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Fresno State University launched its first student housing project in over 50 years, set for completion by 2026. The building will include apartment-style units, with a focus on providing housing for student-parents. The project is funded through state grants and revenue bonds.
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Fresno State University broke ground on Dec. 6, 2024, on its first new housing project in more than 50 years, according to The Collegian.
The new 80,000-sq.-ft. building will be four stories high and include one to four bedroom units. It also will offer a limited number of apartments for students with children, the university said in a news release. The new building will be located on the corner of Shaw and Cedar avenues, adjacent to existing residence hall buildings. This project will add 228 apartment-style beds to the university's student housing.
The building — designed by architectural firm SVA — is planned to be completed in summer 2026, with fall 2026 being the target move-in date for students. The contractor is Quiring General LLC of Fresno.
The project is being funded by an affordable student housing grant from the state ($33.7 million) and about $20 million of funding through California State University systemwide revenue bonds (debt service) that will be the responsibility of the California State University, Fresno Association Inc. (Student Housing) to repay over the life of the bonds.
"With the construction of our last new student housing buildings 56 years ago, this project is long overdue," Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, president of Fresno State, said in a news release earlier in the year. "It's important to recognize the unique challenges these students face on their path to obtaining a transformational college education. Providing affordable housing for student-parents is being intentional about student success."
The family units will have two bedrooms with a kitchen and living room. Housing will provide child-friendly flooring and furniture. The new building also will feature an outdoor play structure and a family gathering area within one of the first-floor common spaces. Each floor of the new building will have laundry facilities.
Nicole Lane, executive director of Auxiliary Services at Fresno, told The Collegian that the estimated rents will range from $6,597 to $8,798 for the academic year.
Speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony included Associated Students Inc. President Faith Van Hoven; Jiménez-Sandoval; Debbie Adishian Astone, chief financial officer and vice president for administration; Arshpreet Kaur, president of the Residence Hall Association; and Councilmember Tyler Maxwell. The ceremony ended with the symbolic digging into a mound of dirt.