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American University Develops Upscale Student Housing
American University is building the Park Bethesda Apartments, a student housing complex at the site of the former National Institutes of Health offices in Bethesda. Planned as a luxury apartment complex, the upscale development now under construction will house approximately 730 graduate and law students in 258 units. The 305,000-sf complex, designed by architect R.A. Ponte & Associates, will include studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and two-story, three-bedroom units.
New Premium Distributors Headquarters in D.C.
Premium Distributors, a D.C. beer distributor, has built a new 154,000-sf headquarters in Washington. The one-story office building contains a partially submerged section where approximately one million cases of beer are refrigerated. The $11-million building is the first development in the Fort Lincoln New Town section and features an indoor loading bay for delivery trucks. Architect Herring & Trowbridge designed the facility, which consolidates three former locations.
Institute for International Economics Headquarters Completed
The Institute for International Economics’ 37,000-gsf headquarters was completed in 14 months by Sigal Construction of Washington, D.C. New York-based architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates designed the $15-million facility, the interior of which is organized around a skylit atrium. The first floor, 250-person conference center can be expanded into a sculpture garden adjacent to the rear of the building. The Institute moved into the new facility in August, 2001. The project was developed by the Kaempfer company.
Avalon Pharmaceuticals Site Selection Under Way
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Avalon Pharmaceuticals is seeking a 44,000- to 55,000-sf Montgomery County facility to house its R&D and administrative departments. Programming and design has begun for the planned analytical and organic chemistry laboratories for drug discovery. The facility may be pre-existing or a building that can be retrofitted or built-out.
Environmental Defense Relocates to 'Green' Office Facility
Environmental Defense, a nonprofit headquartered in New York, has relocated its consolidated Washington staff to a 19,000-sf “green” office in Washington. The consolidation project team included Staubach, architects Envision Design and Rand Construction.