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Prentiss Builds "Green" Corporate Center
The two-building First Avenue Corporate Center is being developed by Dallas-based Prentiss Properties to include many "green" features. Each 103,000-sf building will have sun-deflecting, energy-efficient glass; an air-conditioning system that brings fresh air into the facility as carbon dioxide levels rise, as well as "flushing" the building each night with fresh air. Recycled steel will be used in construction, and carpets and wallpaper will be made from recycled materials. Construction has already begun on the first building.
Center for Health Statistics Plans Hyattsville Facility
The U.S. General Services Administration's National Center for Health Statistics will have a new headquarters at Metro IV, a 200,000-sf office facility to be built at the proposed University Town Center, a mixed-use complex at Prince George's Metro Center. Weihe Design Group PLLC (WDG) has been selected to design the building. Blue Chair Design, WDG's interiors division, will provide interior design services. Construction is scheduled to begin summer 2001.
Chase Manhattan Global Division Builds Near Dallas
Chase Manhattan Bank, recently merged with J.P. Morgan & Co., will relocate its global division to the new 15-story Tower II building under construction at the J.P. Morgan International Plaza near Dallas. The 405,000-sf structure will house over 3,000 employees engaged in securities processing, fund accounting, and technology (systems development and support). Completion is planned for February 2002, with the addition of a cafeteria, fitness center, and child care center by June 2002. Wilcox Development Services is the developer of the Plaza project.
Sun Microsystems Plans Campus in Dublin, Calif.
Sun Microsystems has plans for a new six-building office campus at the Dublin Transit Center. Sun purchased 12 acres from Alameda County for its 750,000-sf complex, which will include the buildings, parking structures, and groundfloor retail.
Trellis Photonics Plans Manufacturing Facility
Trellis Photonics, based in Israel, has plans for a 60,000-sf manufacturing facility at the Columbia Gateway Business Park. The $18 million building will accommodate the fiber-optics firm's research, administration, and manufacturing operations. The company's $25 million, five-year growth plan includes a staff increase from the present 150 employees to 350.