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| Investments in real estate | Our consolidated investments in real estate consisted of the following as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
(1)Refer to “Assets held for sale” below. Assets held for sale As of June 30, 2026, we had 23 operating properties aggregating 1.7 million RSF and land parcels aggregating 2.0 million SF that were classified as held for sale. The disposal of the properties classified as held for sale does not represent a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on our operations or financial results, as the dispositions relate to an individual asset or a group of assets across multiple markets and do not represent the exit from any significant market. Accordingly, these assets do not meet the criteria for classification as discontinued operations. We cease depreciation of our properties upon their classification as held for sale. The following table presents the components of net assets related to real estate investments that met the criteria for classification as held for sale as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
For additional information, refer to “Real estate sales” in Note 2 – “Summary of significant accounting policies” to our unaudited consolidated financial statements. Sales of real estate assets and impairment of real estateOur completed dispositions of real estate assets during the six months ended June 30, 2026 and in July 2026 consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
(1)Represents the aggregate contractual sales price of our dispositions, which differs from sales proceeds disclosed in our consolidated statement of cash flows under “Investing activities” (proceeds from sales of real estate), “Financing activities” (contributions from and sales of noncontrolling interests), and “Supplemental disclosure and non-cash investing and financing activities" (non-cash consideration) primarily due to the timing of payment, closing costs, and other sales adjustments such as prorations of rents and expenses. Impairment of real estate During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized impairment charges aggregating $228.0 million, classified within impairment of real estate in our consolidated statement of operations, primarily related to the following assets: Greater Boston market •During the three months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized an additional impairment charge of $24.8 million related to one vacant office property, aggregating 104,956 RSF, in the Cambridge submarket of our Greater Boston market, to reduce its carrying amount to its updated estimated fair value less costs to sell of approximately $43.7 million based on recent negotiations with a potential buyer. This asset was classified as held for sale in December 2025 following our assessment of the project’s financial outlook, including the significant capital required to redevelop and lease the property. As a result, we decided to sell this asset and reinvest the sales proceeds in other projects with greater value-creation opportunities, and recognized an impairment charge of $105.7 million in December 2025. We expect to complete the sale within 12 months. San Diego market •Impairment charge of $64.2 million was recognized to reduce the carrying amount of a land parcel located outside of a Megacampus aggregating 425,000 SF in Sorrento Mesa, to its estimated fair value less costs to sell of approximately $43.1 million. The land parcel met the criteria for classification as held for sale as of June 30, 2026, following our reevaluation of the capital required to develop the site and its alignment with our Megacampus strategy, resulting in our decision to monetize the asset and reallocate capital to other projects with greater value-creation opportunities. The asset is expected to be sold to a residential developer and we expect to complete the sale within the next 12 months. •Impairment charge of $28.2 million was recognized to reduce the carrying amounts of five operating properties, primarily comprising non-laboratory space, aggregating 95,814 RSF and one land parcel aggregating 144,000 SF in the Sorrento Valley submarket of our San Diego market, to their estimated fair values less costs to sell of approximately $26.7 million. These assets met the criteria for classification as held for sale as of June 30, 2026, following our evaluation of the significant capital that would have been required to convert these properties through redevelopment for laboratory use and their alignment with our Megacampus strategy, resulting in our decision to monetize these assets and reallocate capital to other projects with greater value-creation opportunities. We expect to complete the sale within the next 12 months. San Francisco Bay Area market •During the three months ended June 30, 2026, we recognized an additional impairment charge of $29.3 million related to one future development project, aggregating 1.1 million SF, in the SoMa submarket of our San Francisco Bay Area market. The additional impairment charge was recognized to reduce the carrying amount of this asset to its updated estimated fair value less costs to sell of approximately $41.3 million based on recent negotiations with a potential buyer. The asset was classified as held for sale in December 2025 following our commitment to dispose of it and reinvest the sales proceeds in other projects with greater value-creation opportunities, resulting in an impairment charge of $333.4 million recognized in December 2025. We expect to complete the sale within 12 months. ![]() •In June 2026, we entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell a previously impaired future development project aggregating 250,000 SF and one operating property aggregating 228,000 RSF in the Palo Alto submarket of our San Francisco Bay Area market. These assets were classified as held for sale in December 2025, at which time we recognized an impairment charge of $144.7 million. We recognized a $23.3 million partial reversal of the impairment charge to increase the carrying values of the assets to their aggregate sales price of $163.0 million, less costs to sell. This adjustment was recorded as a partial offset to impairment of real estate in our consolidated statements of operations and did not exceed the cumulative impairment previously recognized on these assets. The sale was completed in July 2026, with no gain or loss recognized. Canada (Non-cluster) market •Impairment charge of $61.6 million was recognized to reduce the carrying amount of one non-laboratory property aggregating 247,743 RSF in Canada, a non-cluster market, to its estimated fair value less costs to sell of approximately $42.4 million. The property met the criteria for classification as held for sale as of June 30, 2026, following our decision to sell the asset and reallocate the substantial near-term capital that redeveloping the asset would have required toward other projects with greater value-creation opportunities. We expect to complete the sale within the next 12 months. In addition, we recognized an impairment charge of $27.8 million in connection with an amendment to the sales agreement for our Montreal portfolio, reducing its carrying amount to its estimated fair value less costs to sell of approximately $134.5 million. This portfolio has been classified as held for sale since the fourth quarter of 2025. The disposition of our Canadian portfolio does not represent a strategic shift that has had, or will have, a major effect on our operations or financial results and, therefore, does not meet the criteria for classification as discontinued operations. In determining the carrying amounts of the assets for the impairment analyses, we considered their net book values, estimated costs to sell, and the effect of approximately $33.0 million of cumulative net foreign currency translation losses recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. These losses are expected to be reclassified to earnings upon substantial completion of the disposition of our Canada assets. OtherARE‑East River Science Park, LLC (“ARE”), a subsidiary of Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., holds an option granted in 2006 to incorporate a land parcel adjacent to and north of the Alexandria Center® for Life Science – New York City campus (the “Option Parcel”) into the existing ground lease, which would allow for the future development of an additional life science building within the campus. ARE’s investment in pre‑construction costs related to the Option Parcel aggregated $183.0 million as of June 30, 2026. On August 6, 2024, ARE filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against New York City Health + Hospitals Corporation (“H+H”) and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (“EDC”) relating to disputes under the ground lease and option arrangements governing the Option Parcel. ARE filed an amended complaint on January 24, 2025, asserting claims for fraudulent inducement, breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and declaratory relief concerning the continued validity of the option. On March 27, 2026, the court granted defendants’ partial motion to dismiss the fraud in the inducement and implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claims. ARE intends to appeal this order at the appropriate time and to vigorously pursue its claims. The court did not dismiss ARE’s claim for declaratory relief, which remains pending. On April 10, 2026, H+H and EDC answered the amended complaint and asserted counterclaims seeking, among other things, declaratory relief relating to the alleged expiration of the option and entitlement to a $5.0 million security deposit, and damages of at least $3.8 million. As a result of the foregoing matters, the timing of any development of the Option Parcel is currently indeterminate. Excluding the potential impact of the counterclaims filed by H+H and EDC, this matter exposes us to potential losses ranging from zero to the full amount of the investment in the project aggregating $183.0 million as of June 30, 2026, depending on the resolution of the remaining declaratory relief proceedings, the outcome of any appeal, and/or the ability to develop the project. We performed a probability-weighted recoverability analysis based on initial estimates of various possible outcomes and determined no impairment was present as of June 30, 2026. Separately from, and not as part of, the pending litigation related to the Option Parcel, EDC, on behalf of H+H as the landlord and itself as lease administrator, delivered on April 20, 2026, a notice alleging that ARE is in default of certain information delivery obligations under the ground lease relating to the existing operating towers at the Alexandria Center for Life Science – New York City campus, including sublease, tax, and financial information. The notice asserts that the failure to cure the alleged defaults within the applicable 30-day cure period would result in daily charges of $1,000 increasing thereafter up to $2,000. ARE disputes the allegations set forth in the notice of default and intends to vigorously defend against them. On May 12, 2026, ARE filed a lawsuit in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court against H+H and EDC, seeking a Yellowstone injunction, a preliminary injunction, and a temporary restraining order to toll all cure periods under the notice of default and to enjoin EDC and H+H from issuing a notice of termination (the “NYS Action”). The court denied ARE’s request for a temporary restraining order on May 13, 2026, and denied ARE’s request for a Yellowstone injunction and a preliminary injunction on June 15, 2026. On June 17, 2026, ARE filed a notice of appeal from the court’s order, dated June 15, 2026. On July 1, 2026, ARE filed an application for interim relief pending appeal. Following oral argument before a single justice, the application was denied without prejudice to determination by a full panel. ARE’s appeal remains pending. On July 2, 2026, ARE filed an amended complaint in the NYS Action, adding claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference, and unfair competition, and is seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, based on the defendants’ alleged misuse of ARE’s confidential subtenant information and diversion of an ARE subtenant to a competing City-sponsored project. The NYS Action remains pending.
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