Prominent SLO building is being transformed into Cal Poly’s new downtown home

Originally published in The Tribune

By Kaytlyn Leslie • Tuesday, June 17th

Street corner view of a vacant brick building with white-covered windows and construction barriers along Chorro Street in downtown San Luis Obispo, California.

One of downtown San Luis Obispo’s largest vacant spaces is boarded up as construction work finally gets underway to transform it for a new tenant: Cal Poly.

The 24,500-square-foot two-level space will also be the new home of the university’s Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, which through its HotHouse helps students and community members as they workshop business ideas and pursue startups.