NEW YORK CITY — More than 115 years after it began as a boarding school for boys' choir, Grace Church School (GCS) has opened the first phase of a new four-story high school division at Cooper Square in New York City. GCS, which became coed in 1947, already provides pre-kindergarten through 8th grade facilities nearby. The $9 million, 51,000-square-foot phase included construction of the the first and second floors, a library, a study commons and a cafeteria. The second phase, expected for completion in 2014, will include the renovation of the 17,000-square-foot third floor. The phase is slated to cost $3 million. In the third phase, crews plan to renovate the fourth floor and add a new gym for $5.1 million. Alspector Architecture is designing the project, which is slated for completion in 2018.
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