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(10/10/08 03:14:37)

WHAT: Anchorage Native Primary Care Center Phase III -- an expansion of Southcentral Foundation -- will be three stories high and encompass 79,280 square feet. About 80 percent of each floor will be clinics; the rest will be administrative offices. The expansion features a large lens on the roof that will bring natural light into all three floors on the north end.

WHERE: 4320 Diplomacy Drive

COST: $27.8 million

ARCHITECT FIRM: KPB Architects

CONSULTING ARCHITECT: NBBJ, N. Seattle

ENGINEERS: Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle, structural; Coffman Engineers, mechanical and electrical; Dowl Engineers, civil.

CONTRACTORS: Neeser Construction Inc., general contractor; Alaska Glazing Inc.; Alaska Quality Fire Protection of Wasilla; Alaska Industries; Arthun Painting; General Mechanical Inc.; K's Construction; Last Frontier Mechanical; Megawatt Electric; Otis Elevator Co.; Swanson Steel Co., Honolulu; and Universal Roofing of Alaska Inc.

WHY: Since the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center expanded in 2000, the number of customers Southcentral Foundation serves has grown from 25,000 to more than 50,000, said Kristin Tolbert, director of public relations for Southcentral.

WHEN: This project is scheduled for completion in October 2009.

Information compiled by Daily News reporter Asta Corley. Have you driven by a construction project lately and wondered "What is that going to be?" It might be a potential candidate for our Building Anchorage feature. If you have a project to suggest, call Asta Corley at 257-4307 or e-mail acorley@adn.com.

 


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