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Albany College of Pharmacy Develops Student Housing
Albany College of Pharmacy has purchased a 56,000-sf building in Albany, N.Y., for three million dollars. Formerly a senior residence owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, the facility will accommodate student housing and offices for admissions and financial aid. The building is sited near The Charitable Leadership Foundation’s $60 million, 150,000-sf Center for Medical Science where the College of Pharmacy has additional operations.
H&R Block Develops Kansas City Headquarters
H&R Block has selected Houston-based Hines to develop and manage its new 500,000-sf headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. Approximately 1,200 employees will be relocated to the new facility from the company’s Main Street headquarters and other leased locations when the new building is ready for occupancy in summer of 2006. A second 250,000-sf expansion phase of the headquarters is planned in 2013. The project team includes general contractor JE Dunn Construction Co. and architect CDFM2.
UC Davis and Sierra Nevada College Plan Tahoe Environmental Sciences Center
UC Davis is partnering with Sierra Nevada College to create the $24-million Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village, Nev. The facility will be created in cooperation with the Desert Research Institute and the RAND Corp. and will accommodate science and teaching on the preservation of alpine lakes. Housing a 300-person conference center, laboratories and classrooms for Sierra Nevada College, and offices and laboratories for the UC Davis Tahoe Research Group and the Desert Research Institute, the center will incorporate environmentally friendly building practices.
UW Health Develops Johnson Creek Cancer Center
University of Wisconsin Health of Madison is planning the 13,500-sf UW Cancer Center-Johnson Creek. UW Health and the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center will collaborate with Fort HealthCare and Watertown Memorial Hospital to create the $6.2 million center. Construction will begin in April 2004 and reach completion in early 2005. The center will provide cancer treatment, education, and prevention; medical oncology; radiation oncology; chemotherapy treatment; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); and access to clinical trials.
UCSD Medical Center Expands ER
University of Califormia San Diego Medical Center has expanded its emergency department and triage area in by 5,500 sf. The $2.7-million expansion includes two new treatment rooms, a registration area, a paramedic’s room, and a family waiting room. The project was designed by Moon Mayoras Architects and built by Roel Construction Co.