Where innovationmeetsits humaninspiration
Situated right in the bustling heart of South San Francisco, Discovery Station is a mixed-use development that combines next-generation lab space, convenient retail options, and modern residential offerings, all within a vibrant, interconnected community. This visionary development offers an expansive 14.5-acre canvas alive with potential, where people at the forefront of science are constantly inspired by the human experiences unfolding just outside the lab’s window.
Picture an 840,000 square foot Class A life science campus centered around three impressive six-story buildings.
With easy access to major highways 380, 280, and 101, ample parking, and easy public transportation options via BART and Caltrain, Discovery Station is uniquely designed for convenience, community, and connectivity.
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Discovery Station will be a vigorous hub of innovation, purpose-built to house world-leading laboratories and premier research facilities. State-of-the-art labs that integrate cutting-edge technology with eco-conscious sustainability will provide a dynamic platform for next-generation scientific exploration.
What sets Discovery Station apart is not only its trailblazing labs but the vibrant community that surrounds them. Imagine a lively campus and a close-knit community where scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs thrive as professionals and as neighbors. A place where bright, ambitious people share a sense of purpose—pursuing breakthroughs that can radically transform human health and well-being. Where they can do their best work while staying closely connected to the human lives that inspire it.
A Vibrant Community
Where scientific endeavors meet human experiences
Forget the typical image of a sterile, lifeless life science cluster. Every square foot of Discovery Station has been carefully curated to cultivate the kind of energy and vibrancy top professionals seek in the places they work and live.
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Retail and Restaurant Courtyard
Amenity Rich Lobby
Integrated Life Science Campus
Mixed Uses: Lab and Retail Plaza
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With easy access to Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Caltrain, commuting is a breeze. It’s a prime location perfectly positioned for tapping into the Bay Area’s rich ecosystem of academic, technological, and medical research centers, as well as recreational and cultural venues.
For people doing the important work of improving lives
Discovery Station is not your typical life-science cluster, but an extraordinary new neighborhood pulsating with life. It’s the ideal home for companies and individuals who not only seek best-in-class lab facilities, but who also seek to balance the demands of work with the rhythms of everyday life. It is a unique opportunity for professionals who dedicate themselves to human health and well-being to stay in close contact with the very human lives that motivate their work.
A welcoming, vibrant community of innovators
CAMPUS AMENITIES
- Shuttle to/from BART & Caltrain
- Conference center 15,000 SF
- Fitness center 10,000 SF
- Restaurant & bar 10,000 SF
- 3-acre central outdoor gathering space
- Large private roof terraces in each building
- Safeway (open 24 hrs)
- Chipotle, coffee shop, and brick oven pizza restaurant
- Bike storage, shower, and locker facilities in each building
- 40,000 SF solar panel array on parking garage
- Nearby residential developments
PARKING
- ~ 1,600 Life Science parking spaces
- 1.7/1,000 parking ratio, up to 2.0/1,000 w/ valet
- Building 1 basement parking with ~ 100 spaces
Our vision
SteelWave and Affinius Capital are driven by a shared vision: to craft exceptional environments and provide unparalleled experiences for our tenants, enabling them to focus on the vital work they undertake. We never lose sight of the human realities that motivate scientific exploration, so we intentionally develop communities where scientists stay connected to and energized by the people who inspire their work. These are the places where breakthroughs happen. Where innovation is in the service of humanity.
Learn about Infinite, another of our new South San Francisco life-science ecosystems where human ambitions are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.