The new Loyola Marymount student housing project, with a construction cost of $57M, had two existing buildings demolished to make space for two four-story buildings with 635 beds covering 195,000 SF. Located in the heart of the LMU campus and next to the Doheny Hall and William Hannon Library, the freshman residence hall provides students with one- and two-bedroom units with communal restrooms, as well as a variety of amenities for students. The upper division residence hall provides similar amenities but also five-bedroom apartments, which contain two double bedrooms, a single bedroom and a living space and kitchen. This hall also provides a typology unique to LMU known as “pods.” “Pods” house approximately 19 students in single and double bedrooms. Both buildings are of Type V wood construction over a conventional foundation. One of the challenges of this project was to provide the structures with stand-alone water, power and gas without connecting to the central utility plant. The project intends to meet LEED Silver or better.