The original building will undergo a renovation and be connectedto the new structure by a two-and-one-half-story lobby with aglass-enclosed atrium. The amenities will include a full-servicecafeteria, a fitness facility and a 3.5 per 1000-sf parking ratio.The property is zoned for additional parking structures ifnecessary. The construction and renovation is projected to finishby the end of 2009, and the companies are looking for a tenant tofill the space by the 4Q of 2009 or 1Q of 2010. RBJ is theexclusive leasing agent for the property.

"Our goal is to create the 128 North market's premier office andlaboratory facility," said Peter Brown, director of leasing atCampanelli Companies in a prepared statement. The PWCC, locatedjust off the I-93 by the intersection of I-95, has beenpre-certified as a LEED silver building. The specificenvironmentally-friendly aspects of the new facility could not beobtained by GlobeSt.com by deadline.

The PWCC expansion is piling onto the already 2.1-million sf ofconstruction already underway in the suburban Boston submarket,according to Q1 numbers by Cushman and Wakefield. With all the newconstruction creating availabilities, the 128 North submarketposted a negative absorption of 48,317 sf for the first quarter,according to research by Cushman and Wakefield. It does not appearto be indicative of a lack of demand in a slow, but healthyBoston market and a limited suburbanlaboratory market. Representatives from Campanelli Companies andRBJ could not be reached for comment by GlobeSt.com beforedeadline.