Diamond Springs Elementary - New building
Milestones
- Groundbreaking: June 29, 2006
- Building Dedicated: June 4, 2008
Building Facts
- Student Capacity: 612
- Building Size: 96,180 sq. ft.
- Cost: $14 million
- Architect: Folck, West and Savage
- Contractor: Blueridge General, Inc.
Spaces within the building include
- General classrooms
- Administrative offices
- Clinic
- Guidance suite
- Music room
- Art room with access to the central courtyard
- Media center and adjoining computer lab
- Special education classrooms
- Cafetorium with platform
- Gymnasium
- Faculty dining
- Commons Area with sloped ceiling and custom mural
Site improvements include:
- Staff/visitor parking
- Bus loop
- Athletic fields
- Play areas and landscaping
- Learning Circle and public park built in conjunction with Newtown and Diamond Springs
Special Note:
- Built on a section of the former Williams Farm property
- Park and the street represent joint ventures with the City of Virginia Beach's Departments of Parks and Recreation and Public Works
- Cost of the street project is approximately $3 million
- Cost of the park is approximately $2 million