A Look at the Worcester, MA Life Science Real Estate Market
he Worcester Life Science market lies in Central Massachusetts (MA) and serves as a natural growth point for life science companies looking to grow from the Boston/Cambridge CBSA.
The LAB Report
7.3M Square Feet Traded over the Last Year
The 2Q25 transaction data is in and the first half of 2025 looked similar to the back half of 2024. Across the US, 68 life science properties, totaling 7.3 million square feet, have sold . . .
Newer Life Science Properties Driving Occupancy Losses Across the Sector
The US Life Science or Biotech real estate sector has seen tremendous growth during the past 3 years. Overall, since 2Q22, the US Life Science sector has grown by 17% to 401 million square feet (MSF) in 2Q25.
Employment Trends in the Top Markets
How have the core life science clusters held up with regards to life science employment? Employment is an important indicator of an industry’s health and gives a look into how the sector is handling the economic circumstances. The . . .
Oversupply Presents Opportunity for Established Pharma
With many state-of-the-art, brand-new research facilities sitting empty across major research clusters in the U.S., established pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms have an opportunity to secure ideal spaces in prime locations. …
Self-Developed Projects Still Breaking Ground
Over the past year a little over 10 million square feet of life science projects have broken ground. While that’s only a fourth of the peak in 2022, it still seems high considering the current gap between supply and demand. To understand . . .
Manufacturing: A Healthier Subsection of Life Science Real Estate
20% of the life science space Revista tracks is pure manufacturing. Despite the oversupply of lab properties, the manufacturing sub section does not suffer the same issues. Manufacturing space is primarily driven by . . .
New Deliveries, Older Properties Most Impacted by Oversupply
Last year Life Science inventory in the top 3 clusters, Boston, San Francisco & San Diego, grew by over 10%. With this incredible growth, combined with softer space demand, many …
First Look at 1Q25 Life Science Transaction Activity
Revista recently released data for the 1st quarter of 2025. The preliminary transaction data shows 14 life science properties traded hands during the quarter. As per the chart, 70 properties traded over . . .
Life Science Deliveries Stall in 1Q, Pipeline Still Significant
After a record year of Life Science construction in 2024, early 2025 brings a much needed stall in new project deliveries. In 2024, 22.8 million square feet of Life Science …
Absorption Across the Top 20 Life Science Markets
Despite declining occupancy in 2024, it was a largely positive year on the demand side. 70% of the top 20 markets had positive absorption in 2024. Boston gained about 3.7 million in occupied space throughout . . .
Established Micro Clusters More Insulated from Market Cycles
With a significant amount of new inventory entering the market and weaker demand for space due to the volatile funding environment, the top three life science real estate markets—Boston, San …
Life Science Growth by State
How much has the life science real estate sector grown over the past decade? In the table below we are looking at growth from 2014-2024 for life science inventory & employment. The inventory growth is for all . . .
Life Science Real Estate Transaction Update
The Life Science Real Estate (LSRE) sector, like many other commercial real estate sectors, has seen transaction activity slow in recent years. Higher interest rates have created an uneasy investing and lending environment. The LSRE sector . . .
Life Science Sales in 2024: Who Bought & Who Sold?
Preliminary data shows a total of $3.16 billion for life science sales in 2024, totaling 5.17 million square feet. This is equivalent to about half of the volume recorded in 2023. Yearly volume has maintained a consistent decline since 2022, and 2024 has yet to show a clear reversal. On a positive note, if . . .
Life Science Real Estate Fundamentals Showing Signs of Stabilizing
The chart below shows aggregate LSRE trends in the top 3 markets from 2Q22 to 4Q24. It represents almost 150 million square feet tracked by RevistaLab.com in these 3 markets.
Smaller Life Science Markets that are Expected to Grow in 2025
Did you know there are over 30 markets with at least 2 million square feet of life science space? We typically focus on the premier hubs, but let’s shift to the medium sized clusters that could become large markets in the future
4Q Life Science Inventory Reaches 400 Million Square Feet
The Life Science real estate sector is closing out 2024 with a total of 21.2M square feet of project completions, pushing sector inventory over 400M square feet. This represents an …