. >> reporter: stacey hill says he remembers being here in the 1960s when the park was a hot bed of socialivism. on a personal note, this was where his aunt started going into labor. >> history. it's history. >> reporter: the university says roughly 60% of the site will remain an open green space. the rest will be a combination of student and very low income housing. while the need for student housing is critical, some wonder what kind of impact the project will have. >> the rents are pretty high up here. and like, maybe if they build a new one there it might relieve the housing cost. or it might increase the housing cost, you know, because it becomes a better place to live. >> reporter: these barricades will remain in place until fencing is put in around the shipping containers. no word on when that will be done. as for when the actual construction will begin, the state supreme court needs to weigh in on an appeal of a ruling by the university which is blocking the project from moving forward. >> uc berkeley currently houses only 23% of its students. that's the lowest percentage out of te