Longfellow Real Estate Partners celebrated the Topping Out Ceremony for the firm’s latest development, Avia Labs at Millbrae Station in the San Francisco Bay Area portfolio.

The topping off marks a major milestone for the next phase of the Avia Labs project, a six-story, 315,000 SF campus with state-of-the-art office and lab space. Avia Labs will be one of California’s first all-electric life science campuses, designed to LEED Gold and Fitwel certifications with an array of environmentally focused attributes that support its transit-oriented location, which is less than three miles from San Francisco International Airport and steps from the Millbrae Transit Center.

As the development advances to its 2025 delivery date, 39.5K cubic yards of concrete have been placed and 12.8M pounds of rebar installed. Longfellow will finalize Avia Labs’ diverse campus amenities such as its fitness center, terrace with mountain views, large conference spaces, and a public café open to the community.

The entire Longfellow team thrilled to see continued growth throughout the Bay Area region with innovative and dynamic life science companies and institutions. Thank you to our partners, Level 10 Construction and Flad Architects, on the project for your unwavering support and collaborative spirit on this upcoming campus!

For more information on Avia Labs at Millbrae Station, visit: https://avialabs.com/

San Mateo, CA (May 21, 2024) – Longfellow Real Estate Partners, one of the largest privately owned investors and developers of life science real estate, reaffirmed its support of the life science industry throughout the Bay Area and Peninsula region with  the delivery of its San Mateo Science Center campus.

Acquired by Longfellow in 2021, the two buildings located at 901 and 951 Mariners Island Boulevard consist of over 260,000 square feet of creatable Class A lab and office space that will aim to serve a wide range of life science and biotech companies.

The San Mateo Science Center campus benefits from a highly accessible location in the heart of the mid-Peninsula. Situated at the intersection of the 101 and 92 freeways, the property offers a direct connection to the East Bay via the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge interchange and access to Foster City commuter shuttles servicing the Hillsdale Caltrain and Millbrae BART Stations. With its optimized Mid-Peninsula location, the campus will draw talent from throughout the Bay Area to utilize these newly developed lab and amenity spaces.

Construction on the campus upgrades commenced in the middle of last year, with major deliverables such as the first round of move-in ready lab suites and campus amenities that will support future customers. In addition to these spaces, Longfellow is delivering several lab suites ranging from 9,000-22,000+ SF in Q3 2024, with other opportunities for further growth or built-to-suit space within the building.

Physical onsite amenities include a café, collaborative lounge and conference spaces, outdoor patio area, expanded fitness center with showers and lockers, indoor bicycle storage, EV charging stations, and much more. To complement the built-in amenities, Longfellow will also implement its proprietary hospitality platform, Elevate^TM, to create custom programming and events throughout the year that are highly curated for the partners utilizing the campus. Programming is set to include rotating food trucks, volunteer / philanthropic opportunities, and other collaborative group events intended to bring businesses and the community together.

“Throughout our Bay Area portfolio, we’ve been able to make meaningful enhancements in the developments and communities we invest in, something our entire team is proud to be a part of,” said Tara Korlipara, Director of Development & Market Lead. “The Peninsula has long been a magnet for the world’s foremost scientific research & development, and we are excited to expand our offering of world-class space to these visionaries.”

Longfellow is a premier investor, operator, and developer of life science real estate throughout the United States and United Kingdom with a total investment and development portfolio of more than 16 million square feet and over $10bn in total asset value. Locally, Longfellow’s Bay Area staff is headquartered in Redwood City and the firm has developments throughout the region in cities such as Palo Alto, Millbrae, San Francisco, Redwood City, and San Mateo.

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About Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Longfellow Real Estate Partners is a real estate investment company founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009. With approximately 200 employees in bio-innovation clusters across the US and UK, Longfellow partners with renowned universities and pioneering life sciences and technology companies to help bring visionary ideas to life. Driven by a passion to support those working to advance the human condition, Longfellow continues to grow and expand in the name of scientific progress. For more information, visit https://lfrep.com.

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Boston, MA (May 10, 2024) – Longfellow Real Estate Partners, one of the largest privately held investor and developer of life science buildings, today released its first annual report outlining the firm’s commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) pillars. The report highlights business decisions and firmwide culture that delivers lasting value through sustainable building efforts and best practices.

“Since the inception of our firm, sustainable building principles have helped shape our overarching and day-to-day business decisions. Our team has been deeply committed to sustainable building standards and certifications since our first development nearly two decades ago,” said Adam Sichol, Co-Founder & CEO of Longfellow Real Estate Partners. “As a long-term investor, operator, and developer, we take pride in the communities we invest in and are tied to their success for decades to come.”

Highlights from the Annual Report include:

• Longfellow’s portfolio-wide ESG Strategy consists of 15 focus areas, supported by specific, measurable targets and actions to support target achievement.
• Longfellow is currently building two of the first all-electric life science facilities in the State of California and the first in the San Diego region (Avia Labs in Millbrae, California, and Bioterra in San Diego), supporting our commitment to decarbonizing the portfolio.
• The firm’s leadership team is over 50% female or minority. While Longfellow Advance, our nationwide DEI steering committee formed in 2020, supports our continued commitment to advancing professionals from underrepresented backgrounds.
• The first public ESG Report reinforces supports our team’s commitment to share the direction and future, with dedicated reporting on progress toward ESG targets.

“We are incredibly proud to communicate our goals publicly – each of our focus areas are supported by distinct targets and actions to achieve them,” said Lauren Ballou, Associate Director of ESG. “After establishing our ESG Task Force nearly two years ago, this collaborative team has worked hard to double down on Longfellow’s sustainable mindset for future growth that is good for our partners, our communities, and our environment.”

Focus areas throughout the Annual Report center on the three ESG Pillars and include such initiatives as Energy & Emissions, Climate Risk, Health & Wellbeing, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Fiduciary Duty, Cybersecurity / Data Protection, and more. With key achievements and recent milestones also outlined in addition to future goals, the report showcases the true past, present, and future of Longfellow’s commitments. For more information about ESG goals and to stay up to date on the latest news, visit: www.LFREP.com/ESG

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About Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Longfellow Real Estate Partners is a real estate investment company founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009. With approximately 200 employees in bio-innovation clusters across the United States and United Kingdom, Longfellow partners with renowned universities and pioneering life sciences and technology companies to help bring visionary ideas to life. Driven by a passion to support those working to advance the human condition, Longfellow continues to grow and expand in the name of scientific progress. For more information, visit https://lfrep.com

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Casey Angel: Director, Corporate Communications
+1 (619) 400-7990 • cangel@lfrep.com

Cambridge, UK (May 8, 2024) – Longfellow Real Estate Partners, the largest privately held investor and developer of life science buildings, announced today they have signed a fixed price contract to reposition their CamLIFE campus, with the UK’s leading family-owned construction company, Wates.

Construction on CamLIFE is set to begin immediately which will bolster the 42-acre parkland campus while delivering high-quality, fitted lab space, curated amenities, and expansive green space in Cambridge. Delivery of the lab space will begin in Mid-2025 with the Cam 3 building coming online first, with Cam 1 & 2 shortly thereafter.

“Longfellow will deliver the same high quality and sustainable fitted lab space that we have across our 16 million square foot portfolio,” said Adam Sichol, Co-Founder & CEO of Longfellow Real Estate Partners. “At CamLIFE, our team is creating the next generation of developments to meet the demands of the United Kingdom’s innovation economy and support its future growth.”

“The signing of this contract signals a significant milestone for Longfellow UK and further strengthens our commitment to the UK life science market,” said Tom French, UK Lead and Development Director. “This initial phase will be the foundation of what we hope will be a more extensive, broader vision for the campus.”

Longfellow’s commitment to sustainable development underpins the environmental ethos, the campus, and its community. The first phase is targeting BREEAM Excellent and EPC A. The adaptive re-use design approach has led to a 40% whole-life embodied carbon reduction relative to a new-build net-zero equivalent.

With three decades of experience bringing complex life science, advanced manufacturing, research and technology projects to life, Wates is well placed to partner with Longfellow UK to create sustainable, state-of-the-art laboratory buildings. Wates will also work throughout this project with SES Engineering Services, one of the UK’s leading Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) partners, who will lead on design elements and in particular the specialist Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems required.

“We are delighted that we have been selected to lead Longfellow’s first UK project to create state-of-the-art laboratory facilities in this world-renowned location,” said Steff Battle, Managing Director of Wates Construction. “Everything we do is guided by our purpose of working together to create the places, communities, and businesses of tomorrow – these are cultural traits we are proud to share with Longfellow and we will work with their team on delivering this important project.”

Longfellow has spearheaded the development of life science clusters throughout the United States. With more than 16 million square feet located in key biotech markets, Longfellow continues to partner with and support innovative companies and institutions in leading regions.

For more information on CamLIFE, please visit: https://camlife.co.uk/

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About Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Longfellow Real Estate Partners is a real estate investment company founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009. With approximately 200 employees in bio-innovation clusters across the US and UK, Longfellow partners with renowned universities and pioneering life sciences and technology companies to help bring visionary ideas to life. Driven by a passion to support those working to advance the human condition, Longfellow continues to grow and expand in the name of scientific progress. For more information, visit https://lfrep.com.

About Wates
Established in 1897, we are the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance company. In 2023 we employed over 4,000 people and generated profits of £46.2m from a turnover of £2.18bn, working with a wide range of public and private sector customers and partners. Now in our fourth generation of family ownership, we’re committed to the long-term sustainability of the built environment and to making our industry more inclusive and representative of the communities we work in. We are one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023 and an Investors in People Gold accredited company. We are driven by our shared purpose of working together to inspire better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow.

Our Construction business, the largest arm of the Group, works with our partners to create a more sustainable built environment and deliver legacies for the communities in which we work. We deliver complex projects across a range of sectors, including education, residential, healthcare, commercial, and emergency services. wates.co.uk/construction

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Casey Angel: Director, Corporate Communications
+1 (619) 400-7990 • cangel@lfrep.com

Real estate investor provides new 30,000 SF Class A lab space for immediate occupancy by life science and biotech companies in the I-270 corridor

Rockville, MD (April 8, 2024) – Longfellow Real Estate Partners, one of the largest privately owned investors and developers of life science real estate, has delivered 30,000 square feet of Class A lab space in its first life science project to the Suburban Maryland / Washington D.C. market, Preserve Labs.

Acquired by Longfellow in the Summer of 2022, Preserve Labs is a seven-story, 191,000 square foot building located in the thriving I-270 corridor known as DNA Alley. The Class A lab and office space is fit to serve a wide range of life science and biotech companies from mid-size to full building users looking to headquarter in Maryland’s innovative hub.

Longfellow converted the traditional office project at One Preserve Parkway into two, 15,000 square foot fitted lab spaces ready for immediate occupancy on the building’s second floor and converted five contiguous levels to lab-ready floors totaling 155,000 square feet.

The company also refreshed the project’s amenities and fitness center with a hospitality infused tenant lounge, expanded outdoor seating, and an on-site café. Longfellow’s proprietary tenant hospitality program, Elevate^TM, will curate custom programming and events including food trucks, convenience services, philanthropic opportunities, and more for tenants of Preserve Labs and the community at-large.

“Throughout our international portfolio, our mission has been to deliver state-of-the-art life science space to support some of the world’s greatest companies and institutions,” said Longfellow Managing Director, Greg Capps. “Preserve Labs is set to do exactly that for the I-270 Corridor in both lab space and the top-notch amenities that support our partners and their teams on campus.”

Preserve Labs also benefits from a highly accessible and amenitized location with connectivity to I-270 and the Rockville Metro Station. Potomac Woods Plaza, Wintergreen Plaza, Park Potomac, and Pike & Rose are within minutes of the building and boast numerous retail, dining and living options. Doubling down on transportation ease, the development will feature EV charging stations, free onsite parking, and expanded bike parking for multimodal uses.

“The quality lab space we are bringing to market, our ability to accommodate growing or established companies, easy access to I-270, and our proximity to multiple retail centers makes Preserve Labs the premier life science project in the Suburban Maryland / Washington D.C. market,” said Longfellow Partner, Neill Sherron.

Longfellow is a premier investor, operator, and developer of life science real estate throughout the United States and United Kingdom with a total investment and development portfolio of more than 16 million square feet and over $10bn in total asset value. Longfellow’s international portfolio supports life science companies and institutions in key markets including Boston, San Diego, San Francisco, the Research Triangle of North Carolina, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and more.

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About Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Longfellow Real Estate Partners is a real estate investment company founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009. With approximately 200 employees in bio-innovation clusters across the US and UK, Longfellow partners with renowned universities and pioneering life sciences and technology companies to help bring visionary ideas to life. Driven by a passion to support those working to advance the human condition, Longfellow continues to grow and expand in the name of scientific progress. For more information, visit https://lfrep.com.

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Casey Angel: Director, Corporate Communications
+1 (619) 400-7990 • cangel@lfrep.com

San Diego / San Francisco, CA (February 22, 2024) – Longfellow Real Estate Partners, one of the largest privately owned investors and developers of life science real estate, today announced the expansion of regional leadership in the key West Coast markets of San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Newly announced leadership includes Peter Fritz as Regional Managing Director in San Diego and Tara Korlipara as Director of Development and Market Lead in the San Francisco Bay Area. Each of these regional leads will enter elevated and expanded roles after excelling in their previous positions at Longfellow.

As Managing Director, San Diego, Peter Fritz will work with Longfellow’s leadership team to set and execute the strategy for continued growth and operations in the San Diego region. In his new role, Peter will serve as the regional office leader and expand relationships with local life science and industry partners as well as key local government and community stakeholders. In this role, he will also be responsible for ensuring that Longfellow tenants continue to experience state-of-the-art lab space and a world-class experience in San Diego.

Peter previously held the role of Senior Director, Development where he oversaw Longfellow’s ground-up development projects, collaborating with teams across the portfolio. Prior to joining Longfellow, Peter was a Vice President at Project Management Advisors Inc. where he managed the delivery of over 2 million square feet of life science, commercial office, and retail development.

In her new role as Director of Development & Market Lead in the Bay Area, Tara Korlipara will work closely with the regional team and executive team to advance regional developments, pursue new opportunities, and support and oversee Longfellow’s nearly 5 million square foot pipeline in the region.

As she continues to expand her work with Longfellow’s vertically integrated departments, Tara will build and maintain new and existing relationships with key tenants, community leaders, and stakeholders throughout the firm’s Bay Area portfolio which includes developments in Palo Alto, Redwood City, Millbrae, Emeryville, San Mateo, and San Francisco’s Mission Bay.

Peter and Tara have stepped into their new roles after local leader Nick Frasco was elevated to Partner, West Region with Longfellow in late 2023 where he is now responsible for oversight and strategic growth throughout the Western United States.

“We are proud to announce the expanded roles of Peter and Tara in our key West Coast regions,” said Nick Frasco, Partner, West Region. “They have shown incredible leadership and collaboration with our internal team and the communities we partner with. I’m looking forward to the great things each will accomplish in their new roles as Longfellow continues to provide best-in-class space for our tenants throughout our portfolio.”

Longfellow is a long-term investor, operator, and developer of life science real estate throughout the United States and United Kingdom with a total investment and development portfolio of more than 16.5 million square feet and over $10bn in total asset value.

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About Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Longfellow Real Estate Partners is a real estate investment company founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 2009. With approximately 200 employees in bio-innovation clusters across the US and UK, Longfellow partners with renowned universities and pioneering life sciences and technology companies to help bring visionary ideas to life. Driven by a passion to support those working to advance the human condition, Longfellow continues to grow and expand in the name of scientific progress. For more information, visit https://lfrep.com.
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Casey Angel: Director, Corporate Communications
+1 (619) 400-7990 • cangel@lfrep.com

Former LIC parachute factory transformed into 7-story life sciences space

The building at 43-10 23rd St. in Long Island City  has just been transformed by construction contractor Suffolk, into a 7-story, 7-floor life science facility, known as Hatch Life Sciences.

A ‘life science’ facility refers to properties that offer lab and office spaces for organizations working on scientific research and discoveries.

The new facility totals more than 215,000 square feet, with 72,000 square feet of state-of-the-art lab space on the first three floors now available for lease, courtesy of the real estate agency Longfellow Real Estate Partners, which acquired the property in December 2021.

Since its construction in the 1920s, the building at this address has served various roles, transitioning from office and industrial uses and most recently as a parachute manufacturing facility.

Suffolk began this project in August 2022. This included upgrading the building’s infrastructure to meet compliance for a life science building, full exterior window replacement and fitting out the first three floors. At peak, there were over 100 workers on site. The project was completed in September 2023.

One of the main features on the first floor of Hatch Life Sciences is the “Elevate Space,” which is an area that will be shared among the building’s occupants. This space will have a cafe, a fireplace and conference rooms.

The food and drinks served at the cafe will be provided by local Long Island City businesses, according to Longfellow Senior Project Manager, Design and Construction, Matt Lerner.

There is also an annex space on the first floor, which will act as the primary leasing and management office for the building, according to Suffolk Project Executive Justin LaPoint.

“The second and third floors are full spec labs, separated into two halves of the building,” LaPoint said. “Every floor has two separate suites, fully isolated. In theory, two different tenants can take over a floor and never cross paths, with full functionality on both sides. That’s also the same footprint intended for the floors going upwards.”

“There’s no limit to the sciences that these spaces can serve,” Lerner said. “It can cover a wide net [of life sciences], whether it be gene therapy, biology, pilot-scale manufacturing, chemistry and medical and clinical research.”

The remaining four floors will be leased once the second and third floors become fully occupied. Once this does occur, the remaining floors will be fully fitted out.

“There’s nothing that beats being able to take all the thoughts in your brain and figuring out how to put it together and build something that is going to be functionally useful and helpful to people,” LaPoint said. “In life sciences, you know that what you’re doing things that is going to help further humanity in a way. Knowing that some of the best brains are working in an area that you helped create for them is very impactful.”

The largest privately-owned investor, developer and operator of life science buildings, Longfellow had been looking to expand to New York City, according to Longfellow Director of Corporate Communications Casey Angel. He emphasized the importance of the easy accessibility, as well as amenities there, like a view of the Manhattan skyline.

The Court Square subway station is located just a quarter-mile away from the building, allowing for easy transportation for those working at the facility.

Lerner also pointed out the fact that Long Island City was a much more affordable area to create this space compared to Manhattan. Additionally, he expressed optimism in Long Island City’s market to continue to grow, as more housing and commercial buildings are being constructed in the neighborhood.

Longfellow is already in advanced talks with multiple companies about the prospects of leasing space on the first three floors of this building, according to Angel.

“We try to be very customizable for our spaces, so we try to have those wet lab spaces be as tailored to the companies as possible,” Angel said. “We can have folks who take up an entire floor of 30,000-50,000 square feet if they are an established company, but we also have folks that come in who are incubators or startups who can take up 5,000-15,000 square feet. We try to be customizable as people come and really divvy it properly based on their needs for the wet lab space and supportive office space.”

“The exciting part for us is we have the potential for a very diverse building, for the users and the science being conducted,” Lerner said. “We have pre-built suites available. As demand will continue to rise, we have an offering ready to go. We feel like we’ve put all our cards on the table to capitalize on the upcoming demand in the city.”

(Courtesy of Long Island City Post: https://licpost.com/former-lic-parachute-factory-transformed-into-7-story-life-sciences-space)