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Catellus Project Recognized By United States Air Force For Design Excellence

July 2008

DOD Office Complex Receives Top Honors at the 33rd Annual Design Awards Program Event in Washington D.C.

Catellus Development Group, a ProLogis (NYSE:PLD) company specializing in mixed-use development, announced today that its Los Angeles Air Force Base project in California has been recognized by the United States Air Force Design Awards Program for excellence in design and construction.

Why we need a master developer – not a project developer – to mastermind Seaholm East

May 2008

Can we have it all?

Watching the five idea-rich pitches made last Thursday by the five redevelopment teams wooing City Council to win the Green Water Treatment Plant job, many viewers were excited, even dazzled, by all the public-benefit goodies proposed. Create a "magic" people-place inclusive of everyone? Turn the entire Seaholm East District into a giant solar power plant by cladding the buildings in photovoltaic panels? Cool! Add affordable housing, senior housing, and a subsidized child-care center? Sweet. Create a carbon-neutral model of sustainable development? Wrap the ugly Austin Energy transformers in an arcade sheltering farmers' and artists' markets? Fatten the city budget with $7 million in new annual tax revenues? Sign us up!

Catellus Donates 440 Acres of Restored Wetlands Habitat to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in California

April 2008

Catellus Development Group, a ProLogis company (NYSE: PLD) specializing in mixed-use development, announced today its donation of 440 acres of enhanced vernal wetlands habitat in northern California to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

23-Foot Artistic Arachnid to Keep Watch Over Southwest Greenway at Mueller

April 2008

What has eight legs and 23 feet?

It's the 23-by-35-foot metal spider landing amid the fresh grass and newly planted trees atop the former airport parking lot that has been transformed into Mueller's Southwest Greenway, a 33-acre project designed by RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture + Graphic Design. The installation of this stunning piece by Houston artist Dixie Friend Gay begins Wednesday, Apr. 16. RVi was selected by Mueller's master developer Catellus Development Group to provide comprehensive landscape architecture and park design services for this part of the 711-acre development.

Catellus' Mueller Airport Project In Texas Named One Of The Nation's Best Eco-Friendly Neighborhoods By Natural Home Magazine

February 2008

Catellus Development Group, a ProLogis (NYSE:PLD) company specializing in mixed-use development, announced today that its Mueller airport redevelopment project in Austin, Texas, has been named one of the top ten best, eco-friendly neighborhoods by Natural Home, a magazine for health-conscious, environmentally concerned homeowners.

Catellus Signs with Home Depot in Texas

November 2007

Catellus, a business unit of ProLogis (NYSE:PLD) specializing in mixed-use development, announced that it will develop a 148,000-square-foot retail center for The Home Depot at the Mueller airport project in Austin, Texas.

Seton Adds to Vitality of Mueller as New Headquarters Breaks Ground

November 2007

Catellus Development Group officially broke ground on November 14, 2007, on the Seton Family of Hospitals’ new headquarters at Mueller during a ceremony held near the site of Mueller’s future town center. Bringing Central Texas’ largest healthcare provider and second largest private employer to an area of the city that has been historically underutilized, Seton’s relocation to the mixed-use community in Central Austin marks an important milestone for business in Austin.

Energy Off-the-Grid in Austin; New Plant Powers Hospital and Majority of Phase I Development

October 2007

Mueller, a Catellus development in Austin, Texas, is home to the newest technology available in efficient and environmentally friendly power generation. The hospital system and Austin Energy collaborated on a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) facility, which is providing power for the Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas and many Phase I facilities at Mueller.

Mission Bay: At the Forefront of Medical Research

October 2007

From the outset of the Mission Bay development, Catellus wanted the neighborhood to serve as a hub for medical research. The newly-built University of California-San Francisco campus, located at the center of the 303-acre, master-planned development, serves as the nucleus of this thriving bio-tech center. In just the past year, the vision for Mission Bay has crystallized with an increase in leases signed by research firms and construction of lab space.

Urban Park to Debut in Mission Bay as Part of 41-acre Park Plan

October 2007

Walkways, wetlands and waterfront access are key features of a new public park San Franciscans can enjoy in 2007. Catellus plans to complete construction and landscaping on a four-acre parcel of land situated on the north side of China Basin Channel. The park is part of the Mission Bay development.