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UCSF Completes Genentech Hall
The University of California, San Francisco has completed the 434,000-sf Genentech Hall on its Mission Bay Campus. Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership served as design consultant to SmithGroup for the facility, which is the first to be constructed on the new 43-acre campus in San Francisco. Genentech Hall encompasses chemistry, biochemistry, cell biology and computational laboratories, laboratory support, offices, conference facilities, an auditorium, and a cafeteria.
Icon Clinical Consolidates in Redwood City
Icon Clinical Research will consolidate operations totalling 25,000 sf from offices in San Bruno and Mountain View with a move in early 2003 to a five-story R&D and office building in Redwood City. Icon provides biometric and clinical research services for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.
New Medical Office Campus Developed in Kearney Mesa
A new 215,000-sf medical office campus will be developed adjacent to Sharp Memorial Hospital in Kearney Mesa, Calif. Two Dallas-based firms, architect Perkins & Will CRA and developer Cambridge Holdings, are planning the three-phase project. The first phase will be comprised of a 100,000-sf, four-story medical office facility with underground parking for physicians, and an 800-car, six-level parking structure for visitors and patients. The second phase will be a new 65,000-sf medical office building. The third phase will be a 50,000-sf facility.
U.S. Probation Department Develops San Diego Office
The U.S. Probation Department is building out the sixth, seventh and tenth floors of 101 West Broadway in San Diego. Constructed by San Diego-based Johnson & Jennings General Contracting, the $2-million, 47,000-sf project began in September and is slated for completion in January 2003. The building is owned by Sentre Partners of San Diego, with interior design and space planning services provided by San Diego firm Jossy + Carrier Design Group.
O'Connor Hospital Plans Expansion
O'Connor Hospital in San Jose approved a three-year strategic plan in November 2002 that will expand physician office space and enhance orthopedic and cardiovascular services. O'Connor will remodel a recently purchased a 32,000-sf building on the city's east side to house a new primary care clinic. The facility will open by year-end 2003. A new $7-million emergency department, relocated from the back of the hospital to the front, will double existing emergency facilities to house 22 beds and will include an urgent care unit.