By Ryan Diaz
The former Campus Apartments were plagued with mold last semester, leading to their demolition in July. This left many Cal Poly Humboldt students questioning what will take its place. 

Last summer, demolition began on campus apartments after repeated reports of mold from residents. This vibrant space was once filled with 37 varieties of trees, the former ceramics and sculpture labs and campus apartments. What remains now is an empty landscape that was formerly full of life.

Interim Vice President of Administration and Finance Michael Fisher oversees the responsible use of physical and human resources to support students and their educational experience, including this project. 

“The rehabilitation effort will include native and wild landscapes, with plans to add green space and seating for the community at the top of the hill,” Fisher said. “Some of the redwoods that were removed will be reused on the hillside as part of a regenerative native landscape, while others will be milled locally for use in small campus projects such as benches and site elements.” 

Fisher also said that the hillside rehabilitation will be completed before the end of the fall 2025 semester. 

“Longer term, the areas that were previously home to the ceramics and sculpture labs will be the site of the new Housing, Dining and Health building, which is scheduled to begin construction in 2027 and be completed in 2029,” Fisher said. 

Students and staff can expect to see these changes in our near future with the expansion of the campus over the next several years. 
Ryan Diaz is a senior at Cal Poly Humboldt and is a second-semester reporter who has an ambition to work in the public relations field after graduation. He is also a DJ on 105.1 FM KRFH, hosting a weekly show on Thursday from 7-8 P.M.