Life Sciences Update | 2022 October
FAST FACTS 5
Boston
Market Summary • Big Pharma continues to drive the life sciences market, with notable leases coming from Takeda, AstraZenca, and Vertex. All three leases were signed in Q2 2022 for a total of 1.5 msf. • Greater Boston has become an increasingly dominant center of the life sciences industry, with a continued regular international audience as well as an influx of scientists looking to contribute to the growing environment. • Nearly 13.9 msf of lab product is either under construction or in preconstruction phases, with 48% being preleased. Total inventory of lab product is likely to exceed 40.0 msf by 2025. • A lack of readily available, developable land in Kendall Square, the biotechnology industry center, led to the formation of new industry area hotspots. These include Boston’s Seaport District and numerous areas within Watertown, with continued growth in Waltham, Somerville and Lexington. • Sublease space has become increasingly prominent in the past six months. With growing uncertainty surrounding the current economic conditions, several life sciences companies are pausing hiring, and seeking alternative uses for their space.
Public & Private Funding (2022)
Rent vs. Vacancy Comparison
Fast Lab Stats
$95
10%
Company
Deal Type
Completed Type $ Raised (MM)
32.4 MSF Market Square Footage $80.32 $ Per SF 9.1% Vacancy 94K Total Life Sciences
Tessera
Later Stage VC Feb 2022
VC
$300.0
$85
8%
HilleVax (NAS: HLVX) IPO
Apr 2022
IPO
$230.0
Vacancy Rate
$75
Amylyx (NAS: AMLX) IPO
Apr 2022
IPO
$216.0
6%
$65
CinCor Pharma (NAS: CINC)
IPO
Jan 2022
IPO
$193.6
$55
4%
LifeMine
Later Stage VC Mar 2022
VC
$175.0
$45
ConcertAI
Later Stage VC Mar 2022
VC
$150.0
2%
Saliogen Therapeutics Early Stage VC May 2022 VC
$132.3
Average Asking Rent $/sf
$35
Be Biopharma
Early Stage VC Apr 2022
VC
$130.0
0%
$25
Korro Bio
Early Stage VC Jan 2022
VC
$116.0
Employment 80.6% Life Sciences Employment 10-Year Growth Rate
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
PepGen (NAS: PEPG) IPO
May 2022 IPO
$108.0
Asking Rents
Overall Vacancy
Sublease Vacancy
Representative Investment Sale Transactions (2022)
Address
Type
$/psf
$ MM
RBA SF
Date Buyer
100 Binney St*
Lab
$2,356
$ 1,020.0
432,932
Apr 2022 CBRE Global Investors
Representative Life Sciences Companies
Life Sciences Labor: Average Monthly Job Postings and Hires
451 D St*
Lab
$1,483
$708.0
477,132
Jun 2022 GI Partners
Company
Type
Cambridgeside**
Lab
$2,278
$815.0
357,734
Jan 2022 Alexandria RE
1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
Biogen
HQ
300 Third St*
Lab
$2,656
$237.0
131,963
Jan 2022 CBRE Global Investors
bluebird bio
HQ
Representative Lease Transactions (2022)
Bristol Myers Squibb
Regional HQ
CRISPR Tx
HQ
Company
Address
City
Size (SF) New/Renewal
Type
Quarter
Landlord
Moderna Tx
HQ
Takeda
585 Third St
Cambridge
600,000
New
Lab
Q2 BiodMed Realty
Novartis
Regional HQ
AstraZeneca
290 Binney St
Cambridge
570,000
New
Lab
Q2 Boston Properties
0 500
Pfizer
Regional HQ
Vertex
22 Drydock Ave
Boston
344,000
New
Lab
Q2 Related Beal
Sanofi
Regional HQ
Eli Lilly
15 Necco St
Boston
334,000
New
Lab
Q1
Alexandria
2018
2019 2020 2021
2022
Takeda Ph
Regional HQ
Intellia
840 Winter St
Waltham
139,984
New
Lab
Q1
Alexandria
Hires Unique Postings
Vertex Ph
HQ
Vericel Corporation 25 Network Dr
Burlington
125,749
New
Lab
Q1
Nordblom
Kymera
Arsenal on the Charles
Watertown
100,624
New
Lab
Q1
Alexandria
$2.5B Massachusetts General Hospital $1.7B Brigham and Women’s Hospital $942M Boston Children’s Hospital Top NIH-Funded Institutions (2018-2022)
Bio Degree-Awarding Institutions, Metro Area • Boston University • University of Massachusetts Boston • Harvard University • MIT • Boston College • Northeastern University • Tufts University • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Annual Life Sciences Degree Completions 2010 3,926
Enanta
Arsenal on the Charles #2 Watertown
73,037
New
Lab
Q2 Alexandria
T2 Biosystems
290 Concord Rd
Billerica
70,125
New
Lab
Q1
Farley White
Sartorious
200 Donald Lynch Blvd
Marlborough
56,174
New
Lab
Q2
Minardi Limited
Avencell
500 Forge St
Watertown
55,776
New
Lab
Q1
Boylston Properties
2020 6,429 Up 64%
Research Contributors Matthew Giordano matthew.giordano@cushwake.com
*Recapitalization ** Portfolio Sale
Will Mitchell will.mitchell@cushwake.com
Sources: Cushman & Wakefield Research, CoStar, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Lightcast, Pitchbook
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