—
Clark Design/Build of California, Inc. recently entered into a design/build contract with the Trustees of the California State University to complete the $239 million Student Housing North project at its Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus. The design/build team consists of Clark Construction Group - California, LP with offices in Costa Mesa and Oakland as the general contractor along with Niles Bolton Associates of Atlanta and Anderson Brule Architects of San Jose, Calif. as the designers. The project will feature nine residence buildings with 2,677 beds and two parking structures with over 1,900 spaces on 30 acres north of Brizzolara Creek.
“The size of the project offers Cal Poly a unique opportunity to create a 21st-century living and learning community for our student body,” said Cal Poly President Warren J. Baker. He noted that the campus master plan calls on the university to house one-third of its students on campus. California State University system-wide revenue bonds will finance the project.
The Student Housing North apartment units will offer full kitchens, laundry areas, study areas, utilities including high-speed internet access, weekly cleaning service for kitchens and bathrooms, and trash collection. Rent from future student tenants will repay the bond financing.
Construction on the housing is expected to begin in late 2005, after removal and relocation of College of Agriculture facilities currently on the 30-acre project site. The project includes upgrading the electrical substation in the area, and upgrading sewer, water, roads, and bridges. In addition, the project will be designed and constructed in support of LEED certification standards.
The first phase of Student Housing North is expected to be ready for occupancy in Fall 2008. The balance of the student housing is planned to be open in Fall 2009.
Brookwood Program Management of Atlanta is the program manager.
Contact: Corporate Communications
###