Industry News

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has recently contracted the Korth Cos. of the District of Columbia to renovate the 58,000-sf interior of the Office of Scientific Research and the Defense Office of Hearings & Appeals in Arlington, Va.

Bay Area BioScience Center (BABC) is expanding from 880 sf to 1,550 sf with a move from downtown San Francisco to a new South San Francisco location. With 450 Northern California members, BABC is also planning to open a second East Bay office in or near Berkeley this summer. Long-term plans include a Mission Bay office location as other biotechs move into that development.

Delta Search Labs is building a $300-million supercomputer lab in 50,000-sf of leased space at 700 Technology Square at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Expanding its 15,000-sf Kendall Square supercomputer operations, the new facility will enable researchers to visualize their data. 

Bank One has entered into a three-year agreement with EMCOR Group to provide comprehensive facilities and maintenance services for all of Bank One's locations nationwide. EMCOR will provide comprehensive facilities services, including operations, maintenance and supervision, for approximately 2,200 Bank One facilities, representing 34 million sf of space in 30 states.

Berklee College of Music celebrated the grand opening of its business center on July 17. The $1.1-million, 11,500-sf center consists of administrative support offices and new mail and copy centers in a two-level mixed-use urban facility. Designed by Miller Dyer Spears of Boston, the project includes a public retail copy center, with institutional mail and office areas on the main floor. Interior spaces are open to an exposed roof structure and new skylights, creating spacious ground level facilities.