NAI PARTNERS LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE SERVICES

NAI PARTNERS
LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE SERVICES

HOUSTON AMONG THE TOP NATIONAL EMERGING MARKETS FOR LIFE SCIENCES
COMPANIES
According to recent research conduc ted by the real estate industr y, Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area,
and San Diego head up a list of the Top 13 Life Sciences Clusters in the U.S.
That same sur vey ranked a second tier of 10 cities (af ter the top 13) under the heading “emerging,” and
on that list Houston is #2 out of the U.S.’s Top 10 Emerging Clusters for Life Sciences — behind only
Pittsburgh —and ahead of #3 Austin and #6 Dallas/Ft. Wor th.
Ever y cluster ahead of Houston on these rankings is on a coast, making Houston the essential location for
top -tier for ward-thinking Life Sciences companies interested in expanding into new geographies.

DID YOU KNOW?
Houston’s growing appeal as a life sciences hub is underscored by the fac t that multiple major life sciences
and innovation developments are currently in the works throughout Houston, including TMC3, which is
owned by the Texas Medical Center; Rice University’s The Ion projec t; Hines and 2ML Real Estate Interests’
Levit Green; and Medistar Corp.’s Innovation Tower, as well as the for thcoming Texas A&M Innovation
Plaza development, which will include medical of fice and lab space within its Horizon Tower.

HOUSTON’S TALENT POOL, DIVERSITY, AND COST OF LIVING FURTHER BROADEN
CITY’S APPEAL
The most diverse city in America is a prime landing spot for Life Sciences companies looking to plant
their flag in Texas. Between its highly- educated talent pool, nationally-regarded healthcare industr y, and
business-friendly environment— including being one of the few states without a personal, state or corporate
income tax— Houston’s cost- ef fec tive tax struc ture makes it a choice location for any company looking to
establish a presence or expand their current footprint. Additionally, the personal tax burden in the Houston
area consistently ranks among the lowest in the nation, which makes it an attrac tive place for people of all
backgrounds to live and work.
Simply put, Houston — home to the headquar ters of 23 For tune 50 0 companies — has long been a hub for
global innovation, and of fers leading life sciences companies a deep bench of healthcare, digital, and
corporate talent to drive success.

WHO WE ARE
NAI Par tners’ Life Sciences & Healthcare Ser vices is comprised of tenant and landlord commercial real
estate exper ts who work closely with Life Sciences organizations across the countr y to help them locate
their ideal space in the Greater Houston area.
Our team of fers solutions for facilities, labs, manufac turing space, medical of fice space, and critical
environments for a wide range of organizations, including the pharmaceutical industr y, contrac t research
organizations, biotech firms, contrac t manufac turing organizations, medical device companies and the
genomic s industr y, among others.
If the space you need doesn’t exist yet, NAI Par tners’ brokers work with our in-house development
company, Par tners Development, to create the space you need. And our decades of experience leading the
commercial real estate industr y in Houston mean we know the area inside and out, and will find you the
ideal location — par ticularly in areas that may be flying under the radar.

LIFE SCIENCES SPACE
AVAILABILITIES:                                                   THE WOODL ANDS
                                                                                                      NEW C ANE Y -
TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER AND                                                                    ARE A OF HIGH FUTURE POTENTIAL

BEYOND
While there are oppor tunities aplenty
                                                                                                         GENER ATION PARK -
in the city of Houston proper— notably                                                            ARE A OF HIGH FUTURE POTENTIAL

in Houston’s world-renowned Texas                         K AT Y - ARE A OF HIGH
                                                           FUTURE POTENTIAL
Medical Center— many Life Sciences
and Healthcare organizations are also
                                                                                   TE X A S MEDIC AL CENTER
discovering the space they require is
available at favorable prices in some
                                                         SUGARL AND
of Greater Houston’s communities,
                                                                                    PE ARL AND
including The Woodlands, Pearland,                                                                    LE AGUE CIT Y
Sugar Land, League City, Conroe and
Galveston.

CASE STUDIES / NOTABLE
TRANSACTIONS - 2020
NAI Par tners’ Life Sciences & Healthcare
Ser vices Dan Boyles, a Par tner in the firm, and
Jon Silberman, NAI Par tners’ Managing Par tner,
sold the 12.4 -acre Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
campus in The Woodlands — just nor th of the
city of Houston — which consist primarily of a
128,40 0 -sq.-f t. Class A of fice proper ty with
state - of-the -ar t laborator y space, a one -stor y
flex proper ty with lab and of fice space, and two
special-use facilities used in animal testing.
NAI Par tners’ Life Sciences & Healthcare Ser vices
Joe Bright represented HCA Houston Healthcare
in its 48,0 0 0 -sq.-f t. lease for the HCA Healthcare
Center for Clinical Advancement, a new, state -
of-the -ar t training center in Pearland, Texas,
housing high-fidelity hospital simulation labs,
connec ted classrooms and de -briefing rooms,
where the health system’s nearly 7,0 0 0 nurses
receive ongoing clinical education and training.

NAI PARTNERS
LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE SERVICES

ABOUT NAI PARTNERS
NAI Par tners is one of the top 5 largest privately held and independently owned commercial real estate
ser vices firms in the state of Texas. NAI Par tners was founded and is headquar tered in Houston and has of fices
in San Antonio and Austin; of fers the geographic exper tise to complete real estate transac tions throughout
the state; and can leverage the power of the NAI Global network to arrange deals in any location around
the world. NAI Par tners employs more than 150 real estate professionals, and arranges more transac tions
than any of its competitors, completing over 70 0 commercial lease and sale arrangements ever y year.
NAI Par tners is a full-ser vice firm of fering client leasing and sales solutions in the areas of O f fice Tenant
Representation, Of fice Projec t Leasing, Industrial Tenant Representation, Industrial Projec t Leasing, Retail
Tenant Representation, Retail Projec t Leasing, Landlord Ser vices, Proper ty Ser vices, Investment Sales,
Valuation and Advisor y Ser vices, Par tners Facilities Ser vices (PFS), and Projec t Ser vices, among other lines
of business. The company also has an investment fund platform called Par tners Capital, and a development
vehicle called Par tners Development, both of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of NAI Par tners. NAI
Par tners is the top Houston-based full-ser vice commercial real estate firm on the Inc. 50 0 0 list of fastest-
growing private companies in America; the 5th-largest Houston-Area Commercial Real Estate Brokerage
and #1 Mover of Square Feet among leasing and sales brokerages in Houston per the Houston Business
Journal; the only commercial real estate firm on the Houston Business Journal’s Mid- Market 50 list; a top
12 largest San Antonio Commercial Real Estate Brokerage per the San Antonio Business Journal; and a top
20 Proper ty Management Firm by square feet under management in Houston per the Houston Business
Journal. NAI Par tners has been named a Best Place to Work by the Houston Chronicle, Houston Business
Journal and Austin Business Journal; and is among the University of Houston’s Cougar 10 0 Fastest- Growing
Companies.

                     DAN BOYLES                                   ZACH LEGER
                     PA R T N E R                                 LIFE SCIENCES SPECIALIST

                     + 713 985 4625                               + 713 275 9605
                     dan.boyles@naipar tner s.com                 zach.leger @naipar tner s.com

                     HOLDEN RUSHING                               JOE BRIGHT
                     SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT                        VICE PRESIDENT

                     + 713 275 9612                               + 713 275 9636
                     holden.rushing@naipar tner s.com             joe.bright@naipar tner s.com

                     JOHN ZIVELY                                  TRAVIS RODGERS
                     VICE PRESIDENT                               E XECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
                     + 713 275 9650                               + 713 275 9068
                     john.zively @naipar tner s.com               travis.rodger s@naipar tner s.com

                                                                                                      + 713 629 050 0
                                                                                       1360 Post Oak Blvd #190 0,
                                                                                       Houston, Texas USA 77056
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