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PLAINS TWP. â Reviewing the progress of building the new Wilkes-Barre Area High School, Superintendent Brian Costello said Wednesday he is expecting to start showcasing the consolidated high school during tours and open house events by late July and early August.
âWeâre just so excited for the idea that all the opportunities that this building is going to present, not just to our students, but to our community, that weâre all going to be together under one roof,â Costello said.
The district is merging its three high schools â GAR, Meyers and Coughlin â after the current school year ends in June. GAR will become a middle school, and the district agreed to selling Coughlin for $1.65 million and is trying to sell Meyers.
The Wilkes-Barre Area School Board on Monday agreed to sell the Coughlin High School property for $1.65 million.
City Mills LLC of Brooklyn, N.Y., is the buyer and plans to renovate the school building in downtown Wilkes-Barre for mixed residential and commercial uses, Solicitor Raymond Wendolowski said during a virtual board meeting. The sale is contingent on getting zoning approval and is not contingent on the company obtaining financing, Wendolowski said.
Mendy Ginsberg is the developer affiliated with City Mills LLC, Wendolowski said. Ginsberg successfully converted five floors of the 14-story Citizens Bank building on West Market Street in downtown Wilkes-Barre into higher-end apartments.