Life Science
Citizens Bank Finances Life Sciences Building
Providence, RI – Citizens Bank announced that the Citizens Commercial Real Estate Finance team is leading a $150 million construction loan for Bulfinch, a Boston based commercial real estate and investment firm, to build a new 270,000sf lab building and 383 space standalone garage at Cambridge Discovery Park, a 27-acre master-planned redevelopment located in West […]
SQZ Biotech Signs Lease at Arsenal Yards
Boston – Boylston Properties, a Boston-based real estate developer, announced that cell therapy company SQZ Biotech has signed a 63,477sf lease at Arsenal Yards. With 200,000sf of lab and office space, Arsenal Yards is meeting the demand from the life science community for lab space in the East End of Watertown. Arsenal Yards is being developed by Boylston Properties, Wilder, […]
DPS to Design Two Facilities
Boston – DPS Group, a privately owned global engineering, procurement, construction management, and validation firm serving high-tech process industries, has been selected to design two cGMP manufacturing facilities for Brammer Bio, a viral vector contract development and manufacturing organization that enables pharmaceutical and biotech innovators to translate proprietary gene therapy and gene-modified cell therapy technologies into […]
GMGI Celebrates Grand Opening
Gloucester, MA – Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI) held ribbon-cutting ceremonies recently at the grand opening of its new world-class, state-of-the-art research institute in Gloucester’s inner harbor. The development of this research institute and the move to 417 Main Street have been made possible by a $2.7 million capital grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences […]
Survey Finds Green Building is Standard
Wellness is Becoming a Driving Force, but Resilience Lags Behind New York – A recent survey conducted by construction management firm Structure Tone finds that green building is increasingly perceived as standard practice, employee wellness continues to be a pivotal selling point, and resilience planning lacks urgency. Now in its third year, the anonymous survey […]
Alexandria R.E. Equities Official Partner of Charles Regatta
Cambridge, MA – The head Of The Charles Regatta recently announced that it has entered into a partnership with Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., that will serve as a Premier Sponsor of the 54th Regatta in October 2018. Through its sponsorship, Alexandria will support a “learn to row” for children the Thursday before the Regatta. West End House, of […]
Lewis Joins JC&A
Quincy, MA – J. Calnan & Associates, Inc. (JC&A), recently announced that Greg Lewis has joined the team as a project executive, Life Sciences. With more than 20 years of construction experience, he has worked on a variety of projects from complex ground up construction projects, to major interior renovations, to the development of biotech/life […]
BPDA Board Approves Seven Projects
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved seven development projects at their August meeting. The projects will generate a total of 223 residential units, 42 of which will be affordable. In addition, the projects will create over 4,000 jobs upon their completion. Included in the approved projects is Exchange South […]
Create + Construct Comes to Boston
Boston, MA – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) will convene a diverse group of architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) experts with building owners and managers for a full-day discussion on health care and life science facilities in New England. The fourth-annual Create + Construct symposium comes to Boston for the first time on Thursday, 13 […]
ABC MA Honors BW Kennedy
Arlington, MA – The Massachusetts Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors presented BW Kennedy & Co. with an Eagle Award for its work on a new 91,000sf core and shell building and 42,000sf garage at 115 Hartwell Ave., Lexington. BW Kennedy took home the Eagle Award for the firm’s work providing D/B MEPFP services to […]
