Sioux City Career Academy home sells for $150,000

The home was built over the last academic year by students from the Construction College, with over 35 students taking advantage of the opportunity to learn introductory skills in construction, HVAC, electrical and plumbing.

The school district put the house on the market in April, and received bids ranging from $35,000 to $150,000, said Jim Vanderloo, director of secondary education for Sioux City Schools. David and Judy Oberg of Jefferson, South Dakota, submitted the highest bid, and the Sioux City School Board accepted their bid on Monday.

Vanderloo said her family was affected by flooding in the area last month and that the Career Academy building will be relocated to Jefferson, South Dakota.

Proceeds from the sale will be reinvested into the construction trades program for materials and supplies for future projects.

The district-built home is a 1,646-square-foot, detached, one-story home with three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the main floor, plus an electric fireplace in the living room and quartz countertops in the kitchen.

The home was one of two built by students last year at a new construction facility on Business Highway 75. The goal was for the students to spend two years building the 1,300- to 1,500-square-foot home, but work progressed faster than expected and the students completed two homes this year, one for Habitat for Humanity.