I walked all over the West Side during the Garden Walk Buffalo weekend, taking pictures of new construction and of houses that were in the process of being rehabbed or had recently been rehabbed. One of the new construction sites that I found very appealing was the new wing of the Herman Badillio School on Carolina Street that is nearing completion.
The new addition comprises 43,285 square feet. The original portion of the school, located at 300 South Elmwood and approximately 71,600 square feet, has been completely refurbished as well, as part of the city's overall 10-year School Construction Project. The overall cost is $190 per square foot for the new School 76, as it is also known. The school is scheduled to reopen this September, three months earlier than originally planned.
With
the expanded facility, what has been a 3rd-through-8th grade school will now be
a pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade elementary school because of its
absorption of the School 36 Bilingual Education Community School at 10 Days
Park. The new facilities will double Herman Badillo's enrollment to nearly 900
students.
I would love to see pics of the insides of the renovated schools, not only the ones that are at or near completion but those from prior years.
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Is there a site or archive somewhere?
I can't find a direct link. However, these are fun:
http://archrecord.construction.com/schools/0701_CH2_buffalo.asp
http://archrecord.construction.com/schools/0701_CH2_buffalo-7.asp