Industry News

The Sacramento office of McCarthy Building Companies has completed construction on the $19-million Mary Stuart Rogers Educational Services Gateway Building at California State University, Stanislaus (CSUS) in Turlock. This 130,000-sf student services building and conference center was designed by architect RSK (Rollings Suarez Kuehne Associates) of San Francisco.

San Jose State University (SJSU) is planning Campus Village, a dormitory project providing up to 5,700 student, faculty, and staff beds. The three buildings, ranging from three to fifteen stories with two levels of underground parking, will replace three smaller, older dormitories. SJSU plans to spend $167-million on the facility and is pre-qualifying general contractors for the bidding phase. Construction is slated to begin in January with completion expected in spring of 2005.

Anne Arundel Community College has partnered with the Anne Arundel Community College Foundation to build a 77,700-sf school in the western portion of Anne Arundel county. The four-story facility, accommodating 7,500 to 10,000 students annually, will serve residents and employers of the region. Completion is slated for August 2003, with classes commencing in the fall.

Harvard Medical School is developing a $250-million research facility in Boston for the medical school and collaborative tenants. Built by William A. Berry & Sons, the 430,000-sf facility includes a 196,000-sf parking garage. The project is 35% complete.

Philadelphia-based Comcast Cable will invest $21.5 million in a new technology support center on George Mason University’s Prince William campus at the Innovation @Prince William business park.