About Us

UNPARALLELED BIOTECH TRANSACTION EXPERIENCE

Based on our historical track record, the C&W GLSP is the premier tenant representation team for Life Sciences companies in San Diego, regularly performing over 65% of all transactions. Our constant and multi-level involvement in the local biotechnology community allows us an unprecedented depth of knowledge regarding the health and future plans of biopharmaceutical companies in the region, and an unparalleled knowledge of every square foot of laboratory facilities in the county. Superior market knowledge and transaction expertise leads to maximum negotiating power for our tenant clients. By combining the individual skill sets of our team members, we achieve an understanding of how to best represent tenants on a small, medium, and large scale that other brokerage teams simply cannot match. In addition to our existing clients, we further our understanding of the industry through involvement in BIOCOM, UCSD Connect, and the San Diego Venture Group. The C&W GLSP performs as a team whose single purpose is to provide our clients superior knowledge and negotiating power in the biotechnology real estate market in San Diego. From small start-ups to large pharmaceutical companies, we have an unsurpassed level of experience in advising and negotiating the best possible terms for laboratory facilities.

TRUSTED AND RELIABLE

The C&W GLSP was formed in 1982 as a specialized division of Burnham Real Estate Services, one of Southern California’s largest, privately held real estate firms. In his developing passion for the life sciences industry, Brent Jacobs founded a practice to help companies navigate the challenges that lay ahead for the life sciences industry. Solving for the unique capital structures and laboratory requirements of these firms would translate into very different and often complex real estate requirements.

Under the direction of Brent Jacobs, the C&W GLSP has become a trusted and reliable resource for pharmaceutical companies, medical research, and biotechnology companies. The team brings a long and successful track record that includes more than 40 years of bioscience experience and the successful completion of more than $4 BILLION in sales and lease transactions involving over 10 million square feet.

Bioscience companies turn to the C&W GLSP to help them find solutions to their real estate needs. Backed by a market research department that is nationally known for its state-of-the-art data and analysis, the C&W GLSP is able to provide clients with the most accurate and current market information available. Lease and sale analyses are completed thoroughly and quickly, and in accordance to the parameters of each company’s specific needs and requirements.

The results? Solutions that successfully meet each company’s cost, operations, laboratory and location parameters.

LEADERSHIP

With C&W GLSP, bioscience companies can rest assured that they are being helped by the most knowledgeable life sciences teams San Diego has to offer. Team members are sought-after speakers and authors on the changing real estate requirements and trends of the biosciences industry. Their professional involvement encompasses serving as founding members of BIOCOM/San Diego, serving on the boards of such organizations as BIOCOM, The Burnham Institute, the Ruben H. Fleet Science Museum, The American Liver Foundation, San Diego Hightech Museum, and San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange.

CAPABILITIES

Over the past two decades, the C&W GLSP has become the leading resource for biotechnology companies throughout San Diego County. It is also able to assist clients in other markets, as well, drawing upon its industry expertise and membership in ONCOR International, a prestigious organization of select real estate companies in key markets throughout the world.

  • Expertise: Strategic Advisory, Lease Negotiation / Renewals, Build to Suits, Bridge Space, Speculative Space, Sale/Leasebacks
  • Client Services: Complementary services including Occupancy Cost Analyses, Lease Review/Abstract, Aerial/Mapping, Budgetary Review/Support, Lease Alternative Review, Sale vs. Lease Analyses, etc.
  • Key Geography: C&W GLSP is a global leader in laboratory real estate, and is capable and competent in every major life science market in the world
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