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Davis Cos. Completes 161,616 SF Life Sciences Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

CAMBRDIGE, MASS. — Locally based investment and development firm The Davis Cos. has completed a 161,616-square-foot life sciences facility in Cambridge. The facility at 101 Smith Place is one of four buildings within The Quad, a life sciences campus that is home to tenants such as Ginko Bioworks, Civetta Therapeutics, Invaio Sciences, Hyperion and Samsung Electronics. The facility features high-efficiency HVAC systems, surface and below-grade parking, a fitness center and indoor bike storage space. Davis developed 101 Smith Place in partnership with Invesco Real Estate. CBRE is marketing the property for lease.

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Galapagos Signs 15,000 SF Office, Life Sciences Lease in Princeton, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

PRINCETON, N.J. — Galapagos, an international biotechnology company, has signed a 15,000-square-foot lease in Princeton. Galapagos will take space at Princeton Point, an office and life sciences complex located at 600 and 650 College Road E. Todd Elfand and Kevin Carton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Nuveen Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented the tenant.

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Sartorius Opens $100M Center of Excellence for Bioanalytics in Ann Arbor, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — The life sciences group of Sartorius has opened its new Center of Excellence for bioanalytics in Ann Arbor. Sartorius invested about $100 million for the state-of-the-art facility, consolidating existing sites and functions in Ann Arbor. The number of employees at the 130,000-square-foot property is expected to double over time. The facility houses a modern manufacturing and services area, biology labs, a warehouse, office and training spaces and a Customer Interaction Center. Sartorius will develop and manufacture a range of bioanalytical instruments at the site. Sartorius provides bioanalytical solutions that are used in the discovery and development of biopharmaceutical drugs. The company employs about 2,600 people at 12 sites in North America.

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Persimmon Technologies Signs 142,224 SF Life Sciences Lease in Bedford, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

BEDFORD, MASS. — Persimmon Technologies has signed a 142,224-square-foot life sciences lease in the northeastern Boston suburb of Bedford. The property at 35 Crosby Drive, which is a redevelopment of a former industrial flex property, will serve as the robotics and electric motor manufacturer’s new North American headquarters. Richard Ruggiero, Torin Taylor, Matthew Adams and Rory Walsh of Newmark represented the landlord, New York City-based REIT, W. P. Carey, in the lease negotiations. Colliers represented the tenant. The redevelopment is expected to be complete late next year.

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Three Tenants Sign Leases Totaling 35,000 SF at Metro Boston Life Sciences Property

by Taylor Williams

EAST CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Three tenants have signed leases totaling approximately 35,000 square feet at One Canal, a 112,000-square-foot life sciences property located across the Charles River from Boston in East Cambridge. The tenants are Larkspur Biosciences, Incendia Therapeutics and Deep Genomics. The square footages of the spaces were not disclosed. Breakthrough Properties, a joint venture between global real estate owner Tishman Speyer and biotechnology investment firm Bellco Capital, owns One Canal.

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King Street Receives Construction Financing for 210,000 SF Manufacturing Project in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams

DEVENS, MASS. — Locally based developer King Street Properties has received an undisclosed amount of construction financing for a 210,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing project that will be located in the northwestern Boston suburb of Devens. The building at 75 Jackson Road will be the fourth such structure on the 700,000-square-foot Pathway Devens campus. Preliminary sitework is underway, and completion is slated for the third quarter of 2025. First Citizens Bank and Berkshire Bank provided the financing. The project team includes general contractor BW Kennedy, Vivo Architecture and Highpoint Engineering.

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MetLife to Reposition 197-Acre New Jersey Office Campus into Bedminster Technology Center

by Kristin Harlow

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — MetLife Investment Management has unveiled plans to reposition its 197-acre office campus in Bedminster, about 45 miles west of New York City, into a life sciences development named Bedminster Technology Center. MetLife has retained JLL to lead the repositioning of the property. Formerly home of AT&T and long known as One AT&T Way, the property consists of four interconnected buildings totaling 939,795 square feet. The campus includes a global network operations center, heliport and 15 acres of covered and surface parking. AT&T built the campus for its own use in 1975. MetLife acquired the property, which is now fully vacant, in 2006. The Township of Bedminster has rezoned the property to accommodate up to 2 million square feet of total development targeted toward biotech research and development and advanced manufacturing uses. Additionally, about 300,000 square feet is available for a conference center, hotel and amenities that could include a fitness center, restaurants and/or retail. Dan Loughlin is leading a JLL team that will market the property for single or multi-tenant lease, sale or site redevelopment with acreage for sale. According to JLL, Bedminster Technology Center presents an opportunity to create the first life sciences development in the …

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Related Beal Underway on 345,000 SF Life Sciences Project in Boston

by Taylor Williams

BOSTON — Related Beal, the Boston office of Related Cos., is underway on construction of Phase III of Innovation Square, a 345,000-square-foot life sciences project in Boston. The 1.8-acre site is located within Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park in the Seaport District, and the seven-story building is fully preleased to Vertex Pharmaceuticals. A consortium of lenders consisting of Santander Bank, Ullico, LBBW and Washington Capital are providing construction financing for Phase III of Innovation Square, and Basis Investment Group is an equity investor in the project. Completion is slated for 2026. The project is expected to generate as many as 700 construction jobs and approximately 500 permanent jobs for the city.

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HAX Opens 35,000 SF Headquarters Facility in Newark

by Taylor Williams

NEWARK, N.J. — HAX, a tech concept backed by global venture capital firm SOSV that serves as an incubator for startup companies, has opened its 35,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Newark. The facility includes space for chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering labs, as well as 3D printing, manual metal fabrication, computer numerical control machining and laser cutting. More than 30 companies will operate from within the facility.

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Nuvera Fuel Cells Signs 110,684 SF Industrial Lease Renewal in Billerica, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

BILLERICA, MASS. — Nuvera Fuel Cells has signed a 110,684-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Billerica, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The provider of clean energy solutions for various transportation industries has been a tenant at the two-building Rivertech Park for nearly two decades. Rivertech Park spans 30.5 acres and was renovated in 2021. Richard Ruggiero, Torin Taylor, Matthew Adams and Rory Walsh of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the landlord.

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