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Pali High South School Renovation

Sector: Commercial • Location: Santa Monica, California, United States

Source: Fast Company

Project
Completed

Rapid renovation of a former Sears department store in Santa Monica, California, into a new high school for students displaced by the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. The project transformed a 100,000-square-foot big-box store into an urban campus with learning spaces, soundproofing, and colorful interiors, completed in 30 days with a budget of $10 million.

Status
Closed
Sector
Commercial, Residential
Location
Santa Monica, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Fast Company

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The project “Pali High South School Renovation” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Santa Monica, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Fast Company.

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Rapid renovation of a former Sears department store in Santa Monica, California, into a new high school for students displaced by the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. The project transformed a 100,000-square-foot big-box store into an urban campus with learning spaces, soundproofing, and colorful interiors, completed in 30 days with a budget of $10 million.

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Urban Development

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Country

United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

Santa Monica

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Fast Company

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Commercial, Residential

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2026-03-27

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