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Tibco Software Expands Palo Alto Offices
Tibco Software has expanded its Palo Alto offices by 292,000 sf, accommodating the company's move into the field of business integration software. The expansion will allow Tibco to double its staff of over 1,000-employees.
Temple University Builds Student Housing
Temple University of Philadelphia is relieving its shortage of student housing with the renovation of the old Kardon building to create a 187-unit apartment complex. Part of a campus plan formed in 1998, the 473,000-sf, eight-story building will be converted over the summer and will house students in the fall. The $24-million apartment complex will support 425 residents in one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 900- to 1,500-sf. Although three floors are slated for freshman students, the remainder of the apartment complex is open to non-university renters.
Dean College Completes Lucey Center for Technology
Dean College dedicated the new Robert F. Lucey Center for Technology & Training in February 2002. Formerly an under-utilized library study space, the Center contains a multimedia instructor teaching station and two classrooms each housing 20 fully loaded student computers. Featuring the latest technology, the Lucey Center is designed to provide Dean's 900 students with the training and technical education in demand by local employers. Faculty will begin using the Center in fall of 2002.
Bayer Develops Warehouse and Packaging Facility
Bayer Corp. is developing Buildings 80 and 82, a $35-million warehouse and pharmaceutical packaging facility. Developed on a 14.5-acre brownfield site in Berkeley, the 150,000-sf project will be built by DPR Construction of Redwood City. Architects on the project team include EQE International and GEZ Architects, as well as Jacobs Engineering. Construction began in June 2001; planned completion in February 2002.
Highland Hospital Designs Critical Care Facility
Highland Hospital has selected RBB Architects Inc. to design a five-story critical care building. The Oakland facility, which will be built by Bellevue, Wa.-based MA Mortenson Co., includes a six-story parking structure. The $63-million, 325,000-sf building began construction in November of 1999 and is slated for completion in July of 2002.