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News from August 2001

Southeastern Archives Center Proposed in Morrow

DATELINE Morrow, Ga.
Design and construction of the Southeastern Archives Center, a joint federal and Georgia State Archives research complex with online access, is pending funding approval by the Senate. The $30.5 million project would be located in the Gateway Village ...
 8.29.01



Lightconnect Opens Newark Manufacturing Facility

DATELINE Newark, Calif.
Lightconnect Inc., a fiber optic components design firm, has opened a 5,000-sf manufacturing and testing facility adjacent to its headquarters in Newark. At full capacity the new facility will employ up to 300 people and produce 10,000 variable optic...
 8.29.01



Biovail Expands in Morrisville

DATELINE Morrisville, N.C.
Biovail Corp., a Mississauga, Ontario-based pharmaceutical company, has moved into its own 37,000-sf facility in the Southport Business Park in Morrisville on July 20. The company has nearly quadrupled its facility space as part of an expected c...
 8.29.01



Principia College Completes Watson Science Building Addition

DATELINE Elsah, Ill.
Principia College in Elsah, Ill., contracted Mackey Mitchell Associates to design the Watson Science Building addition. Originally designed by Bernard Maybeck in the 1930's, the 51,000-sf project followed green design principles. It include...
 8.29.01



Georgetown University Builds Law School and Sports Center

DATELINE Washington
Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., has selected Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott to design a new 135,000-sf Law School and a 70,000-sf Sports and Fitness Center. The Eric Hotung International Law Building will feature academic classrooms, a ...
 8.28.01



Arizona State Civil and Behavioral Health Hospital Under Construction

DATELINE 5/15/01
Arizona State Civil and Behavioral Health Hospital has selected McCarthy Building Companies Inc. to lead the design-build team for its $34.5 million hospital and adolescent behavioral facility in Phoenix. With design development underway, the project...
 8.28.01



Sharp Health Care Initiates Modernization Program

DATELINE San Diego
Sharp Health Care has selected Gilbane Building Company to manage a $101 million modernization program including new construction and renovations to existing buildings on the Sharp Memorial Hospital campus in San Diego. This multi-phased project...
 8.28.01



Indiana Heart Hospital Breaks Ground

DATELINE Indianapolis
The Indiana Heart Hospital has awarded RTKL Associates Inc. the design contract for its 200,000-sf freestanding facility in Indianapolis. The specialty-care hospital will offer heart services ranging from wellness screenings to open heart surgery. Th...
 8.28.01



Laney College Houses New Technology Center

DATELINE Oakland, Calif.
Laney College in Oakland, Ca., has transformed its vocational courses facility into a $2.5-million high-tech training center. Originally built in the 1970's, Building E houses the 6,000-sf New Technology Center designed by architectural fir...
 8.28.01



New IMF Headquarters in Washington

DATELINE Washington
The International Monetary Fund will be occupying a second headquarters building adjacent to its current location on Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Washington. Developed by Washington-based Carramerica Urban Development,a subsidiaryof Carramerica Realty, th...
 8.28.01



Bechtel Power Expands Frederick Campus

DATELINE Frederick, Md.
Bechtel Power has occupied a fifth structure at the Westview Corporate Campus in Frederick, Md. Now totalling 450,000 sf, Bechtel Power's international headquarters has grown with the addition of the new 123,000-sf building housing training, dem...
 8.28.01



Acterna Builds Headquarters and Manufacturing Facilities in Germantown

DATELINE Germantown, Pa.
Communications firm Acterna has contracted Rand Construction of Arlington to build a new 184,000-sf headquarters and 138,000-sf manufacturing facility in Germantown, Pa. Located in the Milestone Business Park, the 323,000-sf project will be designed ...
 8.28.01



Duke Energy To Build Charlotte Office Tower

DATELINE Charlotte, N.C.
Duke Energy Corp. is planning to develop one of Charlotte's tallest office towers, possibly standing over 40 floors. Costing up to $200 million and encompassing up to 1,000,000 sf, the uptown tower may be formally announced in August. Additional tenants m...
 8.28.01



Deloitte Consulting Consolidates in Downtown Atlanta

DATELINE Atlanta
New York-based Deloitte Consulting has acquired 72,618 sf of new space in the Marquis Two in downtown Atlanta, owned by Colonnade Properties LLC. Although Deloitte was seeking a new office environment, the expansion and reconfiguration of t...
 8.28.01



Underwriters Laboratories Opens RTP Campus

DATELINE Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. has opened a telecommunications equipment testing facility in Research Triangle Park. The 4,500-sf network equipment building system features an earthquake simulator providing tremors up to 7.0 on the Richter scale that...
 8.27.01



Swathmore College Plans Expansion

DATELINE Swathmore, Pa.
Having sold $97.2 million in bonds in July, Swathmore College will renovate its campus science center and build a 150-bed residence hall....
 8.27.01



Catholic University Develops Pryzbyla Center

DATELINE Washington
Catholic University has selected Sebesta Blomberg & Associates' Washington office to provide commissioning services for a 100,000-sf student union named Pryzbyla Center. ...
 8.27.01



Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Plans Expansion

DATELINE Boston
The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has formulated a proposal to add a 90,000-sf addition to its main building on Longwood Avenue. The facility would provide space for laboratories, classrooms, student housing, computer lab...
 8.27.01



Oracle Expands in Rocklin

DATELINE Rocklin, Ca.
Oracle Corp. has begun grading its Stanford Ranch site in preparation for construction of a second office building in Rocklin. Located in south Placer County, the 12,000-sf, 680-person data services facility will consolidate operations for ...
 8.27.01



Pharmanetics Occupies Morrisville Office

DATELINE Morrisville, N.C.
Pharmanetics Inc. recently moved into its new Morrisville office, a facility designed to create an egalitarian workplace and enhance workflow. The coagulation equipment maker wanted an adaptable space lending itself to work teams,...
 8.27.01



GPC Biotech Relocates to Waltham

DATELINE Waltham, Mass.
GPC Biotech Inc. has relocated its Boston operations formerly based in Cambridge to 84,000 sf in Waltham. The facility will house the expansion of GPC's technology platform and nine internal drug discovery programs.  ...
 8.27.01



Community Medical Center Breaks Ground in Fresno

DATELINE Fresno, Ca.
Community Medical Center in Fresno broke ground on its new Regional Medical Center on April 5th, 2001. The six-level, 340,000-sf trauma/critical care building is the centerpiece of a $250 million, multi-phase redevelopment plan designed by RTKL Associate...
 8.27.01



Alpla Caribe Builds McDonough Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE McDonough, Ga.
Alpla Caribe Inc., an international container manufacturing firm, is building a plastic bottle blow molding plant in McDonough, Ga.  The 100,000-sf manufacturing facility will also house headquarters for the company's American operations. On 16 acres...
 8.26.01



DNC To Build New Headquarters

DATELINE Washington
The Democratic National Committee is purchasing four blocks southwest of the U.S. Capitol as the site of its new 90,000-sf headquarters. The DNC has outgrown its current facilities four blocks to the east where 500 employees are spread in three build...
 8.26.01



Locus Discovery Secures Blue Bell Location

DATELINE Blue Pell, Pa.
Biopharmaceutical firm Locus Discovery Inc. is leasing 50,000-sf of lab and office space in Blue Bell. Based in West Windsor, N.J., the high-tech drug design company will be relocating approximately 25 staff members to the facility in two stages, to ...
 8.26.01



Intel Renovates Hudson Offices

DATELINE Hudson, Mass.
Intel Corp. has selected Braintree-based Integrated Builders to manage the $3 million renovation of its 80,000-sf Hudson offices. ...
 8.26.01



University of Phoenix Builds Braintree Satellite Campus

DATELINE Braintree, Mass.
The University of Phoenix has contracted Braintree-based Integrated Builders to build its 13,000-sf Braintree satellite campus, with Grossman Cos. Inc.of Quincy providing site development. ...
 8.26.01



Astrolink Plans Network Operations Center in Prince William

DATELINE Manassas, Va.
Astrolink International LLC is planning a new 80,000-sf telecommunications Network Operations Center at the Innovation @ Prince William site in Manassas. Scheduled to begin in August 2001, the $205 million project will function as a global ...
 8.24.01



Krispy Kreme Builds Effingham Facility

DATELINE Effingham, Ill.
Krispy Kreme, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., is expanding with a new mix and distribution center in Effingham, Ill. The $30 million facility will total 187,000 sf, with 116,000 sf allocated for distribution space and 47,000 sf of blending and packing ...
 8.24.01



Abgenix Expands in Fremont

DATELINE Fremont, Calif.
Abgenix has acquired 72,000-sf of research and development space adjacent to its headquarters in Ardenwood Corporate Park in Fremont. This expansion of Abgenix's R&D space will provide facilities for developing antibody therapeutic products. ...
 8.20.01



Verizon To Build Network Operations Center

DATELINE Southlake, Texas
Bedminster, N.J.-based Verizon Wireless plans to build a 175,000-sf network operations center in the Solana business complex in Southlake. The $20 million center is one of two centers (the other in Bedminster) that monitor and control the f...
 8.18.01



Inktomi Expands in Foster City

DATELINE Foster City, Calif.
Inktomi will lease space in the Wilson Cornerstone (now Equity Office) development currently under construction a mile from its Foster City headquarters. Construction began in March 2000 on the sleek 8-story 388,000-sf Parkside Towers&...
 8.18.01



Drexel University Plans $30 Million Research Building

DATELINE Philadelphia
Drexel University in Philadelphia has contracted Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates to design a new $30 million, 150,000-sf, five-story research building. ...
 8.18.01



Oracle Expands in Rocklin and Dublin

DATELINE Rocklin, Calif.
Redwood City-based Oracle Corp. is planning to build office facilities totalling 1.3 million square feet in Rocklin and Dublin, accommodating up to 4,500 additional employees. Adding 460,000-sf to the existing 100,000-sf Rocklin facility, the softwar...
 8.18.01



La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology Remodels Biomedical Lab

DATELINE La Jolla, Calif.
The La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology contracted Bilbro Construction Co. for remodeling and tenant improvement of 1,500 sf in an occupied biomedical lab facility. The $250,000 project was designed by Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodriguez Bar...
 8.18.01



Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Plans Interior Design of Needham Campus

DATELINE Neddham, Mass.
The Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering has selected Space Plan Interiors as interior designer for its 70-acre Needham campus. Slated for completion in early 2002, four buildings totalling 300,000-sf will be programmed, designed, and furnish...
 8.18.01



King To Provide Signage At Dulles and Philadelphia Airports

DATELINE Washington/Philadelphia
King Products Inc. has won architectural sign contracts in excess of $2 million to provide way finding signs for the main terminal at Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., and for Terminal "F" at the Philadelphia International Airport in Penns...
 8.17.01



Hale Plans NY Manufacturing Plant

DATELINE Herkimer, N.Y.
Hale Manufacturing Company is planning to build an 80,000-sf facility on eight-plus acres near its present plant and offices in central New York State's Herkimer County. Completion is expected by late fall 2001. The company is a specialist in the des...
 8.17.01



Xoma Expands Berkeley Facilities

DATELINE Berkeley, Calif.
Xoma Ltd., a Berkeley-based biopharmaceutical firm, has planned a $25 million expansion of its existing protein-manufacturing factory. The larger facility will allow Xoma to accommodate more contract work from biotech companies. ...
 8.17.01



United States Institute of Peace To Build Washington Facility

DATELINE Washington
The United States Institute of Peace will convert a parking lot near the Vietnam and Korean war memorials into a 75,000- to 100,000-sf facility to promote the use of peaceful means in the prevention, management, and resolution of international conflicts. ...
 8.17.01



Westchester Lab and Research Department Expands in Valhalla

DATELINE Valhalla, N.Y.
Westchester County Department of Laboratories and Research is considering a $9.1-million building expansion and renovation to enhance its lab capabilities and technology in Valhalla. HarleyEllis, in conjunction with HERA of St. Louis, will outline the ren...
 8.7.01



Kaiser Expands Sonoma County Facilities

DATELINE Santa Rosa, Calif.
Kaiser Permanente is building a new 57,300-sf medical office building in Santa Rosa, Calif. A major expansion of Kaiser's presence in Sonoma County, the $10-million facility designed by Emeryville, Calif.,  architectural firm Ratcliff may be fol...
 8.2.01



Fresno Community and University Medical Center Consolidation

DATELINE Fresno, Calif.
A $200 million consolidation of University Medical Center (a San Joaquin Valley branch of University of California-San Francisco) and Fresno Community Medical Center is being planned and designed by Emeryville, Calif., architectural firm Ratclif...
 8.2.01



Bristol-Myers Squibb Builds New Brunswick Lab

DATELINE New Brunswick, N.J.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has contracted construction firm Barclay White Skanska Inc. of Blue Bell to build a 145,000-sf, $41-million lab in New Brunswick, N.J. ...
 8.1.01



Booz Allen & Hamilton Expand Headquarters

DATELINE Tysons Corner, Va.
Booz Allen & Hamilton are expanding their headquarters with a 122,000-sf office in Tysons Corner owned by Equity Office Properties Trust. The build-to-suit, six-story building is situated on 4 acres next to the Booz Allen headquarters campus and ...
 8.1.01



ARM Seeks Additional Space

DATELINE Austin, Texas
UK-based ARM Ltd. is seeking approximately 45,000 sf in addition to its 20,000-sf microprocessor design center in Austin, as they have completely filled out their current facility.  ARM designs 32-bit microprocessors that are licensed to its cus...
 8.1.01



Biogen Addition Under Construction

DATELINE Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Biogen is building a 152,000-sf addition to its current facility. The $15.5 million project is being built by Suitt Construction Co., a firm based in Greenville, S.C., with an office in Raleigh....
 8.1.01



Pergo Expands Garner Plant

DATELINE Garner, N.C.
Laminate flooring inventor Pergo Inc. is planning to expand its Garner plant with a 187,000-sf distribution center and 50,000-sf of manufacturing space. Groundbreaking is scheduled for April with occupancy scheduled for January 1, 2002. The...
 8.1.01



Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum Breaks Ground

DATELINE Springfield, Ill.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum designed by HOK Inc. is now under construction. Ground was broken on February 12 on the Springfield, Ill., facility which replaces the existing library currently housed in the basement of the Old State C...
 8.1.01



Kaiser Renovates Berkeley Facility

DATELINE Berkeley, Calif.
Kaiser Permanente is renovating its West Berkeley facility, involving relocation of a major optical facility that services all Northern California Kaiser medical offices. The $40.6 million project, designed by Ratcliff, an Emeryville, Calif., architectura...
 8.1.01



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