Renovated Office Facility Transforms into Downtown Biotech Hub
According to its press release, art, architecture, and advisory firm, Svigals + Partners revealed the conclusion of several projects at its new biotech hub in downtown New Haven, CT.
Svigals + Partners repositioned the eight-floor building at 55 Church Street on behalf of developer The Hurley Group, establishing its new identity as a modern biotech hub for the advancement of start-up science, laboratory, and research companies.
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The Elm City Bioscience Center's eighth floor and half of its second floor have been refurbished and tenanted by biotech companies.
The repurposed unused office building opened in September 2022 and features upgraded utility systems with repurposed shafts to act as a hub "for the advancement of start-up science, laboratory, and research companies," per the press release.
The 100,000-square-foot space accommodates biotech start-ups, including BSL-1 and BSL-2 levels.
The lab suites' layout serves needs inside and outside the lab, including offices, meeting and break rooms, and options for tenants to split their workspace to include other tenants.
As one of many partially vacant office facilities that cities and communities nationwide are now grappling with, the New Haven building’s revitalization serves as a model for the smart reuse of semi-stagnant buildings into productive places to help reinvigorate communities.
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"Each floor's usable space has been maximized by the design team, ensuring the high efficiency of the building's utilities and related equipment while providing flexible layout options," said Svigals + Partners in its release. "The streamlined approach incorporates adaptable model layouts that can be repeated and readily adjusted to suit each tenant's lab, research, and office needs without requiring large-scale renovations."
The firm also debuted improved graphics and branding with a new name and logo in a blue and green color scheme.
Elm City Bioscience Center’s newly renovated main lobby, elevator lobbies, and corridors welcome tenants into the facility, with more than 100,000 square feet of potential space for start-up biotech companies, including those at BSL-1 and BSL-2 levels.
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Designed for developers, The Hurley Group, the transformed space "enlivened" the neighborhood, said Alana Konefal, AIA, associate principal with Svigals + Partners. "Elm City Bioscience Center builds on New Haven's high demand for research and laboratory facilities and adds to the region's economy overall," said Konefal in the release.