HELIOS REAL ESTATE PARTNERS
ABOUT
Bringing Quality to the Built Environment
Helios Real Estate Partners is a real estate investment and development firm specializing in the entitlement, design, construction, and operation of specialized real estate properties. Helios leverages the deep familiarity of its principals with local markets to invest in asset classes and neighborhoods experiencing accelerating demand driven by secular economic shifts and technological advancement.
Headquartered in San Francisco, Helios is currently entitling and developing approximately one million square feet of life science properties in the San Francisco Bay Area valued at over $1.5 billion.
PROJECTS
THE LANDING
Burlingame, CA
The Landing is a state-of-the-art, purpose-built life science campus development in Burlingame, California. The Class A, LEED Gold and Well Certified facility is comprised of approximately 500,000 SF of lab and office space, as well as a curated amenity program to provide enhanced user experience. The Landing is positioned to lead the continued establishment of Burlingame and Millbrae as a premier innovation node in the Bay Area, with its unparalleled mix of transit-oriented attributes, access to the waterfront and nearby amenities. The property is currently under construction for a 2025 delivery.
4055 BOHANNON
Menlo Park, CA
4055 Bohannon is located in Menlo Park in the the Stanford University life science cluster. The project reimagines an existing building into a Class-A, sustainably-built, all-electric life science facility. Designed by industry-leading DES Architects, the project will set the standard for market-ready, prebuilt lab suites. Helios expects to bring the property to market in 2024.
388 VINTAGE PARK
Foster City, CA
theLAB Foster City is a 115,000 square foot purpose-built life science development project located in the heart of the mid-peninsula life science cluster. Neighboring companies include Gilead, Illumina, and Biospace. The property is located at the midway point between Stanford and UCSF and the SF Peninsula with unique accessibility from the East Bay. The Class-A life science facility is built to LEED standards and includes a rooftop terrace with extensive views. The project is currently scheduled for a 2025 delivery.
1499 BAYSHORE
Burlingame, CA
1499 Old Bayshore is a purpose-built 320,000 square foot life science facility in Burlingame, California. The project is designed by DGA Architects and with its stunning unobstructed views will continue the establishment of the Burlingame bayfront as a premier life science destination. This will be the second project by Helios in the Bayshore neighborhood of Burlingame. The project is currently seeking entitlement approvals.
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Principal
BRIAN CASON
Brian is a co-founder of Helios Real Estate Partners. He brings diverse investment and transaction experience from his prior roles as developer-operator and institutional joint venture partner. At Helios, Brian focuses on new investment opportunities, capital markets, and investment strategy.
Prior to Helios, Brian most recently served as Chief Investment Officer for BMC Investments, a real estate investment and development company. As a founding team member, Brian helped form the investment strategy of BMC and execute on the acquisition and development of over $1 billion in assets.
Brian’s experience spans all major asset classes including ground up development projects in New York City, Denver, Florida, and investments in operating properties across the country.
Brian lives in the Bay Area with his wife and two children and is an active member of the UC Berkeley alumni community. Brian holds a BS from University of California, Berkeley, an MSRED from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.