Janney Renovation Plans

[Anonymous]

The current plans are on the website. What do you think? It generally looks good to me, but there very minimal outdoor play space.

[Anonymous]

Really? It looks like most of the addition is where the trailers are now, so it doesn't seem to me that much play space will be lost, if any.

[Anonymous]

Take another look at the drawings. Looks like most of the playground space near 42nd street will be used for the new building and most of the top playground looks like it will become a soccer field. There is a tiny play areas between the old and new building that looks like it will be enclosed and one where the current basket ball courts are. Not clear from the drawing where the playground equipment (monkey bars/slides etc) will go.

[Anonymous]

I had the same reaction (re minimal playground space). I wonder if the new soccer field (instead of swings/monkey bars) depicted is there to enable a future land grab wrt the old soccer field. Imagine what the school would have been like with an apartment building there. Eek!

[Anonymous]

Community Meeting

View Updated Plans for the Janney Modernization

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
6-8pm
4130 Albemarle St. NW

There will be an OPEFM-led community meeting on December 15th from 6-8 pm in the Janney Multi-Purpose room to discuss the design, schedule and academic program of the future Janney.

The most recent design drafts presented to the Janney School Improvement Team by the DC Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization (OPEFM) and the project architects, Deveroux and Purnell are available for viewing.

Link to the drawings: (You may have to copy and paste the full link into your browser)
http://www.janneyschool.org/PTASITPPP/JES_Design_Schematic_20091110.pdf?bcsi_scan_DA3493EE5FC9D524=0&bcsi_scan_filename=JES_Design_Schematic_20091110.pdf

These drawings are posted to show a snapshot of where we are at this moment in the process. Please review knowing that designs are likely to change, perhaps due to input from you!