The backhoes are on site on the playground for Arbor Heights Elementary School and the demolition process has begun. A new school will be built on the site at a cost of $42.6 million.
The demolition of Arbor Heights Elementary School at 3701 SW 104th St, has finally gotten underway.
The school faced some delays in the demolition process but now construction equipment is on site and the work is proceeding.
$42.6 million has been allotted for construction of a new school on the site. For now, Arbor Heights students are attending school at K-5Stem on Delridge Way SW in the former Louisa Boren school site.
The school buildings will be replaced with a new school that supports best learning practices for elementary schools. Additional permanent capacity of 500–650 students will support projected enrollment growth in West Seattle. After abating and demolishing the existing structures, new buildings consisting of core facilities and teaching areas will be built and site work completed.
The new school will include:
- Administration offices
- Cafeteria
- Gymnasium
- Teachers’ lounge
- Health clinic
- Daycare
- Library
- Classrooms
- Teacher workroom/break areas
- Science and computer labs
Construction and site work includes:
- New building
- Finished interior and exterior spaces
- Furniture, fixtures and equipment
- Complete mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems
- Fire alarm, sprinkler and communications systems
- Access roads and sidewalks
- Parking areas
- Landscaping
- Playfields and playground equipment
