Rainier Beach
Rainier Beach High School Replacement Project
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Project Update: August 2024
- Exterior metal wall paneling, brickwork, and windows installation continued.
- Interior metal framing, wallboard installation, and painting continued.
- Roof and skylights were completed and photo voltaic (solar) panels were installed.
(Updates are posted for the previous month after the BEX/BTA Oversight Committee Meeting. The committee does not meet in August so there is no July update.)
About the Project
Rainier Beach High School will be replaced with a new four-story high school of approximately 297,000 square feet. When completed, it will provide permanent space for 1,600 students grades 9-12. Students will remain on-site during the phased construction. A regional Skills Center is being incorporated into the project as well as a district data center. The project is being built with aspirations of a LEED Platinum certification.
Funding Source: Funded by the Building Excellence V Capital Levy (BEX V), approved by Seattle voters in 2019 and the Buildings, Technology, and Academics/Athletics V Capital Levy (BTA V), approved by Seattle voters in 2022.
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Timeline
- Predesign phase complete
- Schematic design phase complete
- Design development phase complete
- Construction documents/permitting phase in progress
- Bid and award phase complete
- Phased construction: April 2022-December 2026
- Phase 3 in progress
- April 2025: Move into phase 3 — classrooms, library, commons, and gymnasiums
- May 2025: Begin phase 4 construction — Performing Arts Center
- April 2026: Begin phase 5 construction — athletic fields
- July 2026: Complete phase 4 — Performing Arts Center
- October 2026: Complete phase 5 — athletic fields
Construction Progress Photos
Construction Progress Photos
These slides show the project as construction proceeds.
Project Designs
Architects renderings of the new school
Community Involvement
School Design Advisory Team (SDAT)
Early in the design process, representatives from the school community come together to form a school’s SDAT. SDATs typically include school and district staff, parents, students, and community members. The project construction managers also take part. Due to the timing of the Rainier Beach SDAT, meetings were held virtually. Read more and review the meeting minutes.
Project Team
Design Firms: Bassetti Architects/Moody Nolan
Project Management Firm: Parametrix
General Contractor: Lydig Construction
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Parametrix Manager: Paul Popovich, ppopovich@parametrix.com, 253-208-7831
Rainier Beach High School
8815 Seward Park Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98118