Emerson School

[Pete]

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|project=Emerson Alternative School
|address=715 N. Walker
|status=building permit filed
|owner=OKC Public Schools
|cost=$5,900,000
|architect=Small Group
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|acerage= 2.75
|other=Permanent brick veneer addition to replace portables
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Information &Latest News

5/17/12: Downtown Design Review Committee to consider
3/14/12: $5.9 million building permit
Links

Official Website
County Assessor Record
Gallery

[wschnitt]

Cool. And leave the original building?

[UnFrSaKn]

Shot these a while back for a fundraiser.

EDIT: I'll share these later.

[UnFrSaKn]

I had seen a rendering somewhere but now can't locate it... I believe the plan is to replace temporary buildings with a 52,000 square foot addition.

http://newsok.com/downtown-oklahoma-...rticle/3648172

[Spartan]

I'm glad to see that Emerson is finally getting the support they need.

[Skyline]

Wasn't a national news reporter recently visiting Emerson?

Did some national news story ever come out?

[BoulderSooner]

this is on the Downtown design review agenda for this month

construct a one-story addition and three-story elevator enclosure; remove existing portable buildings; install new asphalt surface parking lot with drop-off lane at SW corner of site; replace existing parking lot at SE corner with new asphalt surface parking; install landscaping around and within both parking lots and provide irrigation; install dumpster enclosure and landscape screening; remove existing chain link fencing; install 4' high brick fencing around daycare playground; install basketball court and goal in northwest corner of site; install10' high coated chain link fencing surrounding the basketball court and extending to the northwest corner of the new addition; install shade structure at children's playground; install interior sidewalks and landscaping; and provide a recommendation to the Board of Adjustment for a variance to the fencing regulations.

[Spartan]

Is the addition 52,000 sf or 5,200 sf? The latter makes more sense...

[Pete]

New plans submitted to the Downtown Design Review Committee for 49,842 square foot expansion of the school:

[Larry OKC]

That looks completely different then when I looked again realized the newest rendering is from the back side

[Spartan]

I love the tiling. Surprisingly ornate for a Small Group project.

[UnFrSaKn]

Work Starting at Emerson High School | OKC Central

[metro]

Yep, all the temporary buildings have finally been removed, which already looks 10x better. The only thing I don't like about the renovations is the parking out front of the school on the east side facing Walker.

[UnFrSaKn]

Emerson Alternative School gains support in downtown Oklahoma City | News OK

[AP]

This project makes me so happy.

[UnFrSaKn]

A year late but I wanted to share anyway.

Emerson School (March 24 2012) - a set on Flickr

[Pete]

2/1/14 courtesy of Metro:

[Pete]

[Pete]

From https://twitter.com/benfelder_okg:

[traxx]

**patiently awaits Lake and Palmer schools**

[Spartan]

Trailers are gone for good?

[metro]

Trailers are gone for good?

All except the big one in front of the school. The ones in back have been gone for awhile now.

[Pete]

All the trailers are gone and it looks like this project is finally complete.

[HangryHippo]

All the trailers are gone and it looks like this project is finally complete.

Was there no money for new windows?

[cinnamonjock]

That looks much better. I hope they frame the building with some trees.