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 during 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 825 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 complete by the end of the calendar year in 2024.
The University broke ground on the Arena, MAC, and RISE components of The Mountain in early 2024. More information about the progress of 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 8/2/2024
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.
Beginning at 7:00 AM on Monday, April 8, vehicular access for residents of Rockwell Towers will change from the temporary access road in Rho Parking Lot to Outer Residential Road. Strict traffic enforcement will be in place to promote safety while our community adjusts to this new traffic pattern. There are designated pedestrian pathways along Outer Residential Road. The following email provides additional information - please review it carefully.
To accommodate the next phase of construction at The Mountain at Mullin Park, the temporary access road to Rockwell Towers through the former Rho Parking Lot will close beginning at 7 AM on Monday, April 8, 2024. Residents of Rockwell Towers will continue to have access to the Rockwell Towers Parking Lot by using Outer Residential Road via the Seaside Residence Hall access control gate at the intersection of Outer Residential Road and John Tyler Drive.
Students residing in Rockwell Towers will have permissions added to their Pepperdine ID to access the control gate near Seaside effective Monday, April 8, 2024. Students not residing in Rockwell Towers will not have access to this gate nor to Towers Parking Lot. As our community adjusts to this new traffic pattern, strict traffic enforcement will be in place to ensure the safety of drivers and pedestrians in this area. Traffic control measures will be in place at the intersection of Towers Road and Residential Roads to ensure unauthorized vehicles cannot access Upper and Lower Residential Roads. For the remainder of the spring 2024 term, limited traffic control along South Towers Road will intermittently be required to accommodate remaining construction activities. At least one lane will be open at all times with alternating traffic control. Please note that parking anywhere along Outer Residential Road would inhibit emergency access lanes and is prohibited. Violators will be ticketed.
The green pathway in the diagram below depicts the new vehicular pathway. This vehicular pathway is temporary until the parking garage at The Mountain at Mullin Park opens, currently scheduled for during the fall of 2024.
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.
To accommodate the changes in vehicular traffic, the University has invested in an enhanced pedestrian pathway along Outer Residential Road. These enhancements delineate a pedestrian pathway with clear signage and include safety control measures for vehicles such as stop signs and speed bumps. The orange pathway in the below diagram depicts the enhanced pedestrian pathway.
The purpose of these enhancements is to help our community adjust to this new traffic pattern. The University asks that pedestrians abide by the designated pedestrian pathways and that drivers operate with an abundance of caution when driving on Outer Residential Road. Thank you for your patience and cooperation with these critical campus enhancements.
