The 12-story, 89,000-sq-ft building provides needed space for the growing school’s programs while also establishing a new campus gateway. Despite a major design change during the preconstruction phase, the availability of plans and specifications for excavation, foundations and other key elements allowed work to get underway on time and achieve the owner’s targeted opening date.
Early tasks included asbestos abatement and removal of three existing six-story townhouses and underpinning adjacent structures. With some of the underpinning pits extending to depths of 30 ft, the team encountered unforeseen rock that required line drilling and additional excavation resources.