The New Office/Lab Thread

bigpicture7 said:
Understood, but I don't think the current presence is headquarters-type jobs...it's predominately R&D here now I believe...

The interesting question is whether they try to position the HQ near their Cambridge labs, outside of Boston/Cambridge entirely such as near the Shire suburban location (though the article specifically says "Boston") ...or somewhere in a Boston-proper office bldg.
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The article says "the Boston area."

Also, Shire is backing out of their lease of the Genzyme Building in Kendall. There's no way that both of these announcements are made on the same day and they're not related, right?
 
JumboBuc said:
The article says "the Boston area."

Also, Shire is backing out of their lease of the Genzyme Building in Kendall. There's no way that both of these announcements are made on the same day and they're not related, right?
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Headline says "chicago area," yet "boston"...which would imply not Lexington, but then again, with today's sloppy editorial standards, maybe it's just random.

I agree any Shire consolidation related news on the same day as this announcement is not mere coincidence...

Yet I would not assume they'd use that space in the Genzyme bldg for HQ operations if the space is expensively fitted for lab purposes.

My curiosity is simply related to whether they are going to try to co-locate the HQ operation in cambridge near their R&D, or, since we have a lot of proposed pure office space in boston (some of which is cheaper than Kendall leases), whether they'll go in boston. My guess would be cambridge only because I don't think we've seen a pharma that has R&D in cambridge go downtown for their execs...

I completely agree that the article sheds no info on whether its cambridge, boston, or somewhere else nearby.

EDIT: Shit, I seriously think they changed the headline since the article was first posted because it now says "boston area"...nevermind above. I am either crazy, or they made an update/edit. Anyway, sorry for the whole lotta nuthin.
 
The Globe article on Takeda mentioned that Ipsen was moving its US Headquarters to Cambridge. The HQ is presently in Basking Ridge NJ. From the press releases, its unclear how many of the 250 employees at Basking Ridge will relocate, and whether the 200 additional employees proposed for its existing operations in Cambridge represent transfers from NJ or are new employees above the number being transferred.

http://www.pharmalive.com/french-company-ipsen-to-move-u-s-headquarters-to-boston/
 
bigpicture7 said:
Headline says "chicago area," yet "boston"...which would imply not Lexington, but then again, with today's sloppy editorial standards, maybe it's just random.
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Just a general point that headlines aren't subject to the same editorial standards that articles are. Reporters/journalists write articles and they go through an editing and fact-checking process, but then separate from that its typically someone else who slaps the headline on top after giving the article a review. The same goes for tweets: the journalist who writes an article typically has no say on the tweets that promote it, even if those tweets come from the publication's official account.

If you find an apparent inconsistency between the body of an article and its headline, trust the body.
 
Globe article on how office building landlords feel compelled to install fancy new lobbies:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/02/11/these-lobbyists-are-pushing-coffee-and-video-screens/scoa7CsoeNFcZdx8MsNuOO/story.html

^Meanwhile, as discussed within:
Life science data firm Medidata will be leasing 117,000 at 110 High Street

As it unveiled the new lobby, LaSalle announced that it has signed a lease for 117,000 square feet — all of the building’s empty space — with life science data firm Medidata. In March, Medidata will move its newly acquired subsidiary Shyft Analytics there from its current office in Waltham. It plans to eventually have 600 to 800 employees in the space, said human resources chief Jill Larsen.
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Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) announced that it has recently completed a 56,962-square-foot lease to DataRobot at 225 Franklin Street in Boston.
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https://bostonrealestatetimes.com/d...l&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-622519917

The Boston economy is certainly enjoying the benefits. More than 5,500 people are crammed into the Copley Place headquarters. An expansion to the nearby 500 Boylston/222 Berkeley complex is scheduled to take place in the next several weeks. The new digs have enough room for up to 4,000 employees. And in December, Wayfair announced plans for a third Back Bay location, at 10 Saint James Ave., with space to accommodate another 3,000 down the line.
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/busines...BOEn2w13GO/amp.html?__twitter_impression=true
 
I still don't know anyone that has ever used Wayfair.
 
meddlepal said:
I still don't know anyone that has ever used Wayfair.
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I've bought dinning chairs, bar stools, and rugs. I hear my friends mention it from time to time, but not nearly as often as, e.g., Ikea.
 
meddlepal said:
I still don't know anyone that has ever used Wayfair.
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Me. Plenty. And my girlfriend. My bed and about 3/4 of my bedroom (including linens, curtains, etc.) are from Wayfair. My kitchen island is too. It's really not a bad deal though I don't know that it's a sustainable model.
 
Interesting... well who knew? I guess you folks did.

I'm a bit of a troglodyte when it comes to online shopping. For example, I only use Amazon maybe about once a year.
 
Wayfair seems to have won out vs. competitors like Overstock. But, I don't know what kind of lasting competitive advantage they will have over Amazon.

I've always liked Wayfair - well-curated products at all different price-points (YGWYPF)
 
Amazon could eventually edge out Wayfair, but Wayfair has vastly superior search and filter functionality.
 
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