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WGBH-TV Plans Brighton Landing Relocation
Public-broadcasting station WGBH-TV is expected to close in early May on Brighton Landing’s 181,000-sf west building. Acquisition of the seven-story facility will allow the 50-year-old station to expand its radio, television, interactive and educational activities. WGBH will occupy the second floor and floors four through seven. As the facility is still in shell condition, phased move-in will take two to five years. An additional four- or five-story facility will be constructed across the street. A third-floor walkway may connect the buildings.
UPS To Relocate New Commodity Trading Division
United Parcel Service (UPS) is searching for a new site for Fritz, its new commodity trading division which provides logistics support and freight service support worldwide. Currently located in 180,000-sf of warehouse and office space in the Southridge industrial park in Atlanta, Fritz must relocate due to airport expansion. UPS is searching for a 100,000-sf to 125,000-sf industrial facility in the same general area as its current location to facilitate airport and interstate freeway access.
Raleigh Community Hospital Installs Web-based HVAC System
Raleigh Community Hospital has awarded a $140,000 contract to Commercial Mechanical Inc. to install a web-based heating and cooling system.
Boston Tech Center Lab Retrofit Under Way
The 444,000-sf Boston Tech Center is being retrofitted as a lab building by Cabot, Cabot & Forbes of New England. Originally designed as a telecommunications hotel, the facility will finish construction as a shell biomedical building and is projected to become a hub for lab companies. The three-story building will house two levels of ground-floor parking to accommodate 650 vehicles. A 40,000-sf glass atrium will be located on the second and third floors.
National Weather Service Seeks Build-to-Suit Office Space
The National Weather Service's parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking a 200,000-sf build-to-suit office site and a developer to replace the weather service's offices at the older 126.500-sf World Weather Building in Camp Springs, Prince George's County. According to the General Services Administration, likely locations include College Park or Greenbelt, Md.