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Institute for International Economics Headquarters Completed
The Institute for International Economics’ 37,000-gsf headquarters was completed in 14 months by Sigal Construction of Washington, D.C. New York-based architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates designed the $15-million facility, the interior of which is organized around a skylit atrium. The first floor, 250-person conference center can be expanded into a sculpture garden adjacent to the rear of the building. The Institute moved into the new facility in August, 2001. The project was developed by the Kaempfer company.
Avalon Pharmaceuticals Site Selection Under Way
Gaithersburg, Md.-based Avalon Pharmaceuticals is seeking a 44,000- to 55,000-sf Montgomery County facility to house its R&D and administrative departments. Programming and design has begun for the planned analytical and organic chemistry laboratories for drug discovery. The facility may be pre-existing or a building that can be retrofitted or built-out.
Environmental Defense Relocates to 'Green' Office Facility
Environmental Defense, a nonprofit headquartered in New York, has relocated its consolidated Washington staff to a 19,000-sf “green” office in Washington. The consolidation project team included Staubach, architects Envision Design and Rand Construction.
Inova Fairfax Hospital Breaks Ground on Heart Institute
Ground was broken on Inova Fairfax Hospital's new heart institute in earlly April. The $122-million, 280,000-sf Falls Church facility will be the first center devoted to treating cardiac disease in the Washington area. The four-story facility will be built by contractor Turner Construction and is slated for completion in spring of 2004. The 656-bed hospital will add an additional 156 beds, increase its cardiac operating room count from four to six, and gain additional electrophysiology and catheterization lab facilities.
Crawford Long Builds New State-of-the-Art Hospital
Crawford Long Hospital’s new $270-million hospital and headquarters features a new medical office tower and state-of-the-art facilities. Having received approval from the state two years ago to redevelop its aging campus, Crawford Long and Cousins Properties Inc. have partnered to build one of the largest hospital construction projects ever undertaken in Georgia. The six-story hospital will consolidate outpatient services from several buildings and will house an emergency department triple the size of current facilities. Physicians will be located directly above the patients they serve.