Aki Kurose
Aki Kurose Middle School Addition and Modernization Project
Funding is included in the Building Excellence V Capital Levy (BEX V) to design replacement of a portion of Aki Kurose Middle School and modernize the remainder of the existing school. Funding for construction is subject to voter approval of the Building Excellence VI Capital Levy (BEX VI), which is expected to be on the ballot in February 2025.
Timeline
January 2024: The estimated timeline for this project is subject to adjustment to allow for a more robust community engagement process.
- Predesign phase: In progress.
- Schematic design phase: Estimated start, March 2024
- Design development phase: Estimated start, October 2024
- Construction documents and permitting phase: Estimated start, Spring 2025 (pending voter approval of capital levy in February 2025)
- Bid and award phase: Estimated start, Winter 2026 (pending voter approval of capital levy in February 2025)
- Construction phase: Estimated start, Summer 2026 (pending voter approval of capital levy in February 2025)
- Estimated project completion: Summer 2028 (pending voter approval of capital levy in February 2025)
- Estimated occupancy: Fall 2028 (pending voter approval of capital levy in February 2025)
Project Updates
Major activity in January 2024
- Continued to build out engagement plan and schedule.
- Continued work on the draft SEPA Checklist.
Major activity expected in February 2024
- Refine project schedule based on deliberate engagement integrated with SDAT.
- Continue comparison of existing program areas to Middle School Ed Specs.
Progress updates are posted for the previous month the week after the monthly BEX and BTA Capital Levies Oversight Committee meetings.
About the Project
This is a project to demolish 25,000 square feet of the existing school and construct a new approximately 65,000-square-foot classroom wing, and to also modernize 145,000 square feet of the existing school. The result will be permanent space for up to 1,000 student in grades 6-8. The expanded and modernized building will have secure points of entry and will be contextually appropriate and respectful of the surrounding neighborhood.
Project Design: Integrus Architectecture
General Contractor/Construction Management: Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc. (SOJ)
Funding Source — Design Only: Building Excellence V Capital Levy (BEX V), approved by voters in 2019. Construction phase subject to voter approval of capital levy in February 2025.