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Northwest Early College design development: architects say growth in program and budget will be trimmed to meet $30.3M cap

3108005 · April 24, 2025
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Architects for the Northwest Early College High School told trustees that programming and community input have grown the campus design from an initial 47,000 square feet estimate to about 63,500 square feet and that the project budget has risen from roughly $28.8 million to $30.3 million.

Architects for the Northwest Early College High School told trustees that programming and community input have grown the campus design from an initial planning estimate of about 47,000 square feet to roughly 63,500 square feet, and that the project budget has increased from an original $28.8 million to about $30.3 million.

Miguel Hernandez, identified as the senior project manager on the MFA Architects team, said the expanded program reflects community requests for amenities that were not in the original budgeted scope, including a gymnasium, CTE (career and technical education) space and outdoor collaboration areas. "We met with the community to gain as much input as we could from the community on it," Hernandez said. To bring the project…

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