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Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center celebrated the ground-breaking for a new building that will, among other functions, replace the warehouse destroyed by fire in 2005. The new Mobile Operations Complex will accommodate Central Supply and other staff to allow sufficient room for the organization’s projected growth over the next several years.

Located at 9990 Fannin, about two miles south of The Blood Center’s headquarters at 1400 La Concha Lane, the complex will cover 84,707 square feet on 8.9 acres. The new building will be home to employees from three departments: Central Supply, Donor Collections, and Building and Fleet. With all mobile blood drive staff relocating to the complex, it will serve as a staging center for more than 5,000 mobile blood drives conducted every year.

“Because so many patients depend on our organization, The Blood Center is planning significant growth in the next several years,” says Brian G. Gannon, president and CEO of Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. “The construction of our new Mobile Operations Complex will enhance our ability to meet patient needs and allow us to continue to grow.”

In designing the Mobile Operations Complex, The Blood Center chose to build green, incorporating environmentally friendly elements into both the building and site. Features include cool-ply roofing, low-use water fixtures, onsite storm detentions and relocated trees, among others.

This complex is being made possible by a gift from the Brown Foundation. The architect and general contractor for the project are, respectively, Randall-Porterfield Architects, of League City; and TEAL Construction Company, of Houston. Construction on the project will likely begin in early 2008, with a projected completion date of late 2008 or early 2009.