NEW YORK—The most recent edition to the East Side medical corridor was unveiled Thursday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and CEO of Alexandria Real Estate. The completion of the first building of the Alexandria Center for Life Science was lauded by the mayor and other elected officials as an important innovation in fostering a diversified economy and providing jobs.
The center is a publicly and privately funded initiative that has already attracted a number of major biotechnology companies specializing in oncology, infectious diseases, and immunology.
Located at 450 East 29th Street, the 15-floor, 310,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building has a core and shell construction that is LEED Silver certified for environmental impact and energy efficiency.
The mayor emphasized the importance of New York keeping its competitive edge on the national and global markets, noting that the boost of the numerous companies coming to the Alexandria Center will create enormous momentum and give the city a big lift.
“We’re in competition with people from around the world for jobs, investment, cultural institutions, and New York City is going in the right direction,” Bloomberg said. “We want to make sure our city attracts the best and brightest in the world.”
The center is a publicly and privately funded initiative that has already attracted a number of major biotechnology companies specializing in oncology, infectious diseases, and immunology.
Located at 450 East 29th Street, the 15-floor, 310,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building has a core and shell construction that is LEED Silver certified for environmental impact and energy efficiency.
The mayor emphasized the importance of New York keeping its competitive edge on the national and global markets, noting that the boost of the numerous companies coming to the Alexandria Center will create enormous momentum and give the city a big lift.
“We’re in competition with people from around the world for jobs, investment, cultural institutions, and New York City is going in the right direction,” Bloomberg said. “We want to make sure our city attracts the best and brightest in the world.”
