Unique L.A. School Construction

Los Angeles, Calif.— Construction has begun at the Los Angeles Unified School District's unique Heritage K-12 School Campus, at the site of the former Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard. The K-3 School Building will be the first structure on the campus, to be completed in fall 2009.

The K-3 School will house 1,150 students and is approximately 60,000 square feet. The building consists of 46 classrooms in a two-story structure that will be located at the southwest corner of the Ambassador Hotel site, with the main entrance and vehicular drop-off area along 8th Street.

One of the largest school construction projects in the country, the Heritage K-12 Campus will feature classrooms, a central mechanical equipment plant and a 320-car parking structure with playfields above. When complete, approximately 4,400 students will attend the K-12 School. Architects for the project: Gonzalez¦Goodale of Pasadena. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. is serving as general contractor on the project.