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Life Sciences

  • Global health programs based in Seattle serve people in 65 countries
  • About 30% of US funding for HIV research comes to the Seattle area
  • Existing lab space in Seattle is 3,976,826 square feet
  • Seattle’s lab vacancy rate is 4.81%
  • Over 1 million square feet of office and lab space currently under construction in Center City is related to biotechnology

Sources: Colliers International “Elements 2007” report, Downtown Seattle Development Guide 3Q 2007

Center City Hospitals    
Hospital
Beds
Staff
Physicians
Swedish
697
7,000
2,000
Virginia Mason
336
5,000
400
Harborview
413
4,027
413
Total
1,446
16,027
2,813

Total Medical Space: 6.4 Million square feet
(Includes research labs, medical offices and clinic space)

Sources: OfficeSpace.com, Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce and self-reported numbers

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