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 Role:  Development Manager(2) 

 Outcome:  Subcontractor bankruptcy resulted in two week delay & small cost overrun.

                    Negotiated GC full payment for impact.  

ThereTM

   2009

Type:  Public Charter School

            Campus (PreK3 - K,

            Elementary & Middle Schools)

           New Construction & Rehab


Cost:  $24,000,000(1) 


Status:  Completed 2012


Of Note:

  • LEED(R) Silver facility 
  • Geothermal heating system - 400 wells drilled on the site.
  • Solar tube daylighting provides natural light throughout the facility - including the gym which can achieve 100% playing conditions without a ceiling light turned on.
  • In conjunction with the District, with a major grant from the U.S. Soccer Foundation's "Soccer for Success" program, Bundy Field across the street was renovated to serve both the school campus as well as the Shaw community. 

                       

Recognition:

  • Mid-Atlantic Construction Best of 2009 Awards - Small Project Award of Merit


Details

  • 85,000 s.f. rehab of existing, neglected public school
  • 15,000 s.f. addition including full size gymnasium
  • Renovation of adjacent, neglected playground 


Investment Overview (Managed by KIPP DC)

  • New Markets Tax Credits through leveraged loan structure
  • Long term facility lease
  • Philanthropic donation from non-profit funder


Neighborhood:  Shaw

  • Entry: Existing public school in severe neglect and low attendance with neglected playground across the street. 
  • Impact:  Over a three year period three separate schools integrated into one campus and playground renovated into neighborhood asset materially aiding transformation of neighborhood. 
  • Legacy:  Stage II >> Stage III neighborhood transformation
"CAN DESIGN HELP KIDS LEARN?" (Hint:  Yes)

                                                                                                                                          Metropolis Magazine - landmark issue

 kipp D.C.: grow/lead/will academies

   Washington, D.C. (Shaw)

 francis Gregory public library

    Washington, D.C. (Hillcrest)

"My practice absolutely believes that architecture is the

  physical act of social change, and the manifestation of it. 

  I believe in architecture as a social force that actually makes

  good.  And one that edifies communities."
                                                                -Architect David Adjaye

ThereTM

   2009

All Information at time of completion/opening/repositioning or realization of Asset/Investment. (1)  All Cost/Value references are in year completed adjusted to 2014 by CPI index.  (2)  Projects/Investments referenced are PINDAR or involved PINDAR key personnel as Principal/Project Executive or Project Manager at a previous company.                     

 Role:  Development Manager(2)  

 Outcome:  Delivery at Budget on Schedule.

Type:  Neighborhood Library

           New Construction


Cost:  $16,000,000(1) 


Status:  Completed 2012


Of Note:

  • Designed by noted British architect David Adjaye.
  • LEED(R) Silver certification
  • Part of DC Public Library's plan for placemaking in historically underserved neighborhoods through iconic new facilities. 
  • Francis Gregory, as well as the Belleview branch (with the same design and development team - not shown), have become "third places" for their underserved   neighborhoods; in much the same way as a name coffee shop would in a more affluent neighborhood.  


Recognition:

  • AIA Potomac Valley Award 2012
  • Royal Institute of British Architects International Award 2013  

Type:

Details

  • 25,000 s.f. neighborhood library
  • No on site surface parking:  most visitors arrive by bus or walking.


Investment Overview (Managed by DCPL)

  • District of Columbia new issue General Obligation Bonds


Neighborhood:  Hillcrest

  • Entry: Severely neglected 50 year old library on site in need of replacement.
  • Impact:  The iconic new facility has become a tourist attraction for architecture enthusiasts and more importantly a "third place" for this underserved D.C. neighborhood.
  • Legacy:  Stage II- >> Stage II neighborhood point of light


"FOR DAVID ADJAYE'S DC LIBRARIES, SEEING IS BELIEVING " 

                                                                                                                                                                              Greater Greater Washington

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