Construction is set to commence on the West New York Middle School at 6400–6415 Broadway in West New York, New Jersey. Designed by DMR Architects, the 162,000-square-foot structure will accommodate 862 students from grades six through eight with 30 classrooms. The project will also include six science laboratories, a STEAM lab, dance studio, three art rooms, and separate areas for instrumental and vocal music classes. The property is located between 64th and 65th Streets.
The rendering of the southern elevation shows the building beginning with a wide podium clad in a mix of blue and earth-toned paneling with several large windows and signage above the corner of 64th Street and Broadway. The façade on the upper floors will be composed of beige, brown, and white brick, and the structure will culminate in a flat roof.
The property was formerly occupied by the Warminster Building, seen in the below Google Street View image from before its demolition in the early 2010s. The site sat vacant before crews began clearing and leveling the land toward the end of last year.
The former Warminster Building at 6400-6415 Broadway. Image via Google Maps.
New Jersey Schools Development Authority awarded a $91.75 million design-build contract to Terminal Construction Corporation earlier this year to construct the structure, which is part of a broader $121.8 million investment in school facilities across West New York.
The West New York district hopes to complete the project in time for the start of the 2028–2029 academic school year. Construction should start once plans are finalized over the next six to nine months.
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What a horrifying rendering.
What a tragedy. The existing building should be preserved and repurposed for housing.
The Warminster building was razed 15 years ago, but yes it was a real loss and this new building is a real dog.
Woof.
Oh, that beautiful old building could have been turned into a middle school. The new design is sad too.
Destroying our history really needs to stop.
The bewilderment of how the architect wound up with something so atriciously artless reminds me of a Badaly project.
I’m sure they had a short leash when it came to budget, but could they have made it any less welcoming for students? Calling this building “designed” is an insult to architects.