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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Builds Midtown Headquarters
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s new 746,000-sf headquarters is under construction in Midtown Atlanta. The $145-million project was designed by the Atlanta company Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates in association with a New York architectural firm, Robert A.M. Stern Architects. In addition to the bank, the facility will include a monetary museum, public areas with plazas, grassy areas with park benches, and historic elements. The ten-story building is scheduled to open in 2001.
Washington University Builds Biomedical Engineering Building
Washington University broke ground in early October 2000 on the university’s Uncas A. Whitaker Hall for Biomedical Engineering building, designed by Boston-based architects Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott. The new three-story facility will include a flexible laboratory wing comprised of 22,000 sf of wet lab space and 12,500 sf of procedure equipment and environmental areas (which will include a nanofabrication lab, vivarium, electron microscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance suites).
BellSouth Plans Service Center for Fleming Island
BellSouth began construction in December 2000 on the Unbundled Network Element Services Center, a $35-million, 75,000-sf technical support center at a 15.5-acre site in Clay County, Fla. Completion is anticipated in June 2001. The center will serve to assist new phone companies that sell local phone service by buying BellSouth’s phone line service. The center will provide backup for similar operations BellSouth has in Birmingham, Ala., and in Atlanta.
DaimlerChrysler Designs Auburn Hills Headquarters
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services has retained HarleyEllis for the design of a new $80-million North American headquarters in Auburn Hills. A 360,000-sf complex is planned for 24 acres adjacent to the company’s existing headquarters. The five-floor building will house 1,500 employees and will include a five-level parking deck and atrium, cafeteria with patio seating, 200-seat auditorium, and training and conference center. Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2000, with completion in 2002. Walbridge Aldinger of Auburn Hills is the construction manager.
Nissei Sangyo and Hitachi Team Up In Pleasanton Facility
Nissei Sangyo America Ltd. (NSA) and Hitachi Instruments Inc. (HII) have plans to jointly occupy a new 64,405-sf structure under construction in Pleasanton. NSA provides sales, and HII provides service, for Hitachi electron microscopes. The new facility provides a single location for customers seeking service, instruction, and demonstrations. A class-100 cleanroom will be incorporated in the demonstration area.