No one had used the old North Sacramento School for some time, this much was clear on a crisp February day.
At a rear door, a man removed boarding to allow access to the building, which was constructed in stages between 1915 and 1947 and appears to have been vacant since 2010. Inside, the building was dark and required flashlights to tour. Signs of neglect included graffiti, water on the ground and multiple dead rodents.
Ben Poh was leading the tour on behalf of Oakland-based Creative Development Partners, which purchased the property in August through a subsidiary company. Poh wasn’t concerned about the building’s current state…