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Kilroy Realty Corporation Breaks Ground on Oyster Point Phase Two in South San Francisco
Kilroy Realty Corporation broke ground in June of 2021 on the second phase of construction at Oyster Point in South San Francisco. Comprising three buildings offering 860,000 sf of space, the $940 million project will provide leading-edge lab and office environments for biomedical and pharmaceutical tenants. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the structures, which will incorporate 40,000-sf open floor plates, 22' by 33' column spacing, 16' floor-to-floor heights, and a floor load capacity of 125 pounds per square foot.
Carnegie Mellon University Constructs Scaife Hall of Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University is constructing a $75 million replacement facility for the Alan Magee Scaife Hall of Engineering in Pittsburg. More than doubling the size of the original building, the 120,000-sf structure will provide technology-rich research labs, flexible classrooms, and spaces for formal and informal collaboration.
Stetson University Breaks Ground on Health Sciences Building
Stetson University broke ground in June of 2021 on the Cici & Hyatt Brown Hall for Health & Innovation in DeLand, Fla. Designed by Kahler Slater in association with Harvard Jolly Architecture, the 40,000-sf facility will offer flexible and transparent classrooms for active learning, teaching labs for health and environmental sciences, a GIS computer lab, and a Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) lab.
Pfizer Constructs Modular Aseptic Processing Facility
Pfizer is constructing the $465 million Modular Aseptic Processing (MAP) facility on its existing campus in Portage, Mich. Integrating advanced manufacturing technologies, the 400,000-sf project will feature next-generation automation systems for the production of sterile injectable pharmaceuticals. The project, which will create approximately 450 new jobs, is part of a $1.1 billion investment in Kalamazoo County. Ground was broken on the facility in March of 2021 and completion is expected in 2023. Production operations will commence in 2025.
Caltech Plans Resnick Sustainability Resource Center
Caltech is planning to break ground in April of 2022 on the $100 million Resnick Sustainability Resource Center in Pasadena. Designed by the Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign, the 80,000-sf interdisciplinary facility will provide sophisticated laboratory environments for research programs in climate science, ecology, biosphere engineering, energy, biofuels, decomposable plastics, solar science, and water and environmental resources.