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JLL Arranges $27.4M in Financing to Convert Industrial Building to Life Sciences Space in Vista, California

by Amy Works

VISTA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has secured $27.4 million in financing for the acquisition and repositioning of 2065 Thibodo Road, an industrial property in Vista. The borrower is a joint venture between Lincoln Property Co. and Angelo Gordon. The new owner plans to convert the existing 76,872-square-foot property, which is situated on 4.1. acres, into manufacturing space that meets Current Good Manufacturing Practices for life sciences users. The property features 149 parking stalls, five grade-level doors, 28-foot clear heights and 8,000 amps of power. Aldon Cole, Jordan Angel, Daniel Pinus and Auden Menke of JLL Capital Markets arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Citizens. Additionally, Joe Anderson of JLL brokered the sale from the previous owner and currently represents the borrower in its efforts to lease the building.

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Medical Device Manufacturer Leases 50,255 SF at Life Sciences Campus in Durham

by John Nelson

DURHAM, N.C. — Restor3d, a locally based medical device manufacturer specializing in 3D-printed implants, has signed a 50,255 lease at Park Point, a 100-acre life sciences and creative campus within Research Triangle Park (RTP) in Durham. Restor3d will occupy 22,716 square feet on the first floor of the Edge West building and 27,509 square feet at the Grid building. The tenant aims to move into its space in the first quarter of 2023. Doug Cook of Cushman & Wakefield leads leasing efforts at Park Point on behalf of the landlord, Trinity Capital Advisors. Tucker Shade of Savills represented Restor3d in the lease negotiations.

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AcquisitionsLife SciencesNew JerseyNortheast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 78,922 SF Life Sciences Facility in Princeton

by Taylor Williams

PRINCETON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 78,922-square-foot life sciences facility located at 350 Carter Road in Princeton. The facility sits on 19 acres and houses a mix of chemistry and biology labs and other spaces designed to meet the needs of modern life sciences users. Gary Gabriel, David Bernhaut, Frank DiTommaso, Brett Grifo, Keith Braccia, Eric Johnstone, Shawn Straka and Todd Elfand of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an affiliate of metro Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners, in the transaction.

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Lincoln Property, FCP Plan 450,000 SF Colorado Research Exchange Life Sciences Campus in Broomfield

by Jeff Shaw

BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) and FCP, both privately held real estate investment companies, have unveiled plans for the Colorado Research Exchange (CoRE), a 450,000-square-foot life sciences campus in Broomfield. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall for completion in early 2024. Located approximately midway between Denver and Boulder, CoRE will comprise four buildings, three of which will be four- to five-story tenant buildings ranging from approximately 110,000 to nearly 200,000 square feet. The fourth property, a shared amenity center for all tenants, will total 15,960 square feet and feature a fitness center, locker rooms, bike storage, tenant lounge with fireplace, outdoor terrace, conference/training facility and a food market. Each tenant building boasts views of the Front Range section of the Rocky Mountains, while green space connects each of the properties. Development cost estimates were not disclosed. The developers selected Broomfield due to its highly educated workforce and close proximity to two major metro areas. Current demand for life sciences space in this area has reached over 1.4 million square feet and continues to grow as companies focus on the market for its access to talent, capital and business-friendly environment, according to the developers. The partnership expects CoRE …

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Breakthrough Properties Raises $3B to Develop Life Sciences Properties in US, Europe

by Amy Works

LOS ANGELES — Breakthrough Properties, a joint venture between Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital, has closed its Breakthrough Life Science Property Fund. The venture raised $3 billion in direct capital and co-investments, to scale a global portfolio of ecosystems for early-, mid- and late-stage life science companies. Founded in 2019, Breakthrough will use the newly raised funds to finance its ongoing developments, which are in various stages of design, construction and pre-development, as well as and fuel its acquisition of additional opportunities throughout the United States and Europe. The venture currently has 4.6 million square feet of projects in the pipeline across San Diego, Boston and Cambridge, Mass., Philadelphia, Amsterdam and Oxford and Cambridge, UK. In 2021, Breakthrough broke ground on its 515,000-square-foot Torrey View by Breakthrough development, a 10-acre research and development campus in San Diego. The biosciences arm of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.) signed a lease at the campus prior to completion.

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SRS Negotiates $50.3M Sale of Life Sciences Property in Honolulu

by Amy Works

HONOLULU — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the leasehold ownership sale of a single-tenant life sciences property located at 93-193 Aiea Heights Drive in Honolulu. iStar, a REIT based in New York City, sold the asset to a private investor for $50.3 million. John Redfield of SRS’ National Net Lease Group represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2016, the four-story, 81,596-square-foot property sites on 2.7 acres. Clinical Labs of Hawaii occupies the property on a long-term, triple-net lease whereby the buyer acquired the leasehold interest subject to a long-term ground lease.

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Sterling Bay, Harrison Street Top Out Construction of 320,000 SF Life Sciences Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — Sterling Bay and Harrison Street have topped out construction of 1229 W. Concord Place, a 320,000-square-foot life sciences building located along the North Branch of the Chicago River. Designed by Gensler and situated in Lincoln Yards, the Class A development will feature several amenities and outdoor gathering spaces. The developers are pursuing LEED Silver certification and the WELL Health-Safety Rating. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Power Construction is the general contractor.

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Trinity Capital Advisors Signs 25,972 SF Life Sciences Lease in Morrisville, North Carolina

by Julia Sanders

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors has signed a 25,972-square-foot lease with Enzyvant at Southport Innovation Center, a 95-acre life sciences and technology campus in Morrisville. Enzyvant, a Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech company focusing on tissue-based regenerative therapies, is slated to occupy 50 percent of 101 Southcenter Court. With the new tenant, Southport Innovation Center is 87 percent leased. The new space at Southport Innovation Center will have customized labs and offices, including clean rooms for the manufacturing of Enzyvant’s recently approved tissue-based regenerative therapy. Southport Innovation Center features 17 buildings totaling 911,700 square feet of space. The buildings are a mix of lab, office and flex buildings. Property amenities include a fitness center and locker rooms, lounge, bar and café, conference center and an outdoor gathering space.

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UAB, Hoar Construction Top Out $76M Science and Engineering Complex in Birmingham

by Julia Sanders

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Hoar Construction has topped out Phase I of the new Science and Engineering Complex at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The $76 million, 138,842-square-foot development represents Phase I of a three-part project that aims to consolidate all the basic science undergraduate and graduate studies into one complex. Construction of Phase I began in February 2021 and is expected to be completed in the spring of 2023. The first phase of the concrete structure features four levels that will house biology, chemistry and physics labs and classrooms alongside faculty and staff offices. The project will also feature specialized labs, including an optics lab and cold-growth environment rooms. Collaboration spaces will be designed to allow students across different disciplines and levels of education to mingle and work together in a cohesive learning environment. Located on 14th Street South between University Boulevard and 10th Avenue South, the property is situated 1.6 miles from downtown Birmingham. Additional project partners include Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood as lead architect; Lord Aeck Sargent as lab and research spaces consultant; MBA Engineers as structural engineers; Schoel Engineering as civil engineers; Newcomb & Boyd as mechanical engineers; and Hyde Engineering as electrical engineers.

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Scorpion Biological Services to Build $650M Biomanufacturing Facility in Manhattan, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

MANHATTAN, KAN. — Scorpion Biological Services, a subsidiary of Heat Biologics Inc., is building a new 500,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility in Manhattan. The $650 million project will create 500 new jobs in the area within the next seven years, according to Gov. Laura Kelly. The facility will support the development of vaccines that enable an accelerated response to global biological threats. The company also intends to provide commercial level development, manufacturing and bioanalytical testing services at every stage for biopharmaceutical products on a fee-for-service basis to the global healthcare industry. The project came together as a result of partnerships between the Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas State University, Kansas State University Innovation Partners, the City of Manhattan, the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, Pottawatomie County, Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corp., Manhattan Area Technical College, Evergy, CRB and Realty Trust Group. A timeline for construction was not provided.

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