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Millennium Pharmaceuticals Expands Cambridge HQ
Millennium Pharmaceuticals has opened a 200,000-sf addition to its headquarters in University Park, a 2.3 million-sf park in Cambridge. Over the next few years, the biotech company plas to construct an additional 212,000 sf, which will bring Millennium's presence to a total of 673,000 sf at the park.
US SEC Plans Consolidated HQ in D.C.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has solicited proposals for a 630,000-sf headquarters site in order to consolidate its Washington, D.C., operations now housed in two locations. Boston Properties, a Boston-based real estate investment trust, was expected to submit a proposal by mid-December 2000 to use one of its properties, currently a parking lot within walking distance of the new Washington Convention Center, as the location for the project.
BudCo. Plans New HQ in San Antonio
BudCo. of San Antonio Ltd. has plans for a new headquarters and warehouse facility on a 40-acre site in southwest San Antonio. Scheduled groundbreaking is for mid-January, with completion by October or November 2001. Hollerman Duitsman Architects of Saint Louis designed the facility, which will accommodate 98,000 sf of office space and 190,000 sf of distribution space. The project manager is James Pritchard & Associates; the general contractor is Hooker Contracting Co. Inc. of San Antonio.
Britannia Corporate Center Targeted for Otay Mesa
Britannia Corporate Center, a six-building, 296,400-sf distribution/manufacturing project being developed by Master Development Corporation, will be designed by Ware & Malcomb Architects of San Diego. The project site encompasses 15.9 acres in South San Diego County. The buildings will range in size from 25,000 to 84,000 sf.
American Nevada Expands at Green Valley Center
American Nevada Corp. is working with general contractor McCarthy's Las Vegas office for the construction of two office buildings on 8 acres at the company's Green Valley Corporate Center. Tilt-up construction is being used for the $4.3 million project to complete the buildings by April 2001. The 45,000-sf structures will feature finished lobbies, high performace reflective glass, and aluminum clad exterior balconies. McCarthy is also constructing surface parking at the site. The project architect is Howard F. Thompson Architects of Irvine, Calif.