Support Student Housing in the UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan

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Support Student Housing in the UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan

UC Board of Regents and Office of the President

UC Berkeley’s Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) clearly identifies Berkeley’s stark lack of student housing as an impediment to a high quality and equitable student experience. 40% of Berkeley’s undergraduate students are not able to live on or near the campus. To remedy this housing deficiency, UC Berkeley has created a plan for building more much-need on-campus student housing.

Their first proposed project is Anchor House, which would provide nearly nine percent of the campus housing goals for the next 10 years without requiring any public funds. Additionally, all net operational revenue from Anchor House will fund 100 annual scholarships, including for first-generation college students and students from underrepresented communities. Click here to read the Housing Action Coalition’s letter of support.

The LRDP and the Anchor House project both need to be approved by the UC Board of Regents. Please sign this petition by June 28 to urge them to approve this much-needed student housing!

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To: UC Board of Regents and Office of the President
From: [Your Name]

UC Board of Regents and Office of the President,

To help alleviate Berkeley’s housing shortage and affordability crisis that has heavily impacted UC Berkeley students, I urge you to approve the Anchor House project that will create 772 beds in 244 apartment homes, targeted to transfer students.

Both the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) and the Chancellor’s Housing Initiative have identified a lack of student housing as an impediment to a high quality and equitable student experience and as a new student recruiting challenge. Anchor House would provide nearly nine percent of the campus housing goals for the next 10 years without requiring any public funds. Additionally, all net operational revenue from Anchor House will fund approximately100 annual scholarships, including for first-generation college students and students from underrepresented communities.

Anchor House also features housing that is environmentally sustainable. Located only a few blocks from campus bus stops and the Berkeley BART station, these homes will not include car parking in order to promote car-free living. These homes are also LEED Gold certified, and will utilize 100% electric power, water/energy efficient-fixtures, and solar power.

Through the process of ongoing community engagement, the Anchor House project and the overarching LRDP have evolved to produce high-density, high-quality student housing that will also help advance educational equity for generations of students.