Industry News

The General Services Administration is developing plans for the Southeast Federal Center, a 3 million-sf office, retail, residential and cultural complex. The GSA has issued a request for qualifications outlining criteria for selecting the development team for the project. The U.S. Department of Transportation became the anchor tenant when it decided in July to locate its 1.7 million-sf headquarters, which employs 7,000 workers, on 11 of the Center's 55 acres.

Redundant Networks of Reno has selected the Keystone Office Park in Raleigh as the site of its East Coast data center. The Internet hosting and management start-up selected Raleigh because the city is located on a wide Internet pipeline. Fit-out of the 10,000-sf facility is slated for completion in April with operations to begin in May. Construction is also taking place on the company’s Reno headquarters.

Teleplan International awarded general contractor B2BilT of Boston the fit-out contract for its new  regional headquarters. The $1.5-million project includes mechanical, electrical and plumbing for 200,000 sf of production space as well as fit-out of 20,000 sf of office space.

Schepens Eye Institute of Boston’s extensive renovation of its main entrance and lobby area was recently completed by Wise Construction Corp. of Winchester, Mass. Payette Associates provided design services for the project.

Biotech test equipment startup Guava Technologies is moving from 10,000 sf in Burlingame, Calif., to 40,000-sf in Hayward, Calif.