On Nov. 19th San Diego State University held the public ceremony to mark the start of the construction, near the intersection of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue in San Diego. The project was estimated to be $143 million mixed-use student housing and retail project slated for completion in fall 2016. The officials said South Campus Plaza will include housing for more than 600 students, with retail stores, restaurants and related commercial business serving the campus and surrounding neighborhoods. The rising demand for on-campus student housing recently has been meet with the project, which design with a sense of place for the campus.
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San Diego State University has broken ground on South Campus Plaza, a $143 million mixed-use student housing and retail project slated for completion in fall 2016. A Nov. 19 public ceremony marked the start of construction, near the intersection of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue in San Diego. Officials said South Campus Plaza will include housing for more than 600 students, with retail stores, restaurants and related commercial businesses serving the campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Commercial tenants have not been announced.Citation and link:
Hirsh, Lou. “SDSU Begins Work on $143 Million Mixed-Use Project.” SDBJ. News., 19 Nov. 2014 Web. 21 Nov. 2014.