Northeastern University Expands Burlington Campus with $33 Million Building Purchase
Northeastern bought an office building in Burlington, Mass. for $33 million in May, the most recent purchase in its ongoing effort to expand the university’s number of satellite campuses across the United States.
The Burlington BioCenter — which the university officially acquired on May 19, according to state land records — is a four-story, 109,085-square-foot building containing primarily office and scientific lab spaces. The building is around one mile away from Northeastern’s 14-acre Innovation Campus at Burlington.
The exterior of 4 Burlington Woods Dr., the location of the Burlington BioCenter November 2020. Northeastern spent $33 million to purchase the building for the purpose of security and defense research. Photo courtesy Google Maps, Map data: Google, November 2020, ©2025.
Renata Nyul, Northeastern Vice President for Communications, said in a statement to The Huntington News that Burlington BioCenter will serve as a home for Northeastern faculty researchers.
“Focused primarily on homeland security and defense research, Northeastern’s expanding Burlington campus is a critical piece of the university’s global research enterprise,” Nyul wrote. “The new building will expand the footprint and capabilities of our world-class faculty researchers.”
The Burlington BioCenter will join the other science and technology facilities owned by Northeastern in Burlington, which are used for various research fields. These include an unmanned drone testing site, a military materials manufacturing laboratory and the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, home of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory — Northeast.
Northeastern’s Burlington campus provides research facilities for doctoral students and faculty. Additionally, its spaces host “researchers, industry practitioners, government agencies, and nonprofit associations,” according to its website. Recently hosted organizations largely include government and private defense entities, such as the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.
The recent deal was arranged by the real estate firm Newmark and led by a team of high-level Newmark executives, including the co-head of U.S. capital markets Robert Griffin Jr. When the deal was first announced May 16, Newmark said the buyer chose to remain unnamed. Northeastern was confirmed as the deed grantee in state-registered land records May 19.
“Burlington BioCenter stands alone in the Burlington submarket for its turnkey laboratory infrastructure and modern, full-floor buildouts,” said Newmark vice chairman Matthew Pullen in the sale announcement. “In a region where many life science buildings remain in shell condition, this asset is truly differentiated by its cutting-edge systems and immediate occupancy potential.”
Article via The Huntington News
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Chloe Craft News Staff
- May 22, 2025
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