Industry News

San Diego State University's (SDSU) Aztec Athletic Center and Hall of Fame was topped out in April by San Diego-based Nielsen Dillingham Builders. Completion of the project is anticipated by summer of 2001. Built on an existing 184,000-sf SDSU site, the $13.67 million project is being funded by donations from the owner of the San Diego Padres. The center will house administration, coaches' offices, a central utility plant, academic, support, and media relations facilities, as well as locker and weight rooms.

Oracle Corp. is buying 12 acres in Dublin for a new campus that could accomodate up to 3,000 employees. The Redwood City-based software giant is paying $45.65 million for the site of its new 800,000-sf office near the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station.

AGY Therapeutics is purchasing 100,000-sf for its new headquarters at the yet-to-be-built Slough Development in South San Francisco. The biotech firm expects to occupy the space in 2002.

The Boston Regional Medical Center is slated to be redeveloped into the Stoneham Executive Center, an R&D park with office, medical and biotechnology facilities. The $50 million project proposed by the Gutierrez Co. would include modifications to the existing developed 40.7-acre site and construction of 540,000 sf of space in three new office buildings, to be completed around August of 2002.

Architectural Concepts has selected Patillo Construction Co. to build their new 100,000-sf corporate headquarters. Architectural Concepts, based in Tucker, produces tradeshow and permanent exhibits.  Having outgrown its current 50,000-sf building, Architectural Concepts' new facility with 17,000 sf of office space and 50,000 sf of storage will stand only 500 yards away.  Including a 10.5-acre tract, the new facility could cost from $4 million to $7 million.