Author of the article: HELEN MORLEY
Publishing date: Jul 29, 2021 • 15 hours ago • 3 minute read •
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In May, the Rainbow Community Non-Profit Housing completed a feasibility study on the original AB Ellis School building to find out if the structure was viable to be repurposed into rental units. An anonymous donor paid the $30,000 necessary to have the structure studied by Centreline Architecture. The firm found that, even though the original structure was 102 years old, it had been well maintained and any issues would be dealt with when the building was renovated. They envisioned making it into a multi-unit residential facility, with 44 rental units, 16 of which would be fully accessible.
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SHARE ON: The revamp of AB Ellis Public School into apartments shows plenty of parking for the school board. Layouts provided by Rainbow Community Non-Profit Housing
An assessment of the AB Ellis Public School building in Espanola has been completed as part of an ongoing effort to showcase the feasibility of having it retrofitted as apartments.
Fred Yackman, the chair of Rainbow Community Non-Profit Housing says the architects and engineers have completed their assessment of the condition of the building and preliminary design work.
He says the group is finalizing the analysis of the housing demand survey to determine interest in one- and- two-bedroom apartments located at 128 Park Street.
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Centreline Architecture will be doing the feasibility study of the AB Ellis building for the Rainbow Community Non-Profit Housing. They are a Sudbury-based architectural firm that was founded in 2007 and employs eight team members. Some of the projects they have worked on have been an integrated site plan for The Junction; new facilities for Maple Hill Farm; a 20-unit residential conversion in downtown Sudbury; new exterior stairs for the historic Christ the King Church and project management for the McEwen School of Architecture. Its website indicates it has been recognized with a ‘small enterprise’ award and have been a finalist for both ‘best customer service’ and ‘the best place to work’ at the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce Bell Business Excellence Awards.