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Acella Construction completes new 16,000 s/f dormitory

Acella Construction Corporation, one of New England's leading construction services firms, recently completed the construction of a new 16,000 s/f dormitory at Riverview School. Riverview School is an independent, co-educational, residential school of international reputation that houses 180 students with complex language, learning and cognitive disabilities from all over the world. It was established in 1957 and is located on Rte. 6A, just an hour from Boston or Providence, R.I. The 16-acre campus features classroom facilities and condominium-like dormitories. The recently completed dormitory, the Janse-Butler House, accommodates 36 middle and high school students and six staff members in two shifts in full service, handicap accessible housing. Acella worked on this project in close collaboration with CMG Architects.
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