Best K-12 Education: Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet School
When Hurricane Irma slammed into Tampa Bay in September 2017, it nearly destroyed a local historic elementary school in Tampa Heights—the city’s oldest suburb. The storm ripped the roof off the structure, causing rain to inundate the interior. When power was restored, a fire started that ultimately burned the building to its brick shell.
JE Dunn worked closely with Hillsborough County Schools in the months following the fire, providing cost-analysis services as the district examined its options for reconstruction. Ultimately, JE Dunn was selected to reconstruct the historic structure in fall 2018, and the firm collaborated with designer Fleishman Garcia to fast-track the start of construction.