Realtors building addition for classes

The Lawrence Board of Realtors announced in early April that it would add its headquarters building at 3838 W. Sixth St., the former Brackett School at the northeast corner of Sixth Street and Monterey Way.

The $500,000 project, expected to be completed by year’s end, will double the size of the building by adding onto its north end – allowing for an efficient layout of executive offices, plenty of room for storage and the opening of a classroom big enough to handle dozens of agents working to keep their Realtor designations current.

“We’re able to restore what was an original one-room schoolhouse back to its original use,” said Rob Hulse, a Realtor with Stephens Real Estate who led the project as the board’s president last year. “We provide a great deal of education to our membership, and we need a better place to provide those services.”