.
Brief introduction of selected proposed investment projects in Watsonville, CA
Manabe-Ow Business Park (MOBP) Specific Plan
The 95 gross-acre Manabe-Ow Business Park (MOBP) Specific Plan is anticipated to be the primary new
employment and economic development area in the City of Watsonville over the next 25 years. Within the
commercial areas, 61 gross-acres of the Business Park are designed as a series of flex-use buildings that can
readily adapt to changing local and regional market conditions. Business Park setting is envisioned to support
the needs of existing and future local and regional businesses, from corporate headquarters to small light
industrial and manufacturing start-ups. It is estimated to produce 2100 new jobs through completion of the
project. A small retail center up to 25,000 square feet is anticipated to be located adjacent to Ohlone Parkway
that provides neighborhood retail convenience services to both the Business Park and adjacent neighborhoods.
Workforce housing built at a density up to 14 dwelling units per net developable acre is being considered to
locate on the northeast corner of the project site. The property may also support alternative projects that
supply jobs, sic as live/work housing, or assisted living projects.
California Sunshine Regional Center (CSRC)
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