Representatives from US2, Redgate Real Estate Advisors, Spagnolo Gisness & Associates and Gilbane Building Company gathered to celebrate the official topping out of the 194,000-square-foot, Class A, mixed-use life sciences building at Union Square in Somerville, Massachusetts.
With seven stories of lab- and office-ready space, and a two-story mechanical penthouse to support life sciences tenants, the new building will feature lab-ready infrastructure, flexible and efficient floorplans, as well as a range of onsite amenities.
Upon completion, the facility will provide a research and development environment for synergistic collaboration and discoveries. Along with the return of public transit via the new train station, the Union Square development signals the inauguration of Somerville as a new sub-cluster of technology and life sciences. The exterior design celebrates the extensive history of Union Square by featuring materials used in local industries of the 1900s such as grist mills, brick manufacturing and ink, glass and copper tubing factories.