Northeast Oklahoma City's historic Page Woodson School building was approved for redevelopment this month by the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority. The building on NE 4^th Street and Kelley Avenue serves as a great example for restoring structures important to the community while supporting further development of the area around them.

The $25 million project will completely restore and renovate the Page Woodson building into apartments. The building will feature a refurbished 958-seat auditorium, 68 residential units, with another 68 units being built across the street. The project is using bond financing, which requires it to be rented as affordable housing for 15 years. One-bedroom units will rent for $650 a month and two-bedroom units will rent for $750 a month, with residents earning no more than sixty percent of the city's median income.

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Approximately $600,000 of the project's funds will be spent on asbestos removal and environmental cleanup around the building. Bringing all parts of the building up to code and delivering renovations to create great residential living is a task that developer Ron Bradshaw is committed to. Bradshaw and OCURA look forward to a project that will be endorsed by members of the community.

Architect Hans Butzer will design the additional apartment units across the street from the school. Butzer has worked on projects including the Sky-Dance Bridge and the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

When redevelopment is completed, the building, which was built in 1910, will serve as another success story in preserving OKC's rich history.

For more information on OCURA projects please visit 

http://ocura-ok.org/projects