CANTON – Long-awaited work is underway at the former Lehman school.
The one-time junior high and high school at 1120 15th St. NW is expected to become senior housing by spring of 2022.
Lehman alumni sang the high school s alma mater before Tuesday s ceremonial groundbreaking, hosted by development partners of the future Oxford Place. The alumni association is 100% behind it, Milt Hondrakis, president of the association, said before wielding a shovel.
The former school building, which has been vacant since 2006, will be repurposed into 62 senior apartments. They will consist of efficiency, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units.
The city of Canton, a.m. Rodriguez Associates Inc., and East Akron Neighborhood Development Corporation are leading the project. It s bordered on the east by Oxford Avenue NW.