Dignitaries from the City of Otsego and local construction companies joined ISD 728 administrators, staff and members of the school board to break ground on the school’s newest building Monday, April 25 in Otsego.
The new building, located near the intersection of MacIver Avenue Northeast and 80th Street Northeast in western Otsego, will cover about 124,000 square feet and house hundreds of students from the western part of the school district. With an estimated construction cost of about $23.6 million, the building is set to open in late summer of 2017, in time for the 2017-2018 school year.
The school was the centerpiece of a $98 million district-wide building campaign, approved by voters in the November 2014 general election.
It will be the district’s first building to house students from elementary education programs all the way through eighth grade. Wold Architects and Engineers, the district’s primary engineer entire district renovation and construction campaign, collaborated with district leaders to design a building that can keep a diverse student population housed safely in one facility.
At-a-glance
Cost – Approximately $23.6 for construction, with contingencies, architectural fees, staff, permits and other fees bringing the total cost to about $39.2 million.
Size – About 124,000 square feet.
Timeline – Construction to begin spring of 2016, with full completion targeted for Aug. 1, 2017. Would open to students on Sept. 5, 2017.
Population – To be determined when district committees set attendance areas for the school sometime in summer 2016.