Life Science Developer Formulates Devens Plans

In what was Devens’ largest land transaction in many years, MassDevelopment recently sold 36.8 acres to an affiliate of King Street Properties, a prominent developer of life science real estate. The company’s solid record of accomplishment presents a rich opportunity for further job growt.

Lab Developers Build Ahead of the Market

Commercial landlords trying to capture soaring demand from rapidly growing life science startups are increasingly building out lab space on spec in the hopes of catalyzing the next life science cluster outside of East Cambridge.

1M SF Development, New Bridge Proposed in Alewife

A Boston developer is proposing a six-building, 1 million-square-foot multifamily and life science development in one of Cambridge’s last industrial neighborhoods, including an offer to build a pedestrian and bicycle bridge improving access to the MBTA’s Alewife station.

With Deep Pockets, Lab Developers Positioned to Dominate Allston

The success of Boston Landing – which leased brand-new lab space to Roche Diagnostics, incubator SmartLabs and Proteostasis Therapeutics in 2017 – put Allston on the map as a budding life science cluster. Now, life science developers have begun to outbid multifamily competitors for development sites.

Biotech Firm Leases Former Newspaper Offices

Cambridge-based developer King Street Properties’ bet on Framingham’s potential to attract more life science companies has paid off with an anchor lease by a Woburn firm that recently filed for a $100 million initial public offering.

REIT Makes $249M Bet On Life Science In Lexington

A California health care REIT has paid $228 million for the 400,000-square-foot Hayden Research Campus in Lexington and is expected to invest in a planned 209,000-square-foot speculative lab building that would expand the Route 128 market’s growing life science cluster.

Former Merck Campus Sold For $167M

Cambridge developer King Street Properties has acquired the former Cubist Pharmaceuticals property in Lexington with plans to market 215,000 square feet to small and mid-sized biotech firms.