The Mountain at Mullin Park — Community Impacts Information
The Mountain at Mullin Park will bring Pepperdine University into the exciting next chapter of our Malibu campus. This web page is dedicated to providing our University community in Malibu, and around the world, with updated information on the ongoing construction effort. Toggle to updates by clicking on the links below:
- Project Overview and Timeline
- Groundbreaking Update
- What to Expect - Community Impacts
- Frequently Asked Questions
Project Overview and Timeline
The Mountain will provide our community with parking, community gathering, and state-of-the-art athletic facilities. The University eagerly looks forward to opening The Mountain in the fall of 2026.
Construction of The Mountain will begin with the parking structure, set to break ground
in early 2023. The Parking structure project will feature seven levels - five above
ground and two below, adding 831 parking spaces to campus. The structure is anticipated
to feature 42 electric vehicle (EV) charging spaces upon opening as well as infrastructure
to support over 200 EV charging spaces in the future. The parking structure is scheduled
to be completed in the Fall of 2024.
The University is scheduled to break ground on the other elements of The Mountain in early 2024. More information about these facilities will be posted when available.
Groundbreaking Update
The Pepperdine community gathered at Rho Parking Lot on the Malibu campus to celebrate
the groundbreaking of the Mountain at Mullin Park on September 20, 2023.
As one of the biggest transformations on the Malibu campus since the 1970s, The Mountain will be a place that nurtures students' minds, bodies, and spirits and builds a unique sense of community unlike any university in the country.
Read more about the groundbreaking event.
What to Expect — Community Impacts
In order to bring about the incredible facilities and opportunities of The Mountain, we must work together to navigate the necessary construction efforts. The following section highlights some of the impacts that members of our Malibu campus community can expect. This page will be updated regularly as the project progresses and new information becomes available.
Last updated on 1/5/2024
Marie Canyon is closed to recreational activities as of April 1, 2023. The space will be used by construction contractors and will store dirt accumulated from excavating the parking structure site. Marie Canyon will remain closed to recreational activity until the completion of the Mountain at Mullin Park, scheduled to be completed in 2027. In lieu of these recreational facilities, the University invested in additional maintenance of Alumni Park to support the expected additional use during this time.
As part of the ongoing utility work needed to accommodate The Mountain at Mullin Park and other Malibu Campus facilities, the Department of Design and Construction will have a contractor working in Outer Residence Road, Huntsinger Circle, and the Seaside Parking Lot.
Impacts from this work will include noise, dust, smell, and temporary restrictions on vehicular traffic. Pedestrian access will maintained at all times.
Beginning January 2024, the Rho lot will be closed to accommodate continued progress on The Mountain Parking Structure and the first phases of construction of The Mountain’s Arena, MAC, and RISE buildings.
All cars must be moved from the Rho lot by noon on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. All remaining cars parked in the Rho lot will be towed at the owner’s expense.
Vehicular access to Rockwell Towers Parking Lot will be through the temporary access road accessible through Rho Parking Lot, as depicted below. Note that the access road has no pedestrian access. Pedestrian access from Rho to Towers will be through Outer Residence Road. This is an indefinite change in access.
