Augusta City Councilor Darek Grant takes a photo Wednesday of a mural in a second-floor apartment being built in the gymnasium of the former Hodgkins Middle School in Augusta. The east side building is being converted into senior housing apartments.

City of Augusta employees and city councilors wait outside before a tour Wednesday at the former Hodgkins Middle School in Augusta.

This Wednesday photo shows a lobby mural in the former Hodgkins Middle School in Augusta.

Amanda Bartlett, executive director of the Augusta Housing Authority, center, leads city employees and city councilors Wednesday on a tour through the former Hodgkins Middle School in Augusta.

City of Augusta employees and city councilors tour an apartment Wednesday in the former Hodgkins Middle School in Augusta.

Old graffiti in lockers at the former Hodgkins Middle School is visible Wednesday during a tour in Augusta. The east side building is being converted into apartments for the elderly.