Draft Brown School Adaptive Reuse Feasibility Study

With construction of the new Bresnahan School building (and consolidation and relocation of students and teachers) the Brown School may become surplus school property, no longer required by the School Department.  As such, the Office of Planning & Development has engaged the services of Winter Street Architects, Inc. to develop an adaptive reuse feasibility study, with a building assessment, conceptual reuse plans, and recommendations for the viable “adaptive reuse” of this former school facility.

At this time Winter Street and City officials are examining the viability of a mixed-use building, including continued Youth Services programs, use of the gymnasium for community events and activities, relocation of ancillary municipal offices, and eventual conversion of second and third floor classroom space into residential units, affordable housing, live-work space or artist lofts.  Conversion of the building to office uses is no longer being considered due to the increased demand for parking required by this use category on a site and surrounding neighborhood with limited space to accommodate this demand.