UC Davis has signed a lease with a developer of the West Village neighborhood, and construction of infrastructure for the project will begin shortly. The controversial development had been unsuccessfully fought by a West Davis neighborhood group due to environmental impact concerns, but a judge ruled against the neighbors in 2006, literally paving the way for the project. When complete, the neighborhood, which lies south of Russell Blvd. and west of Hwy. 113, will contain nearly 500 cottage-style homes similar to the smaller Aggie Village neighborhood (adjacent to Borders), and provide housing space for 3,000 students. As with Aggie Village, the The West Village homes will be offered to UC Davis employees at prices below market value with their equity appreciation capped.
Read the latest press release about the project:
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=8772
UC Davis West Village homepage:
http://www.westvillage.ucdavis.edu/index.html
Hmm… that’s interesting; thanks for the information. I linked to your article on the OneGate blog. (http://www.onegate.com/go/og/blog/fields-in-west-davis-to-become-student-housing/)
I lived in that area for two years and I loved walking along the fields at the end of the day and watching the sun set over the hills in the distance. I imagine there are many people who aren’t happy about this.