{"id":1004757127,"date":"2025-05-07T22:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004757127"},"modified":"2025-05-08T05:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:44:56","slug":"iqhq-inks-50-ksf-life-science-lease-in-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/iqhq-inks-50-ksf-life-science-lease-in-san-diego\/","title":{"rendered":"IQHQ Inks 50 KSF Life Science Lease in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/The-Core-RaDD-e1746622752112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-attachment-id=\"1004757129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/iqhq-inks-50-ksf-life-science-lease-in-san-diego\/the-core-radd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/The-Core-RaDD-e1746622752112.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Yardi Systems, Inc.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Core RaDD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Core is the third building at RaDD. Image courtesy of CommercialEdge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/The-Core-RaDD-e1746622752112.jpg?w=1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/The-Core-RaDD-e1746622752112.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior shot of The Core, the third building part of RaDD, a life science campus in dwontown San Diego.\" class=\"wp-image-1004757129\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/The-Core-RaDD-e1746622752112.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/The-Core-RaDD-e1746622752112.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/05\/The-Core-RaDD-e1746622752112.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Core totals nearly 270,000 square feet and came online last year at 950 Waterfront Place as RaDD&#8217;s third life science building. <em>Image courtesy of CommercialEdge<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>IQHQ Inc. has signed a 50,000-square-foot lease at its Research and Development District in downtown San Diego. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading genomics research laboratory J. Craig Venter Institute will relocate its West Coast office at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/iqhq-kickstarts-1-5b-life-sciences-campus-in-san-diego\/\">$1.5 billion life science property<\/a> while also expanding its footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tenant is expected to move into RaDD&#8217;s third building, The Core, in 2026. JCVI will occupy an entire floor, as well as additional space for its new advanced human genome sequencing facility. This will be the first scientific institute to be located in downtown San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1992, the JCVI is one of the largest dedicated scientists team for genomic research and its legacy contributed to multiple breakthroughs in the global and local life sciences ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/demand-for-lab-space-hits-10-year-low\/\">Demand for Lab Space<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Completed in 2024, The Core is a seven-story Class A+ life science building totaling 269,341 square feet at 950 Waterfront Place. The facility includes 48,000 square feet of retail space, while its amenity package features more than 5 acres of green areas, dining venues, a museum and an event space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Core is part of the five-building collection that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/san-diegos-office-prices-and-deals-drop\/\">came online last year<\/a> as RaDD\u2019s first phase, including The Rise (729,903 square feet), The Vida (396,154 square feet), The Alley (132,068 square feet) and The Edge (104,527 square feet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Occupying a nearly 19.6-acre lot on the west side of the urban life science waterfront district, the property is close to Interstate 5 and to multiple transit options. San Diego International Airport is some 3 miles away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cushman &amp; Wakefield Vice Chairman Brett Ward is appointed as exclusive leasing broker is charge of the lab and office space at RaDD, while retail leasing is led by Retail Insite Principals Matt Moser and Chris Hodgman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-active-developer\">An active developer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The life science REIT and real estate developer has been growing its footprint in key hubs across the nation. In San Francisco, IQHQ is developing The Spur, a four-building life science district. Backed by $275 million in construction financing, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/iqhq-tops-out-330-ksf-life-science-building\/\">topped out the first phase<\/a> of the project, a 330,000-square-foot eight-story building last year, with construction on the entire project anticipated to reach completion this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile in Boston, the company is developing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/top-projects-that-will-reshape-boston\/\">Fenway Center<\/a> in partnership with Meredith Management. The two-building campus will total 1.9 million square feet of office, lab and retail space when complete. Developers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/construction-on-1b-life-science-project-in-boston-begins\/\">broke ground on the second phase<\/a> of the $1 billion project back in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This genomic research laboratory will be the first institute of this kind to be located in the city&#8217;s downtown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2991,"featured_media":1004757129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21784,21742,21747,1608,15],"tags":[32799,48695],"class_list":["post-1004757127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brokerage","category-latest","category-office","category-san-diego","category-west","tag-cushman-wakefield","tag-iqhq"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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