Description
- 36,615 Sq. Ft. building. Has concrete block load bearing wall masonry construction with brick exterior walls. and a flat composition roof (new rubberized roof installed in 2012).
- Under the Detroit Public School System the building accommodated 600 students.
- Energy efficient building:
- Aluminum framed insulated glass units.
- Suspended grid ceilings with recessed fluorescent light fixtures.
- New 2007 boiler.
- Extensive up grade to the building (2009, according to State Building Codes).
- Recent electrical/sound and motion detection security system, window safety locks, and fire alarms.
- Parish assistance in obtaining state certification of compliance.
- A recent population survey indicated there is approximately 4,500 school-aged children per square mile along a two-mile wide swath of either side of Gratiot.
