JFK University Closes on Building for New Main Campus

PLEASANT HILL, CA-John F. Kennedy University has acquired a 102,000-sf office building here from Bank of America that will become the new location of its main campus, which is currently located in Orinda.

The three-story building at 100 Ellinwood Way will house administrative offices, classrooms and libraries for its five schools. It will replace both its main campus and the university’s Orinda campus, both of which were housed in leased facilities. The university’s Campbell campus, Berkeley Arts Annex and its three community counseling centers in Pleasant Hill, Oakland and Sunnyvale will remain in their current locations.

The university plans to move into the building in December 2003 following a six-month improvement project that includes large, first-floor libraries, 27 classrooms and administrative offices. Classes will begin at the new facility in January 2004. About half the building was previously utilized as a training center, which is easily adaptable for classroom use.