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WILKES-BARRE &mdash; As promised, Wilkes-Barre Area School District&rsquo;s Meyers High School Building is listed for sale, at an asking price of $4.38 million. You get a lot for that: about 250,000 square feet on 7.58 acres with a stadium, auditorium, gym and 10 bathrooms.
				The online listing with City Brokers Real Estate dubs the building a &ldquo;Development opportunity,&rdquo; and suggests &ldquo;this property would make for an ideal conversion to a mixed use, multi-family opportunity.&rdquo;
				The School Board voted Oct. 26 to list the school, which will be empty if all goes as planned next fall. The district is building a new high school in Plains Township expected to open in 2021, housing students in grades 9-12 from the three existing high schools.
				When the board voted to list Meyers for sale, Solicitor Ray Wendolowski said the move doesn&rsquo;t commit the district to selling it, but would help show if there are any interested buyers. The district previously put Coughlin High School up for sale, listed for $1.8 million. Plans call for the third high school, GAR Memorial, to be used as a middle school.
				The listing notes Meyers was built in 1930 and has 30 off-street parking spaces, in &ldquo;average condition.&rdquo; A paragraph marked &ldquo;supplements&rdquo; provides other features:
				The exterior of Meyers is made of brick walls with terra cotta lintels and stone cornices, and a number of parapets, some of which were removed for safety in 2007. Attached to the school is Wilkes-Barre Memorial Stadium, which contains a track and football field used for all of Wilkes-Barre Area School District&rsquo;s public high schools and Holy Redeemer High School. The school&rsquo;s main stairway is made of Giallo d&rsquo;Istria marble with brass railings and the main auditorium features a stained glass work, including a ceiling with the state seal of the 48 states in the United States at the time of the school&rsquo;s construction. The school has space designated as fallout shelter.

10 baths, gym and a stadium: Meyers High School listed for $4.28 million