The California State University Board of Trustees has approved California Polytechnic State University’s 10-year plan to significantly expand and improve student housing on the San Luis Obispo campus.
The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports that the billion-dollar Future Housing Plan will add about 4,100 beds to Cal Poly’s student housing by constructing nine eight- and nine-story buildings.
Construction will take place in five phases on the existing site of the five North Mountain residence halls, which are the oldest on campus and opened in 1952, and the student parking lots on the hill nearby.
Work is scheduled to start this summer will add about 1,348 beds for use beginning fall 2026 and fall 2027.
The project also calls for major renovations to the university’s six red brick residence halls, which are over 60 years old. Existing housing will remain open during construction with no loss of beds, the university says.
Most of the new student residential units will be three-bedroom, double occupancy room suites, housing a total of six students in each suite. Each suite will have two bathrooms and a shared living space.
Each new building will come with a large community space to serve all residents as well as community commons, study lounges, kitchens, and quiet study spaces throughout. The rooms and communal spaces of the new residence halls will be fabricated offsite, transported to campus and assembled on site to allow for affordable and efficient modular construction. The innovative development will be designed to receive LEED Gold certification.
The architect is Steinberg Hart.
