Plaza Verde

Irvine, CA

American Campus Communities

  • Architecture
  • Student Housing
  • On Campus
  • Complete

Plaza Verde’s contemporary style aesthetically serves as the bridge between existing residential neighborhoods on the UCI East Campus and the institutional architecture of the campus core. Both the color and materials were chosen to blend with the East Campus design framework. As originally designed in 2007, the community provided approximately 1,300 beds; after reevaluating their housing needs the university requested the community be redesigned to accommodate 2,000+ beds, almost doubling the project size. Plaza Verde is a true live/learn development with a classroom space included on the lower level of the community center. Courtyards connected by breezeways orient residents through the site. Two residential buildings surround a central parking structure and bike storage facility known as The Hub. The design required special consideration as the site has a 20’ vertical grade change. To accommodate the topography the buildings step-up and landscaped terraces were created.

Property Facts

156.6

Density (beds/ac)

575-1,398

Unit Plan Sizes (sq. ft.)

1,441

Number of Beds

652

Number of Units (du)

412

Number of Units (du)

9.2

Site Area (ac)

6

Number of Stories

523

Parking Spaces (0.4 sp./bed)

LEED Gold

Certification

Irvine, CA

Awards

2021 Best in American Living

Silver Award | Best Student Housing, Large Scale

2021 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards

Gold Award | Best In Green Market Rate Multifamily Community

2020 Gold Nugget Awards

Merit Award | Best Student or Faculty Housing

OWNER | DEVELOPER

American Campus Communities

ARCHITECT

KTGY

INTERIOR DESIGNER

CRA Architecture

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

IMA Design

CIVIL

Hunsaker & Associates

STRUCTURAL

Dale Christian Structural Engineers

MECHANICAL | PLUMBING

TAD Consulting

ELECTRICAL

Candela Corporation

SUSTAINABILITY

Cadmus

PHOTOGRAPHY

Creative Noodle
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