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Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center To Expand
Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center is planning a $4-million expansion of its San Antonio hospital. Ground will be broken on a new 9,500-sf emergency department in June of 2003. 1,700 sf of space in the current emergency department will be renovated, and additional surface parking created. The expansion will also include the construction of 15 private exam rooms, a "fast-track" area, additional beds, ICU space, operating rooms, support, and waiting room space. The project is slated for completion in spring of 2004.
Boston University Develops New Sports Facilities
Boston University is engaged in a $220-million fitness center and arena project designed by architect Cannon Design. The 270,000-sf fitness and recreation center will house a competition-sized pool, a wellness center, a full-service sports medicine facility, a climbing wall, a weight-training and cardiovascular conditioning center, several multipurpose gymnasiums, squash and racquetball courts, and a juice bar. The Harry Agganis Sports and Entertainment Arena will be a multi-purpose space seating up to 7,000 spectators.
University of Sacramento Plans Campus
The University of Sacramento is planning to develop a private Catholic University at two locations in the Sacramento region. The $350-million project includes the construction of a full-service 250-acre residential campus at Mahler Field and the lease of 55,000-sf in downtown or midtown Sacramento for a graduate school of education, possibly with a bioethics institute. The graduate school is expected to open in 2005, with the residential campus ready to accommodate 7,000 students and 800 faculty in 2007.
Analogic Corp. Builds Peabody Facility
Analogic Corp. is planning to construct an additional 100,000 sf facility on its 65-acre Peabody headquarters campus. The development will accommodate the relocation of two company divisions to the campus. Life Care Systems, a fetal monitoring division, will vacate a 41,000-sf building six miles from the Peabody campus. Sky Computers Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Analogic, will relocate from Chelmsford.
Tiffany & Co. Create Precious Metal Processing Facility
Tiffany & Co. of Cranston, R.I., have selected Integrated Builders of Braintree to renovate and retrofit approximately 30,000 sf of existing industrial space as a precious metal processing facility. SMRT of Portland is serving as architect and engineer for the $2.7-million project.