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Baylor University Builds East Campus Parking Structure
BaylorUniversity has selected McCarthy to develop its new 360,000-sf design/build parking structure. The $9.9-million project is McCarthy’s second for Baylor and will extend the Waco campus’ eastern boundary. The 1,170-car, four-level facility will break ground in August 2003 and is slated for completion in August 2004. The architectural and engineering firm for the east campus parking facility is Carl Walker, Inc. of Dallas.
Temple University Hospital Breaks Ground on Ambulatory Care Center
Temple University Hospital broke ground in early July 2003 on its $77-million ambulatory care center in Philadelphia adjacent to the existing hospital. The 122,000-sf facility will house Temple’s expanding radiation and medical oncology programs, as well as providing additional space for the emergency department and surgical programs.
Applied Biosystems Relocates Research to Pleasanton
Applied Biosystems is relocating its Foster City, Calif., operations to its new campus in Pleasanton, Calif. A 96,400-sf facility will house the company’s genomic assays research business. The shell of a 143,800-sf facility has been constructed, but tenant improvements will not be made until additional space is needed.
ICN Biomedicals Opens Livermore Facility
ICN Biomedicals, a supplier of research products to life science companies, will occupy 9,165 sf in Livermore, Calif., near the Municipal Airport. The space will house the company’s R&D operations.
UMBI and NIST Develop CARB II
The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute is working with the National Institute of Standards & Technology to develop a planned expansion of the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology called CARB II. The 140,000-sf, $38-million project will host new laboratories, core facilities, and training programs for the biotech work force and will cost $50-million to build. CARB I is an 88,000-sf building sited on six acres at the Shady Grove Life Sciences Center in Rockville, Md.