Lab Rents Dip in Seaport, Cambridge

Asking rents for lab space in two of the highest-priced local submarkets – Cambridge and Boston’s Seaport District – dipped in the second quarter amid an uptick in subleasing activity.

Cambridge Retains Lab Market Lead

Life science landlords continue to enjoy the upper hand in Greater Boston as the vacancy rate for the nearly 35 million-square-foot lab market remains below 3 percent, according to Colliers International research.

Kendall Square Development Gets First Tenant

Astrazenica’s 570,000-square-foot lease at 290 Binney St. in Cambridge represents the first tenant to commit to Boston Properties’ mixed-use redevelopment of its Blue Garage property in Kendall Square, while potentially creating new opportunities for life science companies to grow in Boston’s Seaport District and Waltham.