Woonsocket, Rhode Island
The Hope Street School, a landmark of Woonsocket’s Constitution Hill neighborhood and a building on the National Register of Historic Places, had been closed since 1977 when NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley (NWBRV), a non-profit community development corporation, proposed to renovate and revive the vacant and deteriorating space. In collaboration with neighborhood residents and the Historic Preservation Commission, NWBRV was able to move forward with plans to convert the school into a community facility that could meet the needs of an area with high levels of economic distress by housing a child care center and community programming.
| Year Completed | 2006 |
| Construction Type | Adaptive reuse of vacant masonry building with significant renovation in partnership with CDC |
| Total Development Cost | $5,700,000 |
| Sources of Funds/Capital Stack | Contributions Government Grants Recoverable Grants New Market Tax Credits Debt |
| Square Footage | 14,200 SF |
| # of Children | 104 |
| # of Classrooms | 2 toddler classrooms 2 preschool classrooms 2 state pre-k classrooms 1 school age classroom |
| Construction Cost/Child | $54,807/child |
| Construction Cost/SF | $401/SF |
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