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PROJECT: New De La Salle North Catholic High School campus

LOCATION: 4300 N.E. Killingsworth St., Portland

COST:听$26 million

START DATE: July 2020

END DATE: October 2021

OWNER: De La Salle North Catholic High School

OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE: Shiels Obletz Johnsen

ARCHITECT: Bora Architecture & Interiors

ENGINEERS: Mazzetti (civil), Catena Consulting Engineers (structural), Interface Engineering (MEP)

GENERAL CONTRACTOR:听P&C Construction

OTHER ASSOCIATES/CONSULTANTS: Acoustic Design Studio (acoustical), Code Unlimited LLC (code consulting), Halliday Associates (kitchen), Kelsay Environmental Consulting (environmental), Lango Hansen Landscape Architects (landscape), NV5 (geotechnical/environmental), PSI (special inspections), Radongreen (radon)

SIGNIFICANCE OF PROJECT: De La Salle North Catholic High School offers a private, faith-based college preparatory education to urban students with limited educational opportunities, turning no one away because of an inability to pay. Since opening in 2001, the school rented two locations. Now it’s operating at the first new Catholic high school campus in Portland in more than 50 years. De La Salle North Catholic is co-locating with St. Charles Parish, which previously operated a Catholic elementary school from 1950 to 1986.

A $26 million capital fundraising campaign was led by Mary and Tim Boyle, in two phases over 30 months. Phase one included $20.5 million for renovation of an existing building to become an academic wing, and new construction of the commons, courtyard and parking lot. Phase two sought $5.5 million for a gymnasium and additional work. Phase one of the campaign was launched publicly in March 2020, just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit. At that point $2.2 million more was needed in order for construction to start. Undeterred by uncertainty generated by the pandemic, the fundraising team successfully met its phase one goal and broke ground in July 2020. Two months later, the team raised the minimum amount required to build the gymnasium.

The new campus accommodates more than 350 students. It includes a private courtyard, a commons, state-of-the-art science labs, a specialized art classroom and the Michael Kelley Gymnasium. The science classrooms can accommodate both technology-based and hands-on learning in physics, biology and chemistry.

The school welcomed 274 students on Sept. 7, while crews finished constructing the commons and gymnasium. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Oct. 22.

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