News: "Construction Begins on Controverial Boulder Project"

Washington Elementary School.  Boulder, CO

Boulder, CO:  Boulder County Business Report, Michael Davidson, reports that construction has begun on the once controversial Washington Village project in north Boulder.  For those of you who are unaware, this project is going to be built around the historic Washington Elementary School off of Broadway and Cedar.
Washington Village is planned to be developed into 33 residence community:  "The first phase of the project consists of flats, carriage homes and six single-family homes around a planned park. It incorporates the Washington Elementary School and is designed to be a park like campus featuring shared public areas, according to the developers"(Davidson)

The development plans to keep the historical school up while tearing down the not-historical additions.  The proposed project sits on 3+acres of land and was privately bought in 2008 for $4.1 million dollars.

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