Project Overview
Located at the intersections of Chapman Avenue and Newell Street, the Student Support Center will be home to an array of student services vital to their success including the Campus Veterans’ Resource Center, Student Wellness Center (both medical and behavioral health), the Campus Food Bank, Umoja Community Program, Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), CalWORKS, Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE)/Foster Youth Success Initiative (FYSI), a Multi-Cultural Center, and 2 instructional classrooms. In addition, there will be support functions including shared community storage, a department-wide copy, and a breakroom as well as a lactation room for the benefit of all users.
Status: Construction
Project Costs: Measure J=$28,302,917 Local= $1,679,837
Architect of Record: Roesling Nakamura Terada Architecs, Inc.
General Contractor: BN Builders, Inc.
Project Manager: John Erickson
Program Management: MAAS Companies
Construction Start: October 2023
Anticipated Completion: February 2025
Student Support Center - Project Site
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Construction Progress Pictures
Upcoming Milestones
- Exterior Facade
- Interior Finishes
- Sitework
Impacts and Closures
- Work is scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 5:30pm.
- Pedestrian and traffic diversions will occur during portions of construction. Please follow detour signs set up for alternate pathways.
- There will be some noise affecting the public for the duration of construction.
Emergency Contact
- Victor Vasquez (Lead Superintendent): (714) 732-4730
- Rosendo Pantoja (Superintendent): (714) 352-1926
Q1 2025 Project Update
Student Support Center
The exterior of the building is nearing completion, with the scratch, brown, and finish coat layers almost fully applied. Top Cast activities have been completed, making way for stucco application to begin in the same area. The remaining GFRC pieces are expected to be set in place early on in the month.
A scratch layer was applied to the roof parapets and skylight curbs on the flat roof. Work on the skylight progressed and was finished by mid-March.
On the sloped roof, clay tile layout, supporting pins, and wires are being installed, followed by tile placement. Tile deliveries are expected in the third week of March. Metal dome activities will commence upon the conclusion of tiling work with its delivery anticipated in the final week of the month.
Inside the building, drywall installation in the first-floor lobby is complete, and door installation will follow. Ceiling taping is expected to finish in early March, after which crews will begin placing the drop ceiling. Concurrently, flooring is slated to start in the early weeks of the month. A substrate will be applied to the floors to establish an even surface prior to the start of this activity.
On the second floor, stair handrails have been installed, and the remaining paint, ceiling tiles, and other miscellaneous items are set to begin in the coming weeks. Flooring is in progress with the carpet installed on the west side, and preparatory work for the east side began in mid-March. The same activity will continue on the first floor upon its conclusion.
Ninety percent of the specialty equipment is in place, with the first and second floors expected to be finished by the beginning of March. Low voltage equipment work on both the first and second floors is anticipated to be completed by the end of March.
The elevator machine room build-out is complete and testing is scheduled for the end of the second week of the month. Electrical and fire sprinklers followed suit. Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) finishes are anticipated to conclude at the end of March.
The trash enclosure and grading for curbs and gutters have been completed, followed by their installation. Furniture installation is expected in early May.
Street improvements on Newell Place will proceed during the last week of March. Site work is expected to resume once the rains subside. Three decaying trees are planned for removal in the parkway on the sidewalk. Additionally, sidewalk grading on Chapman Avenue is anticipated to take place in the second and third weeks of the month, following the relocation of utilities by the City of Fullerton.