Construction Information
The following is a brief description of all of the construction projects that Housing & Residential Services currently has planned. It is important to point out, here, that each of these construction projects are being, or will be, constructed next to or near West Campus Family Housing. Therefore, you can expect more noise and or air pollution, more traffic delays, and, generally speaking, a prolonged deterioration of the overall quality of experience you assumed would be provided to you and your family when you moved into WCFH.
Sierra Madre apartments"Construction on a new UCSB housing complex near the West Campus Apartments on Storke Road is currently underway and due to be completed in Fall Quarter of the 2015-2016 school year. The complex, called the Sierra Madre Apartments, is organized by Housing and Residential Services and will provide 115 new apartments to accommodate 515 students, with an additional 36 units for faculty and staff families. The units will range from one to three bedrooms, each of which will house two students. The new housing is part of the university’s long-range development plan, which includes the expansion of enrollment from 21,000 to 25,000 students by the year 2025. The apartments are being funded entirely by Student Housing, using a combination of their reserves from student rent, dining and conference servicing as well as debt, which will be financed by future student rent."
For more information, see http://dailynexus.com/2014-01-27/ucsb-adds-housing-for-future-students/ |
San Joaquin Apartments"The University of California Santa Barbara plans to enroll approximately another 4,000 more students by the year 2017. UCSB Housing and Residential Services is developing new housing for occupancy in 2016 to accommodate this growing population of students. The San Joaquin Apartments will be dedicated to fulfilling the university’s long-term goal of offering four years of housing for all freshmen and sophomore students. It will provide living accommodations for 1,000 additional students with two to three bedrooms in each unit. The area just north and east of the Santa Catalina North Tower is to be the primary location for the new housing project, according to the housing’s Long Range Development Plan. While the new San Joaquin Apartments will serve sophomore, junior and potentially senior undergraduates, Santa Catalina will remain a housing option for freshmen. The purpose of the close proximity is to provide students with a sense of community while they live in an evolving living and learning environment."
For more information, see https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2012/10/ucsb-starts-planning-new-san-joaquin-apartments "Draft Initial Study - San Joaquin Apartments and Precinct Improvements Project"
See pp. 43-47 of the following document. |
West Campus Main Lawn
Our beloved main lawn in front of West Campus Apartments is slated to be dug up and transformed into a parking lot, which will serve the residents of San Joaquin Apartments!!!
See an Architectural Mock Image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B70L2LCqruivOVNvYURwT3gxS2s/view?usp=sharing
Also See pp. 43-47 of This Document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B70L2LCqruivRDlOLTVPbXRETFk/view?usp=sharing
See an Architectural Mock Image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B70L2LCqruivOVNvYURwT3gxS2s/view?usp=sharing
Also See pp. 43-47 of This Document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B70L2LCqruivRDlOLTVPbXRETFk/view?usp=sharing