Student Housing West Faces Two Lawsuits
Following nearly two years of debate, a pair of local environmental groups are suing UC Santa Cruz over the approval of Student Housing West. The two complaints, filed April 24 and 25 by local conservation groups Habitat and Watershed Caretakers (HAWC) and the East Meadow…
Private Developer Chosen for Student Housing West
UC Santa Cruz’s moved forward this week in developing the Student Housing West (SHW) project, which will bring 3,000 beds to campus. The SHW planning committee chose Capstone Development Partners as the private company to participate in the public- private partnership (P3) model, a way…
Opening the Door on Student Housing West
UC Santa Cruz College, Housing and Educational Services (CHES) has over $1 billion worth of problems and only $300 million with which to solve them. From Kresge College’s $170 million renovation, Crown College residence hall renovations and many others across campus — the problems aren’t…