Life Sciences

From Fortune 100 companies and mid-caps to promising startups, JM Zell’s expertise across real estate use types, forms of control, and geographies enable life science leaders to interface with a single team of highly qualified experts to devise custom, multi-faceted strategies, that play a central role in achieving overarching business goals and operations objectives.

Tailored Solutions

JM Zell is trusted to create and implement real estate strategies on behalf of life science companies across North America.

Our real estate master planning solutions and implementation efforts have supported business mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions, achieved talent procurement and retention goals, established the backbone for key logistics networks, and provided state-of-the-art spaces to conduct ground-breaking research and securely manufacture products.

Engagements have included but not been limited to one or more of the following core services and related activities:

- Space use analysis, operations, and master facility planning
- Complex financial analysis
- Occupancy strategy (buy vs. lease analysis)
- Operations budget planning (CAPEX vs. OPEX analysis and strategy)
- Research and oversight of government/jurisdiction incentive application(s)
- Site identification and selection (legal, physical, and financial viability)
- Transactions (acquisition, disposition, leasing, subleasing, etc.)
- Due diligence management
- Legal documentation advisory and support
- Pre-construction planning and support
- Contracting strategy and legal document advisory
- Third-party consultant selection, on-boarding, and oversight
- Zoning, entitlements, and permitting approval strategy / oversight
- Construction oversight and reporting
  - Base building, interior renovations, and ground-up construction
- Furniture, fixtures, and equipment planning / procurement
- Move management
- Highest and best use studies with associated financial analysis
- Zoning and entitlement process management
- Complex joint venture/ownership structure
- Monetization strategies and implementation (sale-leaseback, ground lease, third party leasing, etc.)