The USC Village project, at the southern end of the Figueroa Corridor, hit the halfway point of construction last week.

The Downtown News reported Wednesday that officials celebrated the milestone by installing a 12,700-pound rooftop spire on the peak of the future McCarthy Honors College building. The 15-acre development is expected to open in fall 2017, in time for the beginning of the academic year.

The $700 million complex, the biggest development in USC’s history, will create housing for 2,700 students and a Trader Joe’s. It also boasts some other impressive numbers: 3,200 construction workers, 23 million pounds of rebar and 90,000 cubic yards of concrete, which is enough to build a sidewalk from Los Angeles to San Francisco, according to the university.