SDSU Mission Valley: Senior Living
9.28.2026 // Mission Valley // The next big project in SDSU’s western campus will be a 250-unit assisted living facility
Robert P., Contributing Writer
Rendering of the proposed Senior Living Facility, facing Northwest from the corner of Jacaranda Street and Innovation Parkway. (San Diego State University)
San Diego State University is planning a new 250 unit senior living facility as part of their SDSU Mission Valley Campus, the ambitious campus expansion near Snapdragon Stadium, where San Diego FC and the university’s Aztecs play. Located on the northeast corner of Jacaranda Street and Innovation Parkway, this building is planned to replace the stadium’s existing Purple Lot.
224 of the units will be standard senior living, while the remaining 26 units will be dedicated to memory care patients. Amenities are expected to include “a restaurant and bistro, a community room, a fitness center, rooftop deck, pool and outdoor courtyard,” according to an SDSU press release. The original plan for this plot called for an apartment complex, however the pivot to a senior living facility was more recent.
This project is the third residential plot to be developed on the former site of Qualcomm Stadium, along with two projects already under construction across Jacaranda Street. Construction is expected to start by the end of 2027 and be completed by 2030. The project is designed by Urban Architecture and is being developed by a team featuring Merrill Gardens, PMB and Pillar Properties.