Colorado Real Estate Journal - May 20, 2015
SlaterPaull|Hord Coplan Macht and Englewood Schools celebrated the official opening of Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice – an alternative high school program that offers a flexible environment and individualized attention. The new space, three times larger than the site of the former school, provides an integrated learning environment with hybrid technology and alternative programming. Students have been utilizing the new space since January, with the building officially open to the public this week. The new building is located on the site of the former Englewood Middle School and was designed by SlaterPaull|Hord Coplan Macht and built by Haselden Construction. The 98,000-square-foot space includes a multimedia classroom space, a new fitness and weight room with adjoining locker rooms, two newly renovated gyms, a cosmetology salon and classroom, and a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) lab. “It was a pleasure to be involved in the design of Colorado’s Finest and to deliver a truly collaborative, open and flexible learning environment to these exceptional students,” said Matt Porta, principal, SlaterPaull|Hord Coplan Macht. Renovations to the building were made possible by both a 2011 bond and a Building Excellent Schools Today grant that the district received. The total cost of the project was approximately $17 million, with the BEST grant covering nearly $8.5 million. The new school is on track for LEED Gold certification.