| Keenan Development took advantage
of Federal Enhanced Use Leasing
authority to successfully
structure a transaction that allowed
for the development of a $20 million
facility that now provides veterans
with convenient access to medical
benefits programs from a single
location, and also provided valuable
return to the VA. |
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) required
a modern, regional headquarters facility in which
to fulfill its mission to veterans, but had no line
item appropriations to meet its capital needs. By
taking advantage of Federal Enhanced Use Leasing
authority, Keenan Development successfully
structured a transaction that allowed for the
development of a $20 million facility that now
provides veterans with convenient access to medical
benefits programs from a single location, and
also provided valuable return to the VA.
This 101,000-square-foot building combines
first-class office space, computer room facilities,
a two-story secured lobby, open office space,
food service facilities and on-grade parking.
The facility�s floor structure capacity is specially
designed to carry the weight of 3,000 file cabinets.
Other interior features include training rooms, a director’s conference room, state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, a beautifully appointed lobby equipped with security and monitoring devices connected to the VA campus police station, and an information technology center that houses a computer room and communications systems. |
Effective and innovative energy saving concepts
were used in the design of the architectural,
lighting, HVAC, hot water and energy management
systems. The design was accomplished
using an �integrated approach� encompassing
all components of the building systems and
taking into consideration long-term maintenance
costs associated with each concept.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Regional
Headquarters was completed on time and under
budget, with the owner enjoying the net difference
in the project�s budget and its ultimate cost. |
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