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Tiffany & Co. Create Precious Metal Processing Facility
Tiffany & Co. of Cranston, R.I., have selected Integrated Builders of Braintree to renovate and retrofit approximately 30,000 sf of existing industrial space as a precious metal processing facility. SMRT of Portland is serving as architect and engineer for the $2.7-million project.
University of the Pacific School of Dentistry Plans Expansion
The University of the Pacific School of Dentistry is planning to develop the $15-million Molinari Project, an addition to the western side of the school’s San Francisco campus. The 60,000-sf expansion will house a clinical research center, new simulation and clinical facilities, a professional development center, student housing, and several stories of underground parking.
Centocor Relocates Headquarters to Spring House
Centocor is planning to construct a new headquarters facility in Spring House, Pa., doubling the capacity of the Malvern site that the company will vacate. Occupancy is slated for the fourth quarter of 2005, with construction reaching completion by the end of 2006. Centocor will also relocate a majority of its operations from locations in Malvern, Radnor, and Trediffryn to 200,000-sf at the Commonwealth Corporate Center Horsham. The space will accommodate between 700 and 800 employees and will be renovated prior to the relocation.
California Academy of Sciences Develops San Francisco Facilities
The California Academy of Sciences will lease 204,000 sf south of Market Street in San Francisco as a temporary home while eleven of the organization’s twelve buildings in Golden Gate Park are razed and a new 400,000-sf facility is built. The temporary location will open to the public in January 2004. The 204,000-sf facility will include a 32,000-sf lower level garage that will accommodate tanks and equipment for the ground-floor aquarium.
Titan Plans Anne Arundel County Facility
Titan, a San Diego-based telecom consultant, has pre-leased 157,000 sf in a planned facility at Anne Arundel County’s National Business Park. Construction is expected to break ground in the second quarter of 2003 on the $26-million facility; delivery is slated for the second quarter of 2004. Corporate Office Properties Trust is the owner and developer of the project. Titan is a provider of communication and information systems services and solutions to the federal government and intelligence agencies.