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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. ....
Article content 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. ....
SHARE ON: Kate Bowman is the lead the architect on the project and partner at Centreline Architecture - with dark hair and black glasses with Gary Clackett who is a Director of the RCNPH. The other people taking part include Shannon Busch P.Eng Equipoise Engineering Principal Engineer Mechanical/Electrical and David Gatien P.Eng Tall Pines Engineering Principal Structural Engineer. Photos by Lynne-Dee Sproule Converting AB Ellis Public School in Espanola to senior and low-income housing is the focus of an ongoing series of studies being carried out by Rainbow Community Non-Profit Housing. Corporation spokesperson Fred Yackman says a survey was carried out over the last couple of months to confirm to funders there is enough demand to justify converting the building and to also help designers understand individual housing needs. ....