New York-based Square Mile Capital and Bank OZK, a regional bank based in
Arkansas, have originated a $202.6 million loan to finance the construction of
Bioterra, a life science development in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket.
The financing was arranged by Aldon Cole and Patrick Burger of JLL’s San Diego
office.
The life science development, which has been under construction by sponsor
Longfellow Real Estate Partners since August, is going to be a six-story campus with
state-of-the-art labs and office areas. It also features amenities including
subterranean parking, conference facilities and full-service gyms.
Bioterra also takes the environmental and social impact into construction
consideration by designing to LEED Gold Certification and Fitwel standards.
By completion, this 316,000-square-foot property is also going to be the first all-
electric HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) life science building in San
Diego.
The development is expected to be completed in Q3 2024.
Sorrento Mesa has become one of the emerging centers for life science tenants,
benefiting from the low vacancy rates of other submarkets in San Diago.