
20 full-sized classrooms, 4 half-classrooms, a gymnasium, a multi-purpose room, and a large cafetorium will be located on higher floors. The building will feature an open first floor with outdoor recreational facilities for students and a parking lot.

The new 53,000-square foot, four-story middle school will serve students in grades six to nine. In its early years, our organization was supporting its goals by providing scholarships, and today through the provision of facility space for BelovED and other charter schools,” said Peter Wasinger, a professional with the Global Banking Division of American Express, who serves as President of the Friends 2 Board of Trustees. “Friends 2, a non-profit organization that was established in 1995 under the name The Jersey City Scholarship Fund, has been supporting the expansion of educational options for Jersey City children for over 20 years. The last steel beam of the Beloved Charter Middle School’s structure was decorated with an American Flag prior to being lifted and installed.īelovED Community Charter School (“BelovED”) is named in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision of the “Beloved Community.” The school currently serves 1080 students. This is when the uppermost steel or wooden beam is put into place, which means that the structure has reached the highest point. The topping out celebration is an important tradition in the construction and real estate industries. New Jersey Community Capital and Provident Bank have provided construction financing of $12.5 million for the project. The new school will be situated on a half-acre parcel of land located at 535 Grand Street in Jersey City, New Jersey.

(Friends 2) and the project team of Urbahn Architects and construction manager Hollister Construction Services have reached the important construction milestone of ‘topping out’ – or completing the structural steel frame – for the new BelovED Community Charter School’s Middle School building. Jersey City, NJ – Friends of BelovED Community Charter School 2, Inc.
