Life Sciences

Apollo, GeneSuites Underway on 446,000 SF Biomanufacturing Campus in Metro Raleigh

by John Nelson January 13, 2023

HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. — Affiliates of Apollo and GeneSuites are underway on the construction of Catalyst BioCampus, a 446,000-square-foot biomanufacturing development in Holly Springs, roughly 20 miles southwest of Raleigh. The development, which is scheduled for completion early this year, will be pre-equipped with mechanical, electrical and building infrastructure designed in accordance with Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) specific to biomanufacturing facilities. This design, branded High Performance Shell by GeneSuites, will support the acceleration of speed-to-market for biopharmaceutical companies by approximately nine to 15 months, according to CBRE|Raleigh. Lee Cllyburn John Hogan III of CBRE|Raleigh are handling leasing at the development.

January 13, 2023

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Veeco Signs 16,506 SF Life Sciences Lease in Waltham, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 13, 2023

WALTHAM, MASS. — Veeco, a New York-based manufacturer of semiconductors and electronics, has signed a 16,506-square-foot life sciences lease at 130 Turner Street, a 270,000-square-foot facility located in the western Boston suburb of Waltham. Matt Malatesta, Mike Frisoli, Tyler McGrail, Margaret Fee and Eric Jeremiah of Newmark represented the landlord, Jumbo Capital, in the lease negotiations. Malatesta also represented the tenant.

January 13, 2023

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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 438,144 SF Office Property in Charlotte, Buyer Plans Life Sciences Conversion

by John Nelson January 9, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Commons at the Park, an adaptive reuse campus located at 6800 Solectron Drive in Charlotte. The property comprises a 438,144-square-foot office building and two additional land parcels. The buyer, Albemarle U.S. Inc., a specialty chemicals company, will utilize the property as a lithium research and development center. Completion of the project, dubbed Albemarle Technology Park, is scheduled for late 2026. Keith Bell, Matt Treble, Dirk Riekse and Eric Sorenson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Jessica Brown, David Dorsch and Jordan Williams of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a Shorenstein Properties entity doing business as 6800 Solectron Owner LP.

January 9, 2023

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Gemini Rosemont Buys Peninsula Life Science Center in Burlingame, California for $59.3M

by Amy Works December 23, 2022

BURLINGAME, CALIF. — Gemini Rosemont Commercial Real Estate has acquired Peninsula Life Science Center in Burlingame from Sansome Street Advisors and Gordon Brothers for $59.3 million in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition was fully funded in partnership with Gemini Investments, an investment company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Located at 1828 El Camino Real, the eight-story building features 65,804 square feet of office space. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased and anchored by three life sciences tenants. Built in 1974 and most recently renovated in 2022, the property features floor-to-ceiling windows, an above-market parking ratio and a nearby BART train stop. Seth Siegel, Steve Hermann and Ryan Venezia of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, while Gemini Rosemont was self-represented in the transaction. David Wilson, a property manager with Gemini Rosemont, will manage the asset.

December 23, 2022

Acquisitions Life Sciences New York Northeast

CBRE Brokers $12M Sale of Life Sciences Facility in Orangeburg, New York

by Taylor Williams December 21, 2022

ORANGEBURG, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the $12 million sale of a 38,400-square-foot life sciences facility located at 25 Corporate Drive in Orangeburg, about 25 miles north of Manhattan. Charles Berger, Elli Klapper, Mark Silverman and Jeremy Wernick of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as 25 Corporate Drive LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Solomon Builders, which acquired the property via a 1031 exchange. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased on a triple-net basis to Scapa North America, a subsidiary of global engineering firm Schweitzer-Mauduit International.

December 21, 2022

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JLL Arranges $290M Construction Loan for Life Sciences Project in Philadelphia’s University City Neighborhood

by Jeff Shaw December 20, 2022

PHILADELPHIA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $290 million construction loan for project partners Gattuso Development Partners and Vigilant Holdings of New York to build a new research facility and life sciences development in the heart of Philadelphia’s University City submarket. The development will be the largest life sciences research and lab facility in the city, according to JLL. Located at 3201 Cuthbert St., the 11-story development features 519,647 square feet of wet lab and dry space, 11,908 square feet of street-level retail space and 137 underground parking stalls. SmartLabs and Drexel University have preleased 45 percent of the lab space. This will be SmartLab’s first location in a market outside of San Francisco or Boston. Infrastructure will include lab-friendly column spacing, expanded floor-to-floor heights, an HVAC system designed specifically for lab research, best-practice chemical storage space and ph neutralization capability, and six enclosed loading docks. Robert A.M. Stern Architects designed the property to meet LEED Gold certification. University City spans 2.4 square miles and is home to one of the largest concentrations of health systems, teaching institutions, life sciences, biotech and pharmaceutical companies in the world. “We believe the project validates Philadelphia’s emergence as a global hub for …

December 20, 2022

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Square Mile Capital, Bank OZK Arrange $202.6M Construction Loan for Bioterra Life Sciences Development in San Diego

by Amy Works December 15, 2022

SAN DIEGO — Square Mile Capital has closed a $202.6 million loan to finance the construction of Bioterra, a life sciences development in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. Bank OZK co-originated the loan. Longfellow Real Estate Partners is developing the 316,000-square-foot project. In August, Longfellow broke ground on the six-story campus that will feature lab and office space and three stories of subterranean parking. The property will offer a first-floor coffee bar, conference facilities, full-service gym with outdoor space for fitness classes and a full-service restaurant/café. Aldon Cole and Patrick Burger of JLL’s San Diego office arranged the financing.

December 15, 2022

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Logistics, Life Sciences at Center of Philadelphia’s New, Transformational Development

by Taylor Williams December 8, 2022

By Andrew Chused, founding partner, head of investments, Hilco Redevelopment Partners From the nation’s beginning to modern times, Philadelphia has been a bellwether city with a proud legacy of leading the nation to many of its firsts, including the country’s inaugural medical school, library, hospital, business school and stock exchange. In this city of firsts, Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP) is unlocking and reinventing a large portion of the city: the former 1,300-acre Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) site on the city’s southwest side. Not only is the redevelopment of this site transforming a relic of the city’s industrial age into a new, sustainable economy for the first time, but the project will also transform the way logistics and life sciences companies grow in southwest Philadelphia. An Economic Hub The site, aptly named The Bellwether District, represents a new ecosystem for a variety of tenants, including logistics, e-commerce and life sciences. Located in the shadows of University City and along the Schuylkill River, the project will create over 32,000 jobs and serve as an economic catalyst that drives growth to the city and region for generations to come. Upon its acquisition of the property in June of 2020, HRP quickly began the …

December 8, 2022

Acquisitions Life Sciences North Carolina Southeast

Goldman Sachs, Lincoln Harris Purchase 445,000 SF Life Sciences Campus in Durham

by John Nelson November 17, 2022

DURHAM, N.C. — A joint fund managed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Lincoln Harris is acquiring TBC, a 445,000-square-foot life sciences property located on Stirrup Creek Drive in Durham. Previously owned in part by Lincoln Harris, the campus is part of the Triangle Business Center and adjacent to Research Triangle Park. Tenants at the property, which comprises five single-story buildings, include DuPont, Carsgen Therapeutics, Brightview Technologies, HemoSonics and Charles River Labs. The campus also includes a newly completed, 14,000-square-foot amenity center featuring a fitness center, outdoor recreational space, shower facilities and lounge and conference space. The seller and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

November 17, 2022

Acquisitions Life Sciences Texas

Oldham Goodwin Sells 175,752 SF Life Sciences Facility in College Station, Texas

by Taylor Williams November 11, 2022

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin has sold the Westinghouse Building at Providence Park, a 175,752-square-foot life sciences facility in College Station. Oldham Goodwin acquired the facility, which was originally built in 1983 as a manufacturing plant for Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group, in 2016. At that point, the facility had been shuttered since 1999. Dallas-based Big Sky Medical Real Estate purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.

November 11, 2022

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