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National Archives Renovation Under Way
The National Archives Building, built in 1935, is undergoing a $110-million renovation that will restore the facility's rotunda and install fiber-optic lighting systems and high-security vaults. Mechanical and electrical systems will be upgraded, and head space in the exhibit galleries will be created by the removal of several floors, shrinking the building's total space from 1.4-million sf to 900,000 sf.
Smithville Hospital Authority Plans Bastrop and Smithville Facilities
The Smithville Hospital Authority is involved in a $21-million project to build a hospital in Bastrop, Texas, and expand its Smithville hospital. The 50,000-sf Bastrop short-stay hospital will house obstetrics, a maternity ward, an imaging center, pharmacy, labs, and physical therapy space. The contractor for the $12-million project is Austin-based Constructors Inc. Designed by O'Connell Robertson & Associates of Austin, the 22-bed hospital will accommodate baby deliveries formerly performed at the Smithville facility.
Alameda County Health Service Agency Develops San Leandro Facility
The Alameda County Health Service Agency will break ground in late March 2003 on the second of three planned buildings at the Creekside Plaza office park in San Leandro. Developed by Creekside Associates LLC, a subsidiary of The Innisfree Companies of Sausalito, the 50,041-sf leased building will house the Health Finance Agency, Emergency Medical Services and Family Health Services upon completion in early 2004. The departments to be consolidated are currently located in offices in Oakland and San Leandro.
Alamo Heights Builds New City Hall
The Alamo Heights City Council has approved plans to renovate and expand City Hall. Designed by architectural firm Bartholomew & Co., the $4.5-million project will be developed in five phases over three years, expanding the existing 9,000-sf complex to 20,000 sf, including a 12,000-sf fire station and community meeting room. Construction is slated to begin in June 2003. The new facility will be ADA code compliant and energy efficient, featuring a geothermal air-conditioning system.
Centocor Expands in Radnor
Biopharmaceutical company Centocor has leased an additional 46,000 sf in Radnor, Pa., bringing its total site operations up to 204,000 sf. Centocor is a subsidiary of New Jersey-based Johnson and Johnson. The facility, owned by The Rubenstein Co., was vacated by Wyeth in its relocation to a new campus in Collegeville in Montgomery County, Pa.