Industry News

Bechtel Power has occupied a fifth structure at the Westview Corporate Campus in Frederick, Md. Now totalling 450,000 sf, Bechtel Power's international headquarters has grown with the addition of the new 123,000-sf building housing training, demo and research labs and offices. Bechtel is based in San Francisco.

The International Monetary Fund will be occupying a second headquarters building adjacent to its current location on Pennsylvania Ave. NW in Washington. Developed by Washington-based Carramerica Urban Development,a subsidiaryof Carramerica Realty, the project will be designed by architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Pending zoning approval, construction will begin in late 2002 with occupancy slated for December 2005.

Community Medical Center in Fresno broke ground on its new Regional Medical Center on April 5th, 2001. The six-level, 340,000-sf trauma/critical care building is the centerpiece of a $250 million, multi-phase redevelopment plan designed by RTKL Associates Inc. unifying several medical institutions on a 58-acre urban medical campus. Ratcliff, architects and interior designers of Emeryville, Ca., served as the associate architect.

GPC Biotech Inc. has relocated its Boston operations formerly based in Cambridge to 84,000 sf in Waltham. The facility will house the expansion of GPC's technology platform and nine internal drug discovery programs.  

Pharmanetics Inc. recently moved into its new Morrisville office, a facility designed to create an egalitarian workplace and enhance workflow. The coagulation equipment maker wanted an adaptable space lending itself to work teams, group projects, and open communication. Based on a study conducted by Storr Office Environment, seating arrangements are based on work process with all cubicles the same size and layout, and no private offices.