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Medarex Opens Greenwich Research Center
Medarex Inc., based in Princeton, Pa., has opened a new center for antibody development in Greenwich. The center features labs for research and development, a pilot plant, and facilities for future manufactuiring. Several phases of expansion are planned over the next two years, with construction completed in late 2002. At build-out, the facility will accommodate 200 employees. The expansion will support the company's R&D in the field of cancer and arthritis treatments, as well as provide for future large-scale manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies.
Sybase Completes New Dublin Headquarters
Sybase Inc., currently based in Emeryville, Calif., completed construction in May at its new corporate headquarters in Dublin. The 500,000-sf structure will accommodate 1,200 to 1,400 employees by the end of 2001. DPR Construction Inc. is the contractor.
Cisco Systems Pursues New Dublin Campus
Cisco Systems, based in San Jose, Calif., is preparing to go through the design review process for its planned five-building high-tech campus in Dublin. Economic factors, which had caused the company to reassess its plans in March, apparently will not halt the project. Opus West Corp. is the builder for 220,000 sf in two of the structures, the first of which is scheduled for completion in September 001, the second in early 2002.
Prentiss Builds "Green" Corporate Center
The two-building First Avenue Corporate Center is being developed by Dallas-based Prentiss Properties to include many "green" features. Each 103,000-sf building will have sun-deflecting, energy-efficient glass; an air-conditioning system that brings fresh air into the facility as carbon dioxide levels rise, as well as "flushing" the building each night with fresh air. Recycled steel will be used in construction, and carpets and wallpaper will be made from recycled materials. Construction has already begun on the first building.
Center for Health Statistics Plans Hyattsville Facility
The U.S. General Services Administration's National Center for Health Statistics will have a new headquarters at Metro IV, a 200,000-sf office facility to be built at the proposed University Town Center, a mixed-use complex at Prince George's Metro Center. Weihe Design Group PLLC (WDG) has been selected to design the building. Blue Chair Design, WDG's interiors division, will provide interior design services. Construction is scheduled to begin summer 2001.