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I was to understand that the Old Hardy building was too small, but the land around it was large enough that a decent-sized high school could be built.

Also, how are renovation funds spent on the Old Western High a sunk cost if in either scenario (Duke stays or it goes) the building gets renovated for a high school? [/quote]

Yes, there is land around the Lab School (located on Foxhall) but this is DPR land. Even if DCPS could grab this, I doubt it would be large enough.

There is another Lab School (on Reservoir). I think this was the old Hardy. The school lot there is larger, but smaller than the school lot plus DPR space on Foxhall. So, it's also likely too small.

The renovation is being planned for a performing arts school, so few of those plans would translate easily into a comprehensive HS. Nonetheless, it is 10m. Frankly, that's pennies in the grand scheme of getting this right. And, while those plans wouldn't translate easily into a born-again Western High, parts of them may be usable for a new Ellington. [/quote]

The old Hardy site is on Foxhall Road. The school itself sits on one acre and is contiguous with a DPR site of 4.5 acres, so a total of 5.5 acres of city-owned land. By contrast, the current Ellington site is under 2.5 acres. Rec centers and schools co-locate all over the city, for example Coolidge, Stoddert, Hearst.

The Lab School site on MacArthur at Reservoir is owned by the Lab School.[/quote]

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