PLANO, TEXAS — Riken Vitamin Co. has signed a 12,653-square-foot lease in Plano. The Japanese producer of food additives and vitamins is relocating from California to R&D at Legacy, a 374,275-square-foot flex development. Doug Carignan and Landon Brune of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Chase Lopez, James Mantzuranis and Sam Bass of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, BH Properties.
LEXINGTON, MASS. — Nortiva Bio has signed a 22,881-square-foot life sciences lease renewal in Lexington, located northwest of Boston. The biopharmaceutical company’s space is located on the third floor of 20 Maguire Road, a 101,310-square-foot converted building. Alex Plaisted and Don Domoretsky of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between Investcorp and Griffith Properties, in the lease negotiations.
LEXINGTON, MASS. — Convatec has signed a life sciences lease expansion and extension in Lexington, located northwest of Boston. The medical products and technology company now occupies 24,572 square feet on the second floor of 20 Maguire Road, a 101,310-square-foot converted building. Alex Plaisted and Don Domoretsky of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between Investcorp and Griffith Properties, in the lease negotiations.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Foxfield has purchased 3503 Page Road, a newly built, 57,000-square-foot life sciences building located in Morrisville, about 14 miles west of Raleigh. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Kryosphere, a biorepository solutions and cold chain logistics user, operates the facility under a 12-year net lease. The company has invested $5 million into the specialized build-out for pharmaceutical-grade cold storage infrastructure, with plans for an additional $5 million investment for equipment upgrades, according to Foxfield. Built in 2025, 3503 Page Road is situated within the World Trade Park industrial park and offers direct connectivity to I-40, I-540 and Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The building features industrial space, lab support and research-and-development space, as well as 24-foot clear heights.
KANKAKEE, ILL. — CSL, a global pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Melbourne, Australia, has broken ground on a $1.5 billion expansion of its campus in Kankakee, roughly 60 miles southwest of Chicago. The company has operated at the site since purchasing the former Armour Pharmaceutical Co. plant in 2004, according to multiple media outlets. CSL is developing a new 330,000-square-foot facility at the site that will generate 300 permanent jobs and 800 construction jobs, in addition to the 1,200 existing positions at the plant. The new investment builds on the $3 billion that CSL has invested in the United States since 2018, which has created more than 6,500 American jobs. “Illinois is leading the way in life sciences manufacturing, and CSL’s $1.5 billion investment is a powerful vote of confidence in our state,” said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker in a statement. “CSL’s continued growth in Kankakee County builds on decades of innovation and manufacturing leadership right here in Illinois. We’re proud to partner with CSL as they expand their footprint and deepen their commitment to communities across our state.” The Kankakee campus is expected to supply 100 percent of the U.S. demand for immunoglobulin therapies (i.e., plasma-derived antibodies treatments), according to CSL. …
TOPEKA, KAN. — Link Innovation Labs, a 17,000-square-foot hub designed to support startups, researchers, small businesses and industry partners, has opened in Topeka’s Innovation District. Link Innovation Labs offers office space, coworking areas, conference rooms, a dedicated pitch and event space and a flexible lab facility designed for early-stage animal health and bioscience companies. The space includes BSL-1 and BSL-2 laboratories, addressing a growing need for entry-level wet lab capacity for startups advancing alternative proteins, pet therapeutics, herd health technologies and AI-enabled biosecurity solutions. Link Innovation Labs is part of GO Topeka’s broader strategy to strengthen the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, support business formation and expansion and create high-quality jobs throughout Topeka and Shawnee County.
BEDFORD, MASS. — Locally based investment firm Cummings Properties has purchased a 330,000-square-foot vacant office and life sciences facility in Bedford, located northwest of Boston. Developed in 2001 and known as Bedford Woods, the two-building facility sits on a 56-acre site at 174-176 Middlesex Turnpike; 35 of those acres remain undeveloped. Cummings acquired the property, which last sold for more than $93 million in 2012 to Texas-based Orion REIT LP, via auction.
MIDDLETON, WIS. — CBRE has negotiated two 20-year lease extensions totaling 233,694 square feet for Thermo Fisher Scientific’s PPD clinical research business in Middleton near Madison. The Boston-based life sciences company will continue to occupy both laboratory buildings. CBRE’s Chase Brieman and James West represented the landlord, an affiliate of New York City-based global investment manager Nuveen. John Boyle and Roger Williams of Cushman & Wakefield and Craig Stanley and Deana Porter of Broadwing Advisors represented the tenant.
PHILADELPHIA — Drexel University will open a 150,741-square-foot healthcare and life sciences facility in Philadelphia’s University City area. The space spans four of the 11 stories within the building at 3201 Cuthbert St., which is adjacent to Drexel’s campus. The university plans to consolidate the entirety of its research and laboratory operations within the Drexel University College of Medicine in the new building, which was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and is owned by a partnership between Gattuso Development Partners and Vigilant Holdings. Occupancy is slated for mid-2027.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Slate Property Group, Xenolith Partners, nonprofit organization Comunilife Inc. and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has unveiled plans for a 600-unit affordable housing project in the Inwood area of Upper Manhattan. Designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning PC and known as La Ostra, the development will also include a marine science and STEM education center that will be operated by the Billion Oyster Project and BioBus. La Ostra will also feature a new indoor–outdoor field house, social services facilities and roughly an acre of publicly accessible, open waterfront space along the Harlem River. Proposed facilities beyond the residential component include an outdoor classroom, a pavilion with a seating area and movable furniture, a central lawn and a stone amphitheater. Information on floor plans and income restrictions of the affordable housing units was not announced.
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