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GENESIS – Station | Life Science Space for Lease, Daly City

GENESIS – Station is located at 2001 Junipero Serra Boulevard, Daly City, California 94014. The building sits directly along the Interstate 280 corridor in northern San Mateo County, approximately 15 minutes south of downtown San Francisco and 30 minutes north of Stanford University.

The Daly City BART station is a five-minute walk (approximately one block) from GENESIS – Station, providing direct rail access to San Francisco, the East Bay, and connections to the broader Bay Area transit network. The Bayshore Caltrain station is approximately 10 minutes away by car.

SFO is approximately 12 minutes from GENESIS – Station by car. Oakland International Airport is approximately 35 minutes away.

GENESIS – Station is strategically positioned between two of California's largest life science research institutions. UCSF Mission Bay is approximately 15 minutes away by car, and Stanford University is approximately 30 minutes away. UC Berkeley is approximately 32 minutes away.

Daly City offers direct access to San Francisco's life science talent pool while providing a more efficient cost basis than South San Francisco or Mission Bay. The location along I-280 and adjacent to Daly City BART gives tenants broad access to employees commuting from the North Bay, South Bay, and East Bay — a recruiting advantage over single-commute-direction submarkets.

GENESIS – Station is a 400,000 rentable square foot (RSF), nine-story Class A laboratory and office building. It is a multi-tenant project designed for small to mid-size life science companies.

GENESIS – Station is a Class A laboratory and office high-rise. The building has been retrofitted with life science infrastructure and delivers research-ready environments to growth-stage biotech tenants.

Column spacing is 20 feet by 40 feet. Deck-to-deck heights are 13 feet 6 inches. Finished lab ceiling heights range from 8 feet 6 inches to 10 feet. Finished office ceiling heights are open to structure. Structural floor load is 80 pounds per square foot live load plus 20 pounds per square foot.

The building has four passenger elevators with a capacity of 3,500 pounds each, plus one service elevator with a capacity of 5,000 pounds. Elevator access to tenant floors is controlled by card reader.

Suites range from approximately 5,000 RSF to 48,000 RSF. The 48,000 RSF represents a full floor, while multi-tenant floors can be demised into suites as small as 5,000 RSF. Typical multi-tenant configurations include two suites of approximately 21,000 RSF and 27,000 RSF per floor.

Yes. Lab space at GENESIS – Station is available for immediate delivery. Prospective tenants should contact the leasing team for the current stacking plan and suite-level availability.

Yes. Full-floor tenants can occupy approximately 48,000 RSF, which typically supports 152 workstations, 18 private offices, 8 conference rooms, 19 modular lab benches, 10 lab support rooms, and 2 six-foot fume hoods in the standard single-tenant concept plan. These spec plans can be modified to fit custom needs for each life science user.

Yes. GENESIS – Station is designed to support scalable growth for companies moving from early validation through expansion. Because the building is multi-tenant across 400,000 RSF, tenants can pursue expansion within the same property. Growth pathways across the broader GENESIS portfolio in the Bay Area may also be available based on ownership, timing and availability.

GENESIS – Station supports BSL-2 laboratory operations.

Lab HVAC is designed for 12 air changes per hour (ACH), which meets standard requirements for BSL-2 wet lab operations.

Total building power is (3) 4,000 Amp and (1) 3,500 Amp, at 480 volts. Allocated plug load is based on the square footage leased. Emergency backup is provided by 2000 kW generator.

Lab suites are equipped with hot and cold water, compressed air, vacuum lines, safety showers, and emergency eyewash stations. The building is fully sprinklered for lab and office hazard classifications.

Yes. Each suite is capable of accommodating fume hoods ranging from 4 to 8 feet. Each suite has the ability to add additional fume hoods above our spec buildout based on tenant overall program.

Every GENESIS suite is delivered with an industry-standard modular benching system built on five components: adjustable work surfaces, mobile cabinets, adjustable shelving units, service units (supporting up to seven gas lines per side), and fume hoods. The system is pre-plumbed and pre-wired, allowing tenants to reconfigure their lab layout over the weekend as research needs change. This design is intended to minimize tenant downtime and reduce buildout cost.

On-site amenities include an upgraded main lobby, a fitness center with locker rooms, a shared seminar room, tenant storage, and 24/7 on-site security staff.

Yes. GENESIS – Station provides a dedicated shipping and receiving program with designated personnel who oversee incoming and outgoing freight, and deliver packages to tenant suites on a scheduled basis. Shipping and receiving operates Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Note: cold storage is not available within the shipping and receiving facility, so tenants expecting cold deliveries should have personnel available in their suite to receive them.

GENESIS – Station offers a parking ratio of 3.0 stalls per 1,000 RSF, housed in an adjacent seven-story parking garage.

The Westlake Shopping Center is approximately 1.3 miles from the property (a three-minute drive) and includes Trader Joe's, Target, Safeway, Walgreens, Chipotle, Starbucks, Panda Express, Jamba Juice, and additional food and banking options. Additional nearby amenities include Original Joe's Westlake, Lucky, Smart & Final, and multiple banks.

The building is staffed by 24/7 on-site security. Access to tenant floors is controlled by card reader at the elevators. Security cameras are installed throughout building entrances and exits. Tenant security systems operate independently of the house system, allowing each tenant to maintain their own access protocols within their suite.

Prospective tenants and brokers can contact the GENESIS – Station leasing team directly through the contact form on this website, or by emailing leasing@p3re.com.

Pricing is available upon request. Market rents for Class A life science space in the San Francisco Bay Area vary based on suite size, lease term, tenant improvement scope, and delivery condition. Contact the leasing team for a current proposal tailored to your company's requirements.

Lease terms are structured to align with tenant growth stage and capital plans. The GENESIS platform is built around transparent deal execution and supports a range of term lengths. Specific terms, tenant improvement allowances, and delivery conditions are negotiated on a per-suite basis.

Timing varies based on suite condition, tenant improvement scope, and tenant readiness. The GENESIS platform emphasizes speed of decision-making and direct leadership access, which typically shortens the path from initial tour to signed lease compared to larger institutional landlords. Tenants should plan for a process that moves from tour to letter of intent to signed lease, followed by buildout and move-in coordination.

GENESIS – Station is owned by Phase 3 Real Estate Partners (P3RE) in partnership with Bain Capital Real Estate. P3RE is the operating sponsor and asset manager; Bain Capital Real Estate is the institutional equity partner.

GENESIS is the life science operating platform of Phase 3 Real Estate Partners. The platform currently comprises approximately 5 million square feet across leading U.S. life science clusters including San Francisco, San Diego, and Boston. GENESIS properties are designed to deliver research-ready lab and office environments for growth-stage biotech companies.

In addition to GENESIS – Station in Daly City, the Bay Area portfolio includes GENESIS – Marina and GENESIS – 1000 Marina in Brisbane, GENESIS – Skyway in San Carlos, GENESIS – 1900 Alameda and GENESIS – 1400 Fashion Island in San Mateo, and GENESIS - 121 E. Grand in South San Francisco.

GENESIS – Station offers Class A life science infrastructure comparable to leading South San Francisco and Mission Bay buildings, with several distinct advantages: a five-minute walk to BART (most SSF properties require a car or shuttle), access to employees commuting from North, South, and East Bay, and a cost basis that is typically more efficient than core SSF and Mission Bay submarkets. The building's I-280 visibility and proximity to UCSF and Stanford make it a strong alternative for growth-stage companies that want Bay Area lab space without the premium of core clusters.

GENESIS – Station is designed for life science companies at a range of growth stages, from early-stage startups (Series Seed and Series A) entering their first professional lab at 5,000 RSF, through growth-stage biotechs (Series B and beyond) scaling into 17,000, 27,000, or full-floor configurations. The suite range (approximately 5,000 to 48,000 RSF), flexible lab infrastructure, and in-building growth pathway are aligned with companies that want to stay in one location as they scale. Contact for latest availability.

Yes. GENESIS – Station has direct visibility along the I-280 corridor, providing brand exposure for tenants to Bay Area commuters traveling between San Francisco and the Peninsula.

GENESIS – Station is differentiated by its operator, not just its specs. Tenants lease directly from Phase 3 Real Estate Partners, a boutique life science operator backed by Bain Capital Real Estate, which means decisions on expansions, renewals, tenant improvements, and infrastructure changes are made by leadership — not committee. That operating model is paired with three tangible building advantages: scalability within a single 400,000 RSF property, with suite sizes from 5,000 to 48,000 RSF allowing tenants to grow without relocating; a five-minute walk to Daly City BART, rare for Bay Area lab product; and the GENESIS Spec Lab Program, with pre-built lab suites and building infrastructure upgrades already completed, so tenants can move in and expand without construction delays. The result is a building that performs like institutional Class A space but executes like a boutique platform.