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Tufts University Building Biomedical Research Facility
Tufts University's Jeharis Familly Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Research is under construction at the University's Boston campus. The $65 million, 175,000-sf structure will house the School of Nutrition and Science Policy as well as biomedical research space. Completion is anticipated in summer of 2002. Architectural Resources Cambridge, Inc., of Cambridge, designed the building. Tufts has a $9 million psychology building under construction at its Medford campus. The 35,000-sf facility is slated for completion in fall 2001.
University of Texas Expands Buildings in Austin
The University of Texas is renovating and expanding three buildings at its main campus in Austin. The $40 million project will involve Benedict, Mezes, and Batts halls, linking the structures with new construction and modernizing existing classrooms. The new Austin office of 3D/I is in charge of the project, which is slated for completion in approximately two years.
Investigen Plans New Facility in Hercules
Investigen, an Alameda, Calif.-based biotechnology company, plans to build a 27,000-sf facility on a 1.8-acre site at the North Shore Business Park in Hercules. Investigen expects to occupy 17,000 sf of the structure, subleasing the remaining 17,000 sf.
New York City Plans New Forensic Biology Lab
The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is planning a new state-of-the-art forensic biology laboratory. The 322,000-gsf, state-of-the-art DNA facility will consolidate disconnected forensic activities conducted at separate sites into one new 12-story facility at Bellevue Hospital Center. HERA Inc. of St. Louis is providing forensic lab design. Perkins Eastman Architects in association with LSGM Architects in New York are the architects for the project.
MedImmune Plans Gaithersburg HQ
MedImmune announced plans in May 2001 to build a huge campus-style 750,000-sf headquarters on 25 acres in Gaithersburg. Construction of phase one of the three-phase project will be a $70 million, 210,000-sf complex scheduled for completion in late 2002. The two-building structure will accommodate 60,000 sf of R&D space and 150,000 sf of administrative space. Amenities will include a covered parking lot, a cafeteria, and health club. Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum of St. Louis is designing the facility, which will be built by Quadrangle Development of Washington.