Industry News

PeopleSoft plans to expand its headquarters at Hacienda Business Park pending approvals from the city of Pleasanton. The company’s existing 815,000-sf complex would be supplemented with a new 181,000-sf, five-story office structure on a vacant parcel owned by PeopleSoft across the street. It is anticipated that the building, which would accommodate approximately 800 people, would cost nearly $30-million, and would reach completion in fall of 2003.

Ground was broken on Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's $75 million Outpatient Comprehensive Cancer Center in October 2001. The 257,530-sf facility is slated for completion in summer of 2003.

Boston University has selected Cannon Design to design a new 6,000-seat basketball arena and a hockey facility. A student recreation center will include a three-court gym, a fitness area, leisure and competition pools, a climbing wall and a lobby area. A computer science lab and dormitory buildings are also planned for the University.

Rochester Institute of Technology has selected Cannon Design to design its sports and entertainment facility, including an aquatic facility and fitness center, three indoor field separations and a field house.

Texas Christian University has selected the Washington office of Cannon Design to design its student recreation center. The project includes new construction, renovation and expansion. The football stadium and arena will be renovated and expanded with additional seating, concourse space and basketball offices. Additionally, a new field house may be constructed.