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San Jose State University Develops Student Housing
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 Builds New Facility
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.
INOVA Develops Falls Church Heart Institute
INOVA Health Systems has selected the Washington, D.C. office of Turner Construction Company to construct the new INOVA Heart Institute in Falls Church. The $60-million project is scheduled for completion in January 2004. The architect is Wilmot/Sanz of Gaithersburg, Md.
University of San Diego Builds Center for Science and Technology
The University of San Diego will consolidate the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, and marine sciences in its new 150,000-sf Donald Pearce Shiley Center for Science and Technology. Housing a greenhouse, an astronomy deck, an aviary, aquariums, and 73 labs, the $46-million facility was funded in part by a $10-million gift from Donald and Darlene Shiley. The Center is currently under construction and is slated for completion in fall of 2003. Laboratory planner for the project is Research Facilities Design of San Diego.
Institute for Genomic Research Develops Rockville Lab
The Institute for Genomic Research has awarded DPR Construction the contract to build a new four-story lab facility. Located in Rockville next to the not-for-profit’s 12-acre campus, the building includes wet and dry lab facilities, support and administrative offices, a 400-car parking lot, and a stormwater management pond. Development manager Staubach is working with architect Leo A. Daly on the project team. Construction of the facility is expected to begin in July of this year, with completion slated for September 2003.