High Point Neighborhood Center grand opening date: Nov. 14

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(Photos by Christopher Boffoli)
We checked this week on the progress of the new High Point Neighborhood Center, the community facility that Neighborhood House is building at 34th/Morgan (our previous reports include the groundbreaking a year ago, the Nucor-side sign about its big solar array, and a construction tour in May). NH’s Ray Li tells WSB it’s “about 85% of the way there” and that the grand opening is currently scheduled for Saturday, November 14th – invitations are in the works now. Here’s a closer look at part of the roof, with the solar panels:

In addition to the solar component, the $13 million project has a multitude of other “green-built” components (detailed during the May construction tour), with a LEED Gold certification hoped for. In addition to community-gathering space, it also will be headquarters for social-service workers and Head Start education; here’s more info from the Neighborhood House website.

Ken August 31, 2009 (5:46 am)

That corner is either 32nd and Morgan or Lanham place and Morgan, depending on which official city documents you look at. 34th and Morgan is the school crossing one block west. Remember google maps in the neighborhood is completely buggered by the rebuild, showing numerous streets which no longer exist.

The county IMAP pages are nearly correct but some street names are entered wrong. Or right. Who can tell. Lanham place is the name on the street signs on 32nd between Raymond and Morgen but the map places it in an 50ft ally.

32nd ave becomes 31st ave somewhere around highpoint play-field with a gentle curve that is not fooling anyone but city planners.

Also note, at the same mentioned intersection, (where the new building is) Morgan becomes Sylvan way while Morgan as we know it, dives into the highpoint redevelopment like it knows it will be creating a trap for unsuspecting GPS users for decades to come.

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