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Lucasfilm Occupies Presidio Campus
Lucasfilm will begin occupancy of its Letterman Digital Arts Center at the Presidio in San Francisco in early July of 2005. Housing between 1,300 and 1,500 employees, the new Presidio headquarters will allow Lucasfilm to consolidate operations from three San Rafael locations. Lucasfilm spent $350 million on the renovation of the 800,000-sf facility, a former army hospital now reconfigured as four separate buildings. Lucasfilm holds a sixty year lease on the property at approximately $6 million per year.
University of Chicago To Construct New Research Building
The University of Chicago will break ground in fall 2005 on its $160-million New Research Building. The ten-story, 300,000-sf facility will provide space for clinical research in the Biological Sciences Division. Additionally, the University of Chicago is nearing completion on the Center for Integrative Science in August 2005.
Texas Southern University Breaks Ground on Public Affairs Building
Texas Southern University in Houston will breaks ground on the new Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs building on June 23, 2005. The four-story, $15-million facility will house academic programs in public policy research, public affairs, and academic programs for the College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences. Designed by Kirksey of Houston, the project will feature a new auditorium and is slated to complete construction in August 2006.
Children's Museum Plans Boston Expansion
The Children's Museum is planning a 22,000-sf expansion of its 150,000-sf, six-story Boston facility. The two-story addition will include a new central entrance, lobby atrium, climbing structure, an "adventure center," and a "global gallery" accommodating traveling exhibitions. The museum will also renovate space throughout the existing facility. Construction is slated to begin in spring 2006 and reach completion in approximately 18 months.
TSP Breaks Ground at Sandia Science & Technology Park Expansion
Team Specialty Products (TSP), a developer and manufacturer of mechanical and electical products for government research and development clients, broke ground in June, 2005 on a 22,000-sf addition to its existing 15,000-sf facility in Albuquerque. Located in the Sandia Science & Technology Park near Kirtland Air Force Base, the expansion will enable TSP to expand its work force from 64 to 90 employees. The addition was designed by architect Alexander Harris, with Gerald Martin as general contractor.