Urbatect Development

Eric and his team will provide competitive estimates and great customer service, which is always appreciated from us customers.

We are survivors of the 2020 Santa Cruz Lightning Complex fire whose home was completely destroyed. We will always be grateful to Eric and his hardworking team at Urbatect for their work to get our rebuilding project design completed and through permitting. Eric kindly rescued us when we were in a very difficult and complex situation with our complete home rebuild. Our original architect had backed out with most of the work for the permit submittal nowhere near completion. Urbatect prepared all of the permit submittal documents/plans required by Santa Cruz County very quickly, taking into account the direction of our Geotechnical engineer and the many State and Local building codes specific to the build site that made the project a challenge – Seismic Zone, Debris Flow Zone, Wildland Urban Interface, Title 24 etc. Most counties and design firms are unfamiliar with the specific requirements for a wildfire rebuild project. As homeowners, we had been very involved with the difficult process of influencing the County to provide clear and reasonable guidance on their expectations. It was critical that Urbatect was willing to collaborate with us to address the very specific requirements that we had learned through our interactions with the various County agencies involved. There are many horror stories among the fire victims – Urbatect rescued us from ours. We always felt they were being ethical and honest with us, they delivered and that was huge.

I hired Urbatect for my 1,645sf remodel in Watsonville. They did the design, permits and remodel itself. Initially things were a little rough as the city was delaying our approval and it took longer than expected and while it had a lot to do with COVID, we were still able to finish my remodel in a timely manner & as per the original schedule. This meant urbatect working weekends and extended hours and I am appreciative they kept their budget and timeline despite working hours outside of the contract. I am very happy with the process and the team and I love the finishes and the overall outcome of my remodel.

My family & I are so excited about our ADU project coming to reality! We are about to pour concrete on our 1,000SF ADU! The Urbatect team has been nothing but phenomenal from day one. From the design phase to permitting and until now during construction, everything has been amazing! For anyone looking for a team that’s very easy to work with and that cares, the Urbatect team is the one especially if you are building an ADU. They specialize in ADU builds! We are so looking forward to finalizing the job. Special thanks to David who has been holding our hand since day one!!!!

My retired parents have an investment property in Santa Cruz county that required a ton of re-work due to molding and dry rot. Since we live oversees, we were looking for a company that could handle everything from dealing with the county, our property manager and the tenant. Urbatect came in with a very competitive price and timeline and really built rapport with my parents so we gave them the opportunity to do the job. The job went great as we were kept informed throughout the process of construction. We had excellent communication and the biggest take-away was that Urbatect did a fine job in keeping my parents informed and giving them piece of mind by sending them weekly photos and constant updates. Their project supervisor, Manny, was also great to do deal. Would recommend to anyone looking for quality work and great communication!

After some initial communications problems and delays, I am updating my review to 5 stars. Times are tough these days with staffing and I am a firm believer that small businesses need a little slack during a pandemic.

I had originally hired another architecture firm that claimed they could get my project completed in a timely manner and efficiently. That was not the case. My good friend who is very successful developer in the LA area, referred me to Urbatect Development as Urbatect had helped him develop his apartment complex. I have nothing but great things to say. From the minute I walked into their office, until the completion of construction, they did an AMAZING job keeping me updated and handling all the issues that came our way. Special shoutout to Jay, Sr. Engineer, who made my life much easier. If I could give them ten stars, I would. Thank you for the excellent job! Will be referring Urbatect and using them again in the future for all my design and construction projects.