Photos: Grant High School steel structure takes shape

By: Sam Tenney//June 1, 2018//

Photos: Grant High School steel structure takes shape

Sam Tenney//June 1, 2018//

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Ironworkers with Raimore Construction are erecting a steel-framed expansion to serve the main Grant High School building in Northeast Portland as part of an approximately $150 million modernization project. The expansion will widen the existing building by about 50 feet, creating a double-corridor space with three rows of programming space. The structure also includes a new ADA-compliant connection between the main building and the adjacent auditorium, which were previously connected with ramps due to a grade change between the buildings.

The ironworkers have been working on the project steadily since February, and will remain at work on site through 2018. Raimore’s scope of work also includes installation of steel for the seismic bracing of existing structures. Completion of the Mahlum-designed project, being built by the Andersen/Colas Construction joint venture and managed by CBRE | Heery, is slated for summer 2019.