The three-story facility, to be located at 13400 E. Shea Blvd., is part of a joint venture between the clinic and the Translational Genomics Research Institute, known as T-Gen, which also plans to construct bio-tech research laboratories at a prime downtown Phoenixsite.
Mike Moniuszko, project manager for the Weitz Co.'s Southwest Division, which is building the lab space for owner Hornaday Development LLC using an architectural design supplied by Deutsch Associates, tells GlobeSt.com that the building will reflect the style of the nearby Samuel Johnson building, another bio-tech lab already on the 180-acre Mayo campus. The only difference in design will be additional windows to allow more natural light to filter into lab interiors, Moniuszko says of a project set for completion this year.
About 25,000 sf will be used by the research institute for its Center for Translational Drug Development, which focuses on accelerating the development of new drugs. The remaining space will be devoted to use by the Mayo Clinic, which could lease the space to other research facilities.
The North Scottsdale site will be designed to work in tandem with other laboratories proposed for construction at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and a major bio-tech center that is set to be built in Downtown Phoenix.
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