Since 1983 Larry Hill of Sumar Realty Corp. and a group of investors have owned the building as part of a partnership.

[2] Several years prior to 2010, the owners tried to sell the building to a Chicago company,[1] NVG Residential.

By 2010 Hill and his business partners began a planned over $10 million renovation of the building.

Smith Education Center were consolidated with a new K-5 campus in the Atherton site.

[7] As a result for grades 6-8 the building was rezoned from Smith to Gregory Lincoln.