The project proposes to renovate and modernize the existing campus to develop new and renovated facilities that would support a project-based learning approach at McKinley ES that would expand instructional strategies currently in place within the District and would address future learning that is flexible, adaptable, and project centered in its delivery. The project would be constructed in three phases over approximately 5.70 acres of the 6.48-acre campus. Building Removal and Demolition: Phase 1:
Eleven Portable Classrooms (10,560 square feet)
Playground Restrooms (468 square feet)
Existing Parking Lot (35,284 square feet) Phase 2:
Removal of Elevator that serves Buildings B and C (397 square feet) Phase 3:
One Modular Building (Building D) (3,796 square feet)
Interim Parking Lot (32,000 square feet) Total Development: Phase 1:
One New Classroom Building (New Elementary Classrooms and New Front Office and School Support Spaces) (24,410 square feet)
-Cost Estimate: $29M
-Construction Manager: Cumming Construction Management
New Parking Lot (Arizona Avenue/ Chelsea Avenue) (32,000 square feet)
Renovated Library (1,354 square feet)
New Playfields and Playgrounds (14,500 square feet) Phase 2:
Renovation of Building C (2,330 square feet)
Lunch Shelter along Building A (3,500 square feet)
New Elevator and Stair Core for Buildings B and C (870 square feet) Phase 3: New Two-Story Building for T-K/ Kindergarten and Elementary Classrooms (26,500 square feet)
New Parking Lots (Arizona Avenue/ 23rd Court) (23,000 square feet)
As of November 2023, the project is on hold due to a delay in receiving approval from the Division of State Architects (DSA),
additional environmental testing was required, and the bids for construction came in over budget.
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