Wagman Construction, Inc.

Owner:

York Academy Regional Charter School

Architect:

Warehaus

Scope Of Work

York Academy Regional Charter School was founded by three local districts – The School District of the City of York, York Suburban School District and Central York School District and opened in 2011. Offering an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, the academy began with students in kindergarten through second grade and has been adding a grade level each school year since the Smyser-Royer building hit capacity at grade 8.

 along the Codorus Creek in downtown York, the new three-story school is designed to serve grades 8-12 and includes plenty of shared space, study lounges and flexible classrooms. It also features a spacious PIAA compliant gymnasium, black box theater, technology center with maker space, cafeteria and student run cafe which is available to the public.

KEY CHALLENGES & PROJECT DETAILS

65,000 SF educational facility

The exterior of the building features a combination of brick, metal and wood siding, and curtainwall facades with an angled face on the north elevation

The lot had a 180-foot tall boiler smoke stack and the abandoned Pensupreme dairy plant adjacent to occupied structures which required careful demolition

The existing structures were supported by a concrete retaining wall, originally constructed in the early 1900’s, which needed to be maintained and the location monitored for movement with weekly survey measurements

Following demolition, it was determined the soils were not suitable to support the new school; a combination of geotextile fabric and engineered fill were used to provide a new soil base

Central Family Restaurant, which is in close proximity to the site, remained open for the duration of the project with minimal impact

Demolition and weather impacted the schedule so Lean construction scheduling was used to ensure the school was open to welcome students for the 2018 school year