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Sterling Bay Breaks Ground on San Diego Life Sciences Campus

Published 6/23/2023
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Sterling Bay broke ground in May of 2023 on Pacific Center, a $650 million life sciences campus in the Sorrento Mesa area of San Diego. Designed by Gensler, the initial $265 million phase of construction will create two fully equipped research buildings linked by a central plaza. The all-electric structures will offer a total of 500,000 sf of lab, office, and conference space for biomedical and pharmaceutical tenants. A 28,000-sf amenity hub integrating mass timber components will provide a fitness center and a food hall, complemented by an adjacent parking garage with room for 1,700 vehicles. Occupancy is expected in late 2024.

Harrison Street is acting as joint-venture partner for the sustainably designed project, which is targeting LEED Zero Energy. Subsequent phases of development will deliver three additional buildings over the next four years.

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Gensler
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