First Look at USC Village
On Monday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m., USC’s president, Los Angeles civic leaders, community members and the Trojan Marching Band will celebrate the most significant development project in recent history for USC and South Los Angeles.
To RSVP for a spot on the riser and access to project information, embargoed until 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, contact USC Media Relations at (213) 740-2215 or uscnews@usc.edu.
WHAT: A public event to break ground and provide the first preview of the USC Village project, including construction timeline, cost and scope of the development, confirmed tenants, architectural drawings, and other news.
USC Village will be a student residential and community-serving retail center covering 15 acres on the north side of the USC University Park Campus.
Tree-lined entrances will lead to a central plaza with outdoor dining and a fountain surrounded by shops, cafes and a market. A cluster of five-story residence halls will house USC students in residential colleges under the mentorship of senior faculty masters.
The university will accomplish this project, which replaces the old University Village, on its own land without any public subsidies or taxpayer funds. In addition, USC will provide more than $40 million in community benefits, including up to $20 million to an affordable housing fund managed by the city. USC will fund a law clinic, a small business adviser and ombudsmen.
WHO:
• USC President C. L. Max Nikias
• Councilman Curren Price
• Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas
• USC Trustee Kathleen Leavey McCarthy
• USC Undergraduate Student Government President Andrew Menard
• USC Graduate Student Government President Yohey Tokumitsu
• Lupe Garrido, community member and USC parent
WHEN: 10 a.m. Monday Sept. 15. Camera check-in time is 9:30 a.m.
PARKING: RSVP for parking details.
MORE:
In August, the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation, chaired by USC Trustee Kathleen Leavey McCarthy, donated $30 million to create the Honors Hall at the new USC Village.
The foundation’s gift significantly boosts the Campaign for the University of Southern California, a multiyear effort that seeks to raise $6 billion or more in private philanthropy to advance USC’s academic priorities and expand its positive impact on the community and world. Three years after its launch, the campaign has raised more than $3.5 billion.
