2022 March Life Sciences Update
San Diego
Market Summary • San Diego continues to strengthen its position as one of North America’s largest life sciences market. • The core of its life sciences industry is anchored in the coastal suburb of Torrey Pines, home to UC San Diego and private research institutions including Scripps Research, the Salk Institute and the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. • Continued growth of the industry has been fueled by public, private and academic collaboration; a talented workforce; a high quality of life; and strong anchors such as Illumina, Pfizer, Bristol Myers, Lilly and Takeda. • The region is home to nearly 1,700 life sciences companies and more than 80 independent and university-affiliated research institutes. • The life sciences cluster generates $27.7 billion in gross regional product and $47.8 billion in total business sales. • Limited supply has encouraged developers to search for opportunities beyond traditional life sciences submarkets to convert older buildings to lab or build new speculative projects to meet rising demand. • There are currently 2.3 msf (12 buildings) under construction countywide, with 53.1% pre-leased. By the end of 2022, 533,600 sf (five buildings) are expected to be delivered. The majority or 61% of inventory is speculative with the remaining 39% build-to-suit (BTS). Large tenant activity is expected to fuel life sciences development over the next few years, including the 163,000 sf BTS Sorrento Therapeutics buildings in Sorrento Mesa and the Turning Point Therapeutics lease in Torrey Pines.
Public & Private Funding (2021)
Rent vs. Vacancy Comparison
Fast Lab Stats 20.7 MSF Market Square Footage $51.96
Company
Deal Type
Completed Type
$ Raised (MM)
$60
12%
Erasca
IPO
Jul 2021
Public
$300.0
$50
10%
Resilience
Later Stage VC Jun 2021
VC
$300.0
$40
8%
Element Biosciences
Later Stage VC Jun 2021
VC
$276.0
Vacancy Rate
Design Therapeutics
IPO
Mar 2021
Public
$240.0
$30
6%
Singular Genomics
IPO
May 2021
Public
$224.4
$ Per SF 6.1% Vacancy 33.6K Total Life Sciences Employment & Talent Pool 195% Life Sciences Employment Growth Rate Since 2001
$20
4%
Janux Therapeutics
IPO
Jun 2021
Public
$193.8
$10
2%
Prometheus Biosciences
IPO
Mar 2021
Public
$190.0
Average Asking Rent $/sf
Tyra Biosciences
IPO
Sep 2021
Public
$172.8
$0
0%
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Ventyx Biosciences
IPO
Oct 2021
Public
$151.6
Shoreline Biosciences
Early Stage VC Nov 2021
VC
$140.0
Asking Rents
Vacancy Rate
Representative Investment Sale Transactions (2021)
Address
Type
$ MM
RBA SF Date
Buyer
Pacific Corporate Center
Office/Flex Lab Conversion
$579.0
504,750 Dec 2021
Harrison Street Capital / Sterling Bay West
Lusk Business Park
Industrial/Flex Lab Conversion
$315.4
371,280 Oct 2021
Longfellow Real Estate Partners
6260-6350 Sequence Dr
Office/Flex Lab Conversion
$298.5
482,154 Jun 2021
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
The Aventine
Office Lab Conversion
$205.0
281,094 Oct 2021
IQHQ
Centerpark Plaza
Industrial/Flex Lab Conversion
$149.3
255,880 Sep 2021
Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Make & Commerce
Office/Industrial Lab Conversion
$135.5
302,727 Jul 2021
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Life Sciences Talent Pool
Representative Life Sciences Companies
Pacific Plaza at Torrey Hills
Office Lab Conversion
$123.1
228,601 Apr 2021
Breakthrough Properties
Talent pool includes life science professionals not currently employed in the life science sector
Company
Type
9940-9950 Barnes Canyon Rd
Office Lab Conversion
$115.0
143,999 Dec 2021
BioMed Realty
Illumina
HQ
28,000
10975-10995 Torreyana Rd
Lab
$91.0
84,829 Jun 2021
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Scripps Research
HQ
Pacific Tech Center
Office Lab Conversion
$46.7
67,832 Jul 2021
BioMed Realty
Pfizer
Regional R&D Center
24,000
BMS/Celgene
Regional R&D Center
Representative Lease Transactions (2021)
Lilly
Regional R&D Center
Company
Address
Size (SF)
New/Renewal
Type
Quarter
Landlord
20,000
Dexcom
HQ
Altos Labs
11255-11355 N Torrey Pines Rd
309,094
New
Lab
Q4
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Vertex
Regional R&D Center
15,428
Takeda
Regional R&D Center
BD
11220 El Camino Real
218,000
New
Lab
Q4
Breakthrough Properties
16,000
Quidel
HQ
Turning Point Therapeutics
3020-3030 Callan Rd
185,000
New
Lab
Q2
Healthpeak Properties
Number of Persons
Hologic
Regional R&D Center
Tandem Diabetes
12400 High Bluff Dr
181,949
New
Office
Q3
Kilroy Realty Corporation
12,000
Average Annual Growth Rate 2001-2021: 2.4%
Sorrento Therapeutics
4930 Directors Pl
163,205
New
Lab
Q3
Healthpeak Properties
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
10102 Hoyt Park Dr
144,113
New
Lab
Q4
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Top NIH-Funded Institutions (2017-2021) $2.0B University of California San Diego $936M Scripps Research Institute $308M Salk Institute for Biological Studies
8,000
Quidel
2285 Rutherford Rd
128,745
New
Lab
Q1
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
DermTech
12340 El Camino Real
95,997
New
Lab (Conversion) Q3
Kilroy Realty Corporation
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Surgalign Spine
3030 Science Park Rd
94,457
New
Lab
Q1
Diversified Healthcare Trust
Bio Degree-Awarding Institutions, Metro Area • University of California San Diego • California State University San Marcos • National University (California)
Boundless BIO
3010 Science Park Rd
80,168
New
Lab
Q4
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
Research Contributors Justin Balagtas justin.balagtas@cushwake.com
Jolanta Campion jolanta.campion@cushwake.com
Sources: Cushman & Wakefield Research, CoStar, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Emsi, Pitchbook
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