BioMed Realty
Center for Life Science | Boston
The Center for Life Science | Boston is the first of its kind in the country, a speculative, privately-owned, high-rise, multi-tenant laboratory building that responds to the demand for flexible, cutting-edge research space in one of the nation’s hottest centers of biomedical research activity. Leading academic and medical institution tenants include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, Pfizer Center for Therapeutic Innovation, Immune Disease Institute, Kowa Company and The Wyss Institute.
Key Features
- Creates a new model for the development of research space in Boston’s renowned Longwood Medical Area and brings a signature presence to the Blackfan Research District.
- Dynamic form and angled glass curtainwall project a confident, forward-looking image.
- Distinctive interior public spaces include a two-story, multipurpose gallery that serves as a hub of activity.
- Fast-track design and up-down construction helped speed project to market five months early.
- Earned LEED-Gold certification for shell-and-core with sustainable achievements including a potable water use reduction of 69% and a 30% reduction in energy use.
