Advantage of this site is that areas north and east will be developed as Eleanor Roosevelt College's housing and administrative facilities. Lot 208, northern half, along North Torrey Pines road. Structure would be five stories, six total levels, total of 1130 spaces, net 780 new spaces. Lot 207, equivalent of a five-story building, six total levels, total of 1310 spaces, net 920 new spaces. Pedestrian entrances are located right on Ridgewalk.
Location is a significant advantage.
However, the Master Plan for this part of campus emphasizes the need for academic facilities for this location. Structure would allow for an addition to its east side that would become an academic facility. Although the site is convenient for visitors, it would prevent the construction of large academic facility on that site. These assumptions included in the 1996 model, giving basis of how these numbers formulated. No, there would be no justification to reroute the loop road.