RJM Construction, a Minneapolis-based general contractor, has broken ground on a new charter school in Brooklyn Park, Minn. The Athlos Leadership Academy will serve students in grades kindergarten through ninth.
The fifth charter school built by RJM Construction, the Academy will be complete by August of 2014, in time for the 2014-2015 school year.
Plans for the 89,437-square-foo facility include classrooms, specialty music and science rooms, a gymnasium, athletic training areas and a full commercial kitchen and cafeteria. The campus also will include outdoor baseball, football and soccer fields, along with a basketball court and playground area.
In addition to RJM Construction, the project team consists of owner The Charter School Fund; architect BRS Architects; civil and landscape engineer Westwood Professional Services; structural engineer Stapley Engineering; and mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineer Musgrove Engineering.