Check out the NEW ADVOCATE ONLINE: www.advocatenews.net ADVOCD Vol. 31, No.41 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net Free Every Friday By Tara Vocino Two architects asked to appear before the City Council and school administrators appeared before Tuesday’s City Council meeting at City Hall. Put Your Success To Work. ATTE 617-387-2200 Friday, October 14, 2022 Architects present their case on possible Pope John renovation Estimated cost for new school approaches $140 million-plus Councillor-at-Large Stephanie Smith, who made the motion for the agenda item, with particular emphasis on the reuse of the former high school as a middle school, asked how much it would cost to build it new. Architect Frank Tedesco, principal of Mount Vernon Group Architects, estimated rehabilitation costs would be $76 million, including inflation and soft costs, according to a feasibility study. He estimated $140 million to build it new. “You can occupy it tomorrow,” Tedesco said. “How much [renovation] you wish you do is up to you.” Ward 1 Councillor Wayne Matewsky asked if it’s possible to do one or two fl oors and the remainder at a later date. Tedesco said there are curYour next smart decision is what to do with your success. Easy choice, multiply it. rently afterschool, day care and summer programs operating inside the school, which closed its doors in 2019. He said the building is structurally sound. He added that it’s RENOVATION | SEE PAGE 5 1.50%APY* Business Money Market *New Money Only. Minimum Deposit to earn interest is $50,000. For existing Everett Bank Business customers, an additional deposit of $10,000 is required. Ask about our in-office business concierge service. Architect Frank Tedesco, principal of Mount Vernon Group Architects, which did the feasibility study, said the trade cost to upgrade the school is approximately $52 million, amounting to $76 million, including soft costs, for rehabilitation of the project. Everett’s Rising Tide Swamp Revere Check out our NEW ADVOCATE ONLINE website – Easy to read in multiple languages! Log on to: www.advocatenews.net SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com EYES ON THE PRIZE: Everett’s quick QB Kamarri Ellerbe looks for an open receiver downfi eld during last Friday night’s blowout win over Revere at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Everett. (Advocate photo by Emily Harney)
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