As some segments of real estate have struggled during the pandemic, life sciences is taking off.

To capture some of this demand, institutional investors in the largest life science markets are actively reevaluating "highest and best use" for their office, flex and industrial portfolios, according to a new report by Newmark.

Many of these investors are considering converting these office, flex and industrial portfolios to meet immediate life science demand. The problem is that developing life sciences building is a highly technical pursuit, and life sciences developers and operators have several advantages in the sector.

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Leslie Shaver

Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.