Cabrillo College’s governing board on Monday night approved several items related to the joint affordable-housing project with UC Santa Cruz. The trustees unanimously OK’d several agreements with the developer, Greystar Development LLC, that allow the college to continue advancing the project.
The housing project will be located next to the softball fields at Cabrillo’s Aptos campus and will create 376 beds for Cabrillo students and 248 beds for UCSC students. The college hopes to break ground this fall and plans for students to move into the units in fall 2027.
The cost for a bed at the proposed housing project in 2024 was projected to be about $1,046 a month.
Residents will have access to an on-site child care facility, a wellness and counseling center, a bike center, fitness area, study spaces and recreation rooms, and each building will have laundry.
While the housing portion of the project is funded through bonds, the child care facility isn’t fully funded by the bonds. The state’s Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program awarded the college bond funding for housing for the students for the project, so it can’t be used for a child care facility.
Cabrillo College President Matt Wetstein – who during Monday’s meeting announced that he would be retiring at year’s end – said the college is fundraising a total of $4 million for the fixtures, furnishing and infrastructure like bathrooms for children. Cabrillo has already raised about $2.5 million and is applying for additional grants from philanthropic organizations and agencies.
The complex will have 101 four-bedroom units, 33 two-bedrooms for single occupancy, 31 two-bedrooms for double occupancy, 21 two-bedroom family units, three one-bedroom family units and six studios for resident assistants.
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