After issuing an RFP in Fall 2019, the District engaged Brailsford & Dunlavey to conduct a Student Housing Feasibility Study in Spring 2020. Brailsford & Dunlavey is a well-established minority-owned firm that has extensive experience working with California community colleges, CSULB and other CSUs, UCs, and other higher education institutions across the country.

The study includes the following:

• Market and Financial Research, including:
• Local housing rental rate analysis
• Affordable housing trends
• Campus housing trends
• Student demand for housing
• Types of units and rates
• Possible locations
• Partnership opportunities
• Operations
• Potential risks
• Funding options and financial models