The Cove JC
NJK+A BioBuild advises on the design, development, construction, tenanting and programming of sustainable life science spaces that will contribute to the acceleration of breakthroughs.
This includes life science real estate environments for a broad range of life science institutions and companies including, academic research centers, the pharmaceutical industry, drug discovery and therapeutics companies, diagnostics firms, medical device organizations and consumer biotech.
NJK+A BioBuild is a leader in the creation of Innovation Communities.
NJK+A Game Changers:
- NJK+A was a leader in NYC’s first commercial hub for life science entities at the East River Science Park (now the Alexandria Center for Life Sciences)
- NJK+A's build-out of the New York Genome Center involved the first adaptive reuse of an office building in Manhattan into a life sciences facility
- NJK+A pioneered the first life science real estate reports
New York Genome Center Lease Signing Ceremony
The buildout of the NY genome center was the first office to life science building conversion in the NYC. The facility’s features include:
- Over 170,000 square feet, including 30,000-square-feet of sequencing lab space
- A dedicated open-plan bioinformatics floor to encourage discussion and collaboration
- A data storage annex to safely store the immense amounts of data produced
- Research labs with space to host a number of principal investigators and their teams from various member institutions
- An Innovation Lab to develop new sequencing technologies
- A CLIA/CLEP lab to service clinical needs
- A modern, divisible conference center/event space with the capacity to hold 180 people for both NYGC and external events
NANCY J KELLEY ON EAST RIVER SCIENCE PARK
(Now Alexandria Center for Life Science):
“East River Science Park will be a multi-use commercial life science campus dedicated to translational innovation and synergy within New York’s larger scientific community, ultimately resulting in the acceleration of medical breakthroughs from the laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside. Our design provides a comprehensive, architecturally interesting urban vision for a ‘Science Park in the City,’ that is sensitive to the adjacent neighborhood and creates new, vibrant civic spaces that will attract people to the site. Together, these elements will combine with our vision to create an internationally recognized center which will be a striking environment acting as a hub of scientific and public activities that will support the discovery of leading edge treatments, resulting in significant improvements in healthcare and overall improved quality of life.”
Nancy J Kelley pioneered the first industry reports on the global and national life science industries.
Alchemy, 2004: Annual Review and Analysis of Real Estate Trends in the Life Science Industry. Editor, Senior Vice President and Managing Director. Spaulding & Slye Colliers and Colliers International. First of its kind Global Life Sciences Real Estate Report intended to assist decision makers from biotech and pharmaceutical companies along with research and health care institutions, to speed scientific advances from bench to bedside.
Elements, 2007: Annual Review and Analysis of Real Estate Trends in Life Science Industry. Editor and Chief Researcher. Follow-on to Alchemy Report. Published by Colliers International.
ATTRACTING START-UP FIRMS AND BIOSCIENCE COMPANIES
“The development of the East River Science Park…. will allow us to take advantage of our enormous scientific base and world-class research institutions to attract both start-up firms and established bioscience companies to New York City.”
Michael Bloomberg
Former Mayor of New York City
A GLOBAL LEADER IN TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES
“The Cove epitomizes our commitment to reigniting New Jersey’s innovation economy as a global leader in technology and life sciences. With the most educated workforce in the country and unmatched location, New Jersey is uniquely positioned to innovate and build the companies of the future.”
Governor Phil Murphy
BioBAT
DEDICATED SERVICE
“The Board of Selectmen and Belmont Town Meeting thank Nancy J Kelley for her dedicated service to the Town on the McLean Hospital Task Force and recognize her significant contributions to the long-term benefits for the Town of Belmont. The McLean Land Use Plan will benefit the Town for generations by controlling development on the site, protecting over 100 acres of open space… The work of the Task Force was ultimately endorsed through support of the land use plan by a unanimous vote of the Board of Selectmen, by a two-thirds vote of the Town Meeting and a vote of 69% of the Town’s electorate.”
Proclamation from the Belmont Board of Selectmen,
Town of Belmont, to Nancy J Kelley
STRATEGY STUDY WAS COMPELLING
“Nancy J Kelley + Associates conducted a market and competitive assessment for BioBAT, that evaluated the market needs and dynamics for life sciences entities in New York City for the next 10 years, including startups, non-profits (academic, foundations, educational programs) and other entities, recommending 5 areas of strategic focus for BioBAT to meet market needs. The resulting Strategy Study was compelling and included an initial market and competitive assessment based on secondary research, as well as nearly 60 stakeholder interviews of current and prospective tenants from the surrounding area. The technical evaluation (design, engineering, permitting/zoning and construction) was complete and recommended how BioBAT would best serve New York City and the broader life sciences community.”
Thomas Hall, Executive Director, BioBAT
