Black Rock Academy PS:# 51 is set to re open for the start of next years academic school year and remain open for at least 2 years. The purpose for the reopening after closing nearly 3 years ago is do to the major remodeling of nearby Riverside Institute of Technology High School set to begin this summer and be completed in 2-3 year time frame and the need to temporarily house the nearly 750 students.
- While School #51 is not large enough to house the entire population of R.I.T it will comfortably hold the Freshmen and Sophomore classes of about 400 students.
- While this is good news for one of our vacant Neighborhood buildings it is only temporary and is offset by the closers of other large facility's as i first wrote about {HERE} in the area such as St. John the Baptist R.C Church 60 Hertel Av. Or the soon to be closed St. Francis Xavier R.C Church at 149 East St.
- A comprehensive plain is needed for these large pilers in the Community some plans that have been successfully include the Nearly Demolished former St. Mary of the Sorrows Roman Catholic Church 938 Genesse St now the King Center Charter School. And the nearly completed Artspace Lofts 1219 Main St on the city's near East side. Link to other completed Artspace projects. Follow the construction of Artspace Buffalo {HERE} .
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The GNPA is looking at these buildings as some of the greatest development opportunities in Black Rock, and the Artspace idea is one I have been throwing around for a while since I worked on the neighborhood plan for Midtown around Artspace. So, we are looking at what we can do from a planning perspective, hopefully that will lead to action in the mid-term.
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