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Features - October 2004

A Spiffier Cliff

A $17.1 million renovation and expansion of the seaside restaurant in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area will be completed this month. The extra foundation and support work added $3 million to the cost of the project, which originally had been estimated at $14 million.
By Thomas York.
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No Day at the Beach

A 500,000-sq.-ft. pharmaceutical manufacturing plant for Biogen Idec Inc. is being fitted with several 15,000-liter tanks and 50-ft.-long access platforms, all with a myriad of nozzles, valves, piping and wires. By Greg Aragon.
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The Dome Remains

A 500,000-lb., century-old dome will be part of San Francisco’s newest shopping destination. By Thomas York.
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The Largest Architecture Firms in California

Health care, schools and multifamily markets remain robust for the state's largest firms. By Jeff Hirsh.
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New Face for an Old Place

The reconfiguration of the Eastridge Mall includes a new two-story wing
with a 16-screen movie theater, food court and exterior storefronts. Vratsinas Construction Co. is gutting two-thirds of the mall to the shell and rebuilding the interior from scratch. Completion is scheduled for summer 2005. By Thomas York.
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Coachella Valley Market Report

The local construction market is a major benefactor of the Coachella Valley’s efforts to provide more places to live, work and play for its 350,000 residents. Big projects are in the works from Palm Springs to Indio. In Rancho Mirage, nearly twice as many building permits were issued in the first seven months of this year than in all of 2003.

‘A Great Time to Be Swinging a Hammer’
By Greg Aragon.
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New Links for La Quinta
By Greg Aragon.
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Bigger and Beautiful
By Greg Aragon.
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