UC Irvine Mesa Court Towers Opens to Freshmen

Date Posted: 09.19.2016

On September 13 Mithun joined UC Irvine to celebrate the ribbon cutting for Mesa Court Towers, a new 834-bed student life complex and the first-high rise dormitory for the university. First-year students moved in that weekend. The community includes three residential towers housing first-year students in a mix of flexible triple and quad rooms. Amenities including a two-story great room, dining commons, a study pavilion, group kitchens and fitness center help foster student interaction and collaboration.

Mithun and Hensel Phelps utilized a collaborative design/build delivery method that aligned cost effectiveness, schedule efficiency and design quality at each step of the design and delivery process, enabling completion of the project to happen 28 months after award of contract.

Some interesting “by the numbers” facts about Mesa Court Towers:

250,972: Total building square footage
113,573: Total square feet of residential rooms
19,975: Square feet of dining area
18,500: Cubic yards of concrete poured during construction
6,500: meals served daily at the Anteatery
2,906: Square feet of fitness space
1,938: Square feet of recreation area
269: Number of student rooms
250: Square footage of average dorm room
149: Bathrooms
86: Feet in height of tallest building
35: Percent reduction in energy use below code requirement
9: Great rooms, each with a communal kitchen