# One Broadway Plaza: Caribou Industries' 572-Unit, 37-Story Residential Tower at 1109 N. Broadway Draws Opposition at Sept. 17 Meeting; No Hearing Dates Set > Caribou Industries' 37-story, 572-unit residential conversion of One Broadway Plaza held its second Sunshine Ordinance community meeting on Sept. 17, 2026, drawing more than 50 attendees, many in opposition; formal entitlement hearings have not yet been scheduled. - Canonical: https://ocint.app/situation/santa-ana-one-broadway-plaza-residential-tower-2026-09 - Markdown: https://ocint.app/situation/santa-ana-one-broadway-plaza-residential-tower-2026-09.md - JSON: https://ocint.app/api/situations/santa-ana-one-broadway-plaza-residential-tower-2026-09 - Status: developing - As of: 2026-09-28T23:05:14.641+00:00 - Started: 2026-09-15T07:00:00+00:00 - Cities: Santa Ana - Publisher: OCINT (https://ocint.app) ## Who / What / Where / When / Why **Who:** Developer Mike Harrah's Caribou Industries; architect William Beaubeaux; facilitator Katie Cawelti of Curt Pringle and Associates; more than 50 community members attended the Sept. 17 meeting, many in organized opposition. **What:** 572-unit, 37-story residential tower proposed at 1109 N. Broadway in downtown Santa Ana, converting a long-entitled office site; includes 64,000 sq ft of retail, a 2,400-space garage, and a rooftop helipad. Office component dropped from prior plans. **Where:** 1109 N. Broadway, Santa Ana (One Broadway Plaza site), downtown Santa Ana. **When:** Second Sunshine Ordinance meeting held Sept. 17, 2026. No planning commission or council hearing dates have been set. **Why:** Developer seeking to pivot a 2004 office entitlement to a large-scale residential project; requires an amendment to Specific Development No. 75 currently in city development project review. ## Narrative ## Current Status The One Broadway Plaza residential conversion has completed its second required Sunshine Ordinance community meeting, held **Sept. 17, 2026, at the former Original Mike's building** (100 S. Main St.) owned by Caribou Industries president Mike Harrah, who did not attend. According to OC Register reporting, more than 50 people were present. No formal planning commission or city council hearing dates have been set. ## What Was Presented Architect William Beaubeaux and facilitator Katie Cawelti of Curt Pringle and Associates led the presentation. The current plan calls for: - **37 stories**, with residential units across 32 floors - **572 apartments** (studios to three-bedroom) - A **nine-level parking garage** with more than 2,400 spaces - A **grocery store and approximately 64,000 sq ft of retail** at grade - The previously contemplated office component has been **dropped** - A **rooftop helipad**, described by the project team as intended mainly for emergencies No on-site affordable units are proposed; an in-lieu affordable housing fee of approximately **$4.7 million** has been described in prior reporting, though that figure has not been confirmed in a formal city filing cited in available evidence. ## Community Response Many attendees wore "Stop One Broadway Plaza" and "Santa Ana No Se Vende" shirts. Questions raised at the meeting included concerns about unit pricing, a possible data-center tenant, and gentrification pressures; according to OC Register reporting, those questions went unanswered. ## Procedural Context The Sept. 17 meeting was the **second** required under Santa Ana's Sunshine Ordinance; the first was held in January 2026. These meetings are a pre-application public engagement requirement and do not constitute a planning commission or city council hearing. An amendment to Specific Development No. 75 remains in the city's development project review. The original 2004 office entitlements remain in effect. ## Scale and Significance If built as proposed, One Broadway Plaza would rank among the tallest residential structures in Orange County. The site has carried entitlements since 2004 without construction proceeding, making the current residential pivot a significant shift in the project's trajectory. ## Timeline - **2026-09-15T06:53:00Z:** OC Register reports the 572-unit residential version of One Broadway Plaza heads to a second Sunshine Ordinance community meeting on Sept. 17. - **2026-09-17T02:00:00Z:** Second Sunshine Ordinance community meeting held at 100 S. Main St. (former Original Mike's building). More than 50 attendees, many in opposition; architect William Beaubeaux and facilitator Katie Cawelti of Curt Pringle and Associates presented revised plan — 572 units across 32 floors, 9-level garage with 2,400+ spaces, grocery and ~64,000 sq ft retail, office component dropped, rooftop helipad added. Developer Mike Harrah did not attend; questions on pricing, data-center tenant, and gentrification went unanswered. ## Primary sources 1. [New Teen Volunteer Orientation — Garden Grove Tibor Rubin](https://ocpl.libcal.com/event/17212052) (2026-10-06T00:30:00+00:00) 2. [OC Register: Community meeting this week on residential version of One Broadway Plaza high rise in Santa Ana](https://www.ocregister.com/2026/09/15/community-meeting-this-week-on-residential-version-of-one-broadway-plaza-high-rise-in-santa-ana/) (2026-09-15T06:53:20+00:00) 3. [Sept. 17 Sunshine meeting](https://www.ocregister.com/2026/09/18/santa-ana-residents-grill-developer-over-latest-one-broadway-plaza-proposal/) ## Factoids - **Project history: 2004 office entitlement, 415 units in 2020, 602 earlier in 2026, now 572** (source_doc) ([source](https://www.ocregister.com/2026/09/15/community-meeting-this-week-on-residential-version-of-one-broadway-plaza-high-rise-in-santa-ana/)): One Broadway Plaza at 1109 N. Broadway was entitled in 2004 as a 37-story office tower by Mike Harrah's Caribou Industries and those entitlements remain in effect; a 2020 residential version carried 415 units, a proposal earlier in 2026 had 602, and the current plan calls for 572 apartments from studios to three bedrooms plus ground-floor retail and dining. The change requires an amendment to Specific Development No. 75 now in the city's development project review, and no on-site affordable units are proposed, with an in-lieu fee previously described at about $4.7 million. The Sept. 17 meeting at 100 S. Main St. (in person and virtual) is the second required under the city's Sunshine Ordinance, after a first meeting in January. - **Sept. 17 Sunshine meeting** (source_doc) ([source](https://www.ocregister.com/2026/09/18/santa-ana-residents-grill-developer-over-latest-one-broadway-plaza-proposal/)): More than 50 people attended the Sept. 17, 2026 second Sunshine Ordinance meeting at the former Original Mike's building owned by Caribou president Mike Harrah, who did not attend; architect William Beaubeaux and facilitator Katie Cawelti of Curt Pringle and Associates presented. The plan: 37 stories with 572 units across 32 floors, a nine-level garage with more than 2,400 spaces, a grocery store and about 64,000 sq ft of retail, the office component dropped, and a rooftop helipad described as mainly for emergencies. Many attendees wore "Stop One Broadway Plaza" / "Santa Ana No Se Vende" shirts; questions on pricing, a possible data-center tenant and gentrification went unanswered. 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