UC Regents committee requests $8.7 million to fund Levering Avenue student housing
Michael Cohen, the chair of the UC Board of Regents Finance and Capital Strategies Committee, is pictured at the Regents’ July meeting. The committee recommended the allocation of nearly $9 million in funding for new UCLA student housing on Levering Avenue on Wednesday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
By Maggie Konecky
July 16, 2025 5:43 p.m.
The UC Board of Regents Finance and Capital Strategies Committee recommended the allocation of over $8.7 million in funding for new UCLA student housing on Levering Avenue at its meeting Wednesday.
The project involves demolishing five residential buildings with 42 total apartment units on 901 Levering Ave. to build a 19-story housing complex, mainly consisting of four-bedroom, eight-person apartments. The funding was approved at the July Regents meeting, which is taking place Tuesday to Thursday at UCLA.
UCLA originally bought the Levering Avenue property in 2024 and aims to house around 1,130 students in the proposed complex, according to the committee meeting agenda.
The requested funding still requires final approval from the UC Board of Regents on Thursday. UCLA said the funds will go towards preliminary plans that include a design team and review from the Office of the State Fire Marshall and California Environmental Quality Act documentation.
Jacob Lawson, the North Westwood Neighborhood Council Planning, Housing, and Business Committee chair, said in an emailed statement that he is excited to see investment into new student housing in Westwood Village.
“UCLA undergraduates desperately need more housing without overcrowding,” Lawson, a rising third-year public affairs student, said in the statement. “These units reduce the need for triple rooms and their construction brings hundreds of professionals into our neighborhood to work, eat, and shop.”
Lawson added that the NWWNC would continue to support housing construction in North Westwood, provided that it does not disrupt current residents, traffic or parking.
Connor Webb, the chair of the NWWNC Transportation, Environment, and Public Space Committee, said in a written statement that he hopes the housing project will motivate both UCLA and the city to improve transportation and pedestrian safety on Gayley Avenue and Strathmore Drive, which neighbor Levering Avenue.
UCLA will have to request approval from the Regents in 2026 for the demolition and construction plans if the project continues on schedule. The university aims to open the complex to student residents in 2030, according to the meeting agenda.
