Completed New Building - Brookwood Elementary School
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Original Building Opened 1968 |
| Groundbreaking June 5, 2006 |
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| Construction Start Date July 3, 2006 |
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| Projected Completion Date October 5, 2007 |
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| Building Dedicated May 7, 2008 |
Building Facts
| Student Capacity: | 590 |
| Building Size: | 78,721 sq. ft. |
| Project Cost: | $16.5 million |
| Architect: | Waller, Todd, and Sadler |
| Contractor: | McKenzie Construction Corporation |
Building Award
- 2009 Sustainable Development Merit Award (Virginia Beach Planning Commission)
Building Improvements
The school and staff were temporarily located behind Plaza Elementary in portable classrooms while the new facility was constructed. Classes were held in portable classrooms during the 2006-2007 school year and 2 months of the 2007-2008 school year to allow time to demolish the existing building and complete the new.
Spaces within the school include:
- General classrooms
- Administrative offices
- Clinic
- Guidance suite
- Music rooms
- Art room
- Media center
- Special education classrooms
- Cafetorium with platform
- Gymnasium
- Faculty dining
Site improvements include:
- Student/staff parking
- Bus loop
- Athletic fields
- Play areas and landscaping