| Animo Watts High School: Green Dot |
| Site |
12628 Avalon, Los Angeles CA 90061 |
| Neighborhood |
South Los Angeles |
| Seats Created |
560 |
| Program |
24 classrooms, including 2 science labs, administrative offices and faculty lounge |
| Architect |
Franco & Associates |
| General Contractor |
Blackwell Construction |
| Development Budget |
$8,525,000 including take-out financing costs |
| Construction Loan |
NCB Capital Impact |
| Take-out Loan |
NCB/LIIF with US Bank as investor in ExEd arranged New Market Tax Credit Facility |
| Site Acres |
1.15 |
Description:
- Built to relieve Locke Senior High School and it is the permanent home to Green Dot’s Animo Watts High School with its first graduating senior class in 2011
- Ground up construction on a 1.15 acre site
- Adjacent to the 70 acre Earvin "Magic" Johnson Recreation Area in South Los Angeles
- 1.4 miles from Locke Senior High School
- Construction commenced Q1 2009 and was completed Q3 2009
- Within the unincorporated County of Los Angeles, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Supervisor
2008-2009 API: 614
2009-2010 API: 533
2010-2011 API: 546
Map of location
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