California State University, San Marcos has historically been known as a “commuter school.” But that is changing.
Now, after twenty years, construction on its first housing and dining project is well underway.
CSUSM celebrated the completion of the structural phase of its University Village Housing and Dining project with a topping-out ceremony — which marks the placement of the last or highest steel beam — on March 20.
The school has never had a dorm-type housing on campus, said Paul Pagano, project manager at McCarthy Building Companies. McCarthy, a San Diego construction firm, is the general contractor on the project.
“It’s always been apartments. They’re trying to get rid of the stigma of being a commuter school and providing that true dorm experience,” Pagano said.
“I’ve been told here on campus of students sleeping in cars,” he added.
The project includes a seven-story student housing building and a two-story dining facility. The building also has 285 dorm rooms totaling 555 beds, a cast-in-place concrete structure, and a plaster exterior, and is expected to house at least 570 students.
The aim of the project is to reduce overall costs for students and help support smart-growth and environmental goals of the university, as well as the city of San Marcos, by reducing student commutes.
The project, which is being constructed on a former parking lot, is expected to be completed in the fall of 2026. It is being funded in part by a $91 million allocation from the state of California.
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