▁build ▁a ▁public ▁school ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁lot ▁and ▁return ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁City . ▁The ▁Community ▁Center ▁approached ▁architect ▁Alex ey ▁Vor ont so v ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁whole ▁project . ▁Before ▁the ▁draft s ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁build ers ▁removed ▁the ▁roof ing ▁and ▁began ▁dis ass emb ling ▁the ▁roof ▁tr uss es , ▁destroy ing ▁eight ▁sp ans . ▁Public ▁inter vention ▁susp ended ▁further ▁destruction ; ▁Vor ont so v ▁persu aded ▁the ▁client ▁to ▁h ire ▁a ▁professional ▁rest oration ▁b ureau ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁extent ▁and ▁cost ▁of ▁pres ervation . ▁Event ually , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Community ▁Center ▁and ▁the ▁authorities ▁agreed ▁upon ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁development ▁plan ▁by ▁Vor ont so v ▁that ▁would ▁retain ▁the ▁original ▁exterior ▁walls . ▁A ▁public ▁school , ▁however , ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁next ▁to ▁M eln ik ov ' s ▁gar age , ▁leaving ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁with ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁build ▁another ▁cultural ▁institution ▁that ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁fac ade ▁of ▁M eln ik ov ' s ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁building . ▁ ▁After ▁years ▁of ▁neglect , ▁work ▁acceler ated ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁gar age ▁was ▁fully ▁restored ▁extern ally ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁complete ▁with ▁ 1 9 2 0 - s ▁style ▁letter ing ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁( ent rance ) ▁fac ade