Bushnell Center
Welcome to the David Bushnell Center for Athletics and Community at the high school in West Portal. Thanks to the generosity and vision of our incredible community, we launched the largest capital campaign in school history, raising nearly $8 million for this sustainable showcase facility. The Bushnell Center is home to school athletic events, performances, and gatherings. We will also welcome rental inquiries from the community and value-aligned organizations. Stay tuned!
Grand Opening May 2020
Building Specs
Total Indoor Building Area: 9,170 sq.ft.
Main Hall Area: 7,350 sq. ft. (98'x75')
- Height: 30' to ceiling, +/- 26' to underside of beams
- Stacking Bleacher
- Seating Capacity: 376
Classroom Area: 850 sq. ft.
- Height: 13'-6" ceiling, consistent with existing
- Includes utility infrastructure for commercial kitchen
Facility Infrastructure: Single-occupancy toilets (2)
- Janitor closet
- Courtyard: 1,100 sq. ft.
- Landscape areas (green space around the building and within courtyard)
- Parking: 28 vehicles including 2 HC spaces, 23 secured bike parking spaces
The David Bushnell Center
View from West Portal Avenue, greeting visitors as they arrive to our campus.
Birdseye view
A neighborhood rendering of the 470 West Portal campus, including the Bushnell Center.
Alumni Courtyard
View of the courtyard between the new Center and exsiting Herbst Hall.
Natural Landscaping
Another view from the west of the courtyard between the new Center and exsiting Herbst Hall.
The Home Court
View of the Center as a basketball venue.
And our own theater!
A performance hall, with stage, lighting and raised theater seating for audience.
Waldorf on the map
View from the south, with the school visible from one of the most traveled intersections in the city.
Construction Updates
- Main Replacement update
- Sept. - Oct. 2019
- August 28, 2019
- July 17, 2019
- June 4, 2019
- May 15, 2019
- April 22, 2019
Main Replacement update
Sept. - Oct. 2019
The construction of our Bushnell Center progresses on schedule, you can see the development almost daily when you walk or drive by. The metal framing of roof and walls will be finished by the end of September, the next step will be putting on the roof deck and sheer walling the sides.
As for working on the new street water line, we still do not have a schedule from SF Water.
August 28, 2019
The Bushnell Center is rising… and fast! The entire frame of the building is complete and the roof, “skin,” and walls will be installed over the next six weeks. Our high school students and faculty are thrilled with the progress, and are gracefully navigating what is now a full-blown construction site which includes digging long trenches for water pipes, electrical lines, and digital communications infrastructure. The project remains on track for completion in Spring 2020, and we hope to host 12th grade and 8th graduations in the new Center.
July 17, 2019
June 4, 2019
The foundation has been completed! Starting at 6:00 am on Thursday, May 30, 56 trucks and 11 workers completed the installation of the foundation in one long day. The next steps will be additional concrete for the footings and then the steel should arrive in three weeks time. Construction is still on schedule and running smoothly! Watch the video for an updated time-lapse that includes the foundation pour near the end.
May 15, 2019
April 22, 2019
The drilling of the piers is complete - ahead of schedule. Much of the heavy equipment has been removed and we are moving into the next stage of construction. You can now see the footprint of the building as we prepare for the foundation.
4-week look ahead: Preparation for the foundation is underway. There will be some electric and plumbing work as we prepare for the pouring of the foundation.