Construction on the 2,900-bed Heller Drive student housing project at UC Santa Cruz will start in 2027 and be completed sometime in the 2029-30 school year; it was originally slated to be finished in 2028.
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Massive UCSC student housing project delayed at least one year as campus grapples with housing shortage
The construction of UC Santa Cruz’s 2,900-bed Heller Drive student housing project, a key part of the long-delayed and controversial Student Housing West development, has been pushed back to 2027 and is now slated to be completed during the 2029-30 school year.
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UCSC readies to break ground on Student Housing West, offering relief from housing shortage while raising new concerns
UC Santa Cruz erected construction fences last week along a stretch of the East Meadow for its long-awaited, and heavily litigated, Student Housing West project. Those first signs of construction prompted a wide range of responses from campus community members.
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Lookout Update: UCSC says it will start constructing Student Housing West in the spring
UC Santa Cruz officials say they plan to begin construction on the long-delayed Student Housing West project in the spring. Opponents of the project say legal challenges will likely prevent the school from breaking ground.
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Explainer: Student Housing West construction could begin this year if UC regents approve budget this week
At meetings Wednesday and Thursday of the University of California Board of Regents, UC Santa Cruz officials will ask for almost $146 million to fund building on the school’s East Meadow, at the corner of Hagar and Coolidge drives.