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Tarlton Begins $100M Redevelopment Project for Washington University Bioscience Hub in St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow

ST. LOUIS — Tarlton is providing preconstruction and construction management services for “Catalyst: Powered by WashU,” a new startup hub for bioscience companies in the Cortex Innovation District from BOBB LLC, an affiliate of Washington University. The $100 million, 163,000-square-foot redevelopment project is located in the Central West End of St. Louis and includes the renovation of the 120,000-square-foot, seven-story former headquarters of MERS Goodwill Industries at 4140 Forest Park Blvd. Tarlton will restore the building, which was occupied by MERS Goodwill Industries from 1944 to 2019. The building was originally constructed for Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Co. and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The project also includes the construction of a new 50,000-square-foot, four-story addition. Three new elevators will access laboratory and office spaces. The ground-floor lobby will feature a coffee bar and common meeting spaces. HOK is the project architect.

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Labshares Signs 58,000 SF Life Sciences Lease in Watertown, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

WATERTOWN, MASS. — Labshares has signed a 58,000-square-foot life sciences lease in Watertown, a western suburb of Boston. The operator of shared lab facilities will occupy space at 66 Galen St., a newly completed, 225,000-square-foot facility that is part of a larger campus. Bob Richards, Ben Coffin and Sam Crossan of JLL represented the landlord, a partnership between The Davis Cos. and Boston Development Group, in the lease negotiations. Crossan also represented Labshares.

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NanoDx Signs 20,908 SF Life Sciences Lease in Watertown, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

WATERTOWN, MASS. — NanoDx has signed a 20,908-square-foot life sciences lease in Watertown, a western suburb of Boston. The diagnostics company is taking space at 66 Galen St., a newly completed, 225,000-square-foot facility that is part of a larger campus. Stefan Frey of Commonwealth Commercial Advisors represented NanoDx in the lease negotiations. Bob Richards, Ben Coffin and Sam Crossan of JLL represented the landlord, a partnership between The Davis Cos. and Boston Development Group.

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Ypsomed Buys Life Sciences Facility in Metro Raleigh, Plans $250M Biomedical Manufacturing Project

by John Nelson

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Ypsomed, a Swiss manufacturer of injection systems for the self-administration of insulin and other liquid medicines, has purchased a life sciences facility in Holly Springs, a suburb of Raleigh. The firm purchased Building H within The Yield Holly Springs from the developer, Charlotte-based Crescent Communities, for $31.5 million. Ypsomed plans to invest $250 million to establish the 110,000-square-foot property as its first manufacturing facility in the United States. Ypsomed plans to customize Building H to be operational in 2027.

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $19.3M Sale of Life Sciences Property in Carlsbad, California

by Amy Works

CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a single-story life sciences corporate headquarters facility at 2131 Faraday Ave. in Carlsbad. The Wonderful Co. acquired the asset from RPG for $19.3 million. Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) fully occupies the 47,075-square-foot property on a triple-net lease basis. The newly renovated, freestanding Class A building features a state-of-the-art central laboratory, high-end corporate offices, onsite amenities, an extensive glass line and robust mechanical systems suited for biotech, medical devices and corporate users. Aric Starck and Drew Dobbs of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.

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CC&F Breaks Ground on 180,000 SF Manufacturing, Life Sciences Project in Woburn, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

WOBURN, MASS. — Local developer Cabot, Cabot & Forbes (CC&F) has broken ground on The Bolt, a 180,000-square-foot manufacturing and life sciences facility located north of Boston in Woburn. The Bolt is being developed on a speculative basis and is expected to be responsible for the creation of about 300 new jobs. Jacobs designed the project, and John Moriarty & Associates is serving as the general contractor. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent. Kawa provided $79 million in construction financing for the project, which is expected to be available for occupancy by the second quarter of 2027.

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BioLabs Signs 16,000 SF Lease at Two Discovery Square in Rochester, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow

ROCHESTER, MINN. — BioLabs has signed a 16,000-square-foot lease at Two Discovery Square in Rochester. JLL handles leasing for the building in partnership with Mortenson Properties. Slated to open in late 2026, the Rochester site marks the first location in the Midwest for BioLabs. The facility will offer lab and office space for early-stage biotech and HealthTech companies. Discovery Square is an emerging innovation district within walking distance of Mayo Clinic’s flagship campus that offers more than 250,000 square feet of purpose-built space designed for research and technology uses. Jessica Mogilka and William McArdle of JLL led the building leasing efforts. 

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Tellepsen Builders Completes 10,000 SF Life Sciences Facility in Northeast Houston

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — General contractor Tellepsen Builders has completed a 10,000-square-foot life sciences facility in northeast Houston. Designed by Pfluger Architects, the facility is known as the San Jacinto College Center for Biotechnology by virtue of its location on that institution’s campus within the Generation Park master-planned development. The center was designed as a laboratory suite with an entry lobby fitted with lockers, a break room and workroom for San Jacinto College students and staff.

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Merck Breaks Ground on $3B Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in Elkton, Virginia

by John Nelson

ELKTON, VA. — Merck has broken ground on the Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, a $3 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton. The 400,000-square-foot property will support more than 500 full-time jobs and 8,000 construction jobs, according to Merck. The facility will feature manufacturing and testing space for Merck’s active pharmaceutical ingredient and drug product divisions. In addition to the Elkton plant, Merck has announced nearly $6 billion in manufacturing investments in North Carolina, Delaware and Kansas, as well as $3.5 billion for its Rahway, N.J., headquarters.

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Asensus Surgical Signs 63,000 SF Life Sciences Lease at The Stitch in Research Triangle Area

by John Nelson

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Asensus Surgical, a leader in digital surgery and minimally invasive surgical systems, has signed a 63,000-square-foot lease at The Stitch, a life sciences and research-and-development (R&D) property in Morrisville. Located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle region, the 248,456-square-foot facility is an adaptive reuse of a former outlet mall. The Stitch is located at 1001 Airport Blvd., approximately one mile from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Eric Forshee, John MacDonell and Ashley Ingram of JLL represented the landlord, Related Fund Management, in the lease transaction. Ryan Lawrence and Joe Judge, also with JLL, represented Asensus Surgical. The deal represents the largest R&D life science lease in the Triangle since 2022, according to JLL.

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