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New York Law School Opens Academic Center
New York Law School opened its $145 million Academic Center in New York City in September of 2009. Designed by SmithGroup and BKSK Architects with Pavarini McGovern as general contractor, the 200,000-sf facility includes five stories above ground with four stories below grade. The center houses an auditorium, a library, lecture halls, classrooms, meeting rooms, and research and practice areas. Construction began on the facility in 2006.
Via Christi Health System Builds Wichita Hospital
Via Christi Health System is building a $93 million hospital in Wichita, Kan. Slated for completion in August of 2010, the 144,000-sf facility will provide 60 inpatient beds, four labor and delivery suites, six surgical suites, a cardiac catheterization lab, emergency, and imaging. A 60,000-sf medical office building will also be built at the site.
Virginia Commonwealth University Completes Critical Care Hospital
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System completed construction of the $167 million Critical Care Hospital in September of 2009. Located in Richmond, Va., the 367,792-sf facility houses 10 operating rooms, oncology, acute care medicine, surgical trauma ICU, neonatal ICU, and a burn unit. The project manager for the 15-story tower was Jones Lang LaSalle.
California ISO Builds LEED Gold Headquarters
The California Independent System Operator Corp. (California ISO) will construct its $110 million headquarters in Folsom, Calif. Slated for completion in March of 2011, the 278,000-sf facility will be built to attain LEED Gold certification for sustainable design. Comprised of three wings, the three-story headquarters will include training rooms, offices, a data center, and a control room. The project contractor is Clark Design/Build. California ISO is a nonprofit corporation that operates the state's wholesale electrical transmission grid.
U.S. Coast Guard Constructs Headquarters
The U.S. Coast Guard will break ground in fall of 2009 on its $435 million headquarters in southeast Washington, D.C. Completion is expected by early 2014. The general contractor for the project is Clark Construction Group of Bethesda, Md. The facility is part of a planned $3.4 billion redevelopment of the St. Elizabeth's Hospital campus to serve as the consolidated headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security.