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Sterling Bay
Sterling Bay is a national real estate company with a 30-year history of developing spaces and locations that meet complex criteria, foster collaboration, inspire innovation, and enable teams to do their best work. Its life sciences team is led by healthcare experts and real estate professionals who push boundaries and reimagine a healthier world for all by putting an innovative spin on the firm’s tried and true, design-driven method to develop next-gen lab space.
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Rodney Richerson
Managing Principal
As Managing Principal at Sterling Bay, Rodney is responsible for sourcing and closing the firm’s new acquisitions and developments in the Western United States. Additionally, he serves on the firm’s investment committee.
Prior to joining Sterling Bay, Rodney oversaw West Coast assets on behalf of KBS Realty Advisors and its affiliate KBS Capital Advisors. Rodney serves on a variety of industry advisory groups and is a board member of the Southern California chapter of NAIOP. He earned a BA in Business, with an emphasis in Real Estate Finance from California State University, Fullerton.
Colorado's life sciences market is poised to become a national leader in global innovation. Sterling Bay and its strategic partners bring decades of development expertise, creating ultramodern scientific spaces to meet the moment.
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Building a Research Career in Colorado: Insights from an Inaugural Boettcher Investigator
For Robin Dowell, D.Sc., Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder BioFrontiers Institute, Colorado offers the right environment for a bold, interdisciplinary scientific career. Her research merges genetics and computer science to investigate transcriptional regulation.
Dowell was part of the inaugural class of Boettcher Investigators, supported through Boettcher Foundation’s Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program. The award arrived early in her career and provided meaningful momentum. “Receiving the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research award was great, it was my first grant of any substantial size,” says Dowell. “It was a nice pat on the back in terms of, ‘Yes, you can do this. Let’s get going!’”
The program opened new possibilities for her lab. “I think it enabled us to go in some directions we might not have done otherwise,” says Dowell. The award also helped her gain critical grant-writing experience and extend research beyond what initial funding typically supports. That foundation paved the way for later success with the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
Dowell maintains close ties to Boettcher Foundation, encouraging junior faculty members to apply for the Webb-Waring Biomedical Awards program and offering guidance shaped by her own experience. She has also mentored several undergraduate Boettcher Scholars in her lab. “That is one of the great rewards of the Boettcher program over long term is providing those undergrads with incredible research opportunities in some of the best labs in the state,” she says.
Her academic work also helped spark Arpeggio BioSciences, created with Joey Azofeifa, Ph.D., after developing new computational methods for analyzing nascent transcription. CU Boulder’s licensing support and incubator space created early runway for the company, showcasing the advantages of launching science-driven startups in Colorado.
Dowell’s collaborations with fellow research leaders at the BioFrontiers Institute and commitment to mentoring and supporting researchers at all stages of their careers reinforces the depth, generosity, and scientific rigor that define Colorado’s life sciences community.
A Bold Vision for Life Sciences
For more than 30 years, Sterling Bay has developed properties that transform communities. Our expertise in life sciences, coupled with a passion for pushing boundaries, creates real, measurable impact. With numerous customized lab space projects, Sterling Bay life sciences serves both premier and emerging markets around the country. We put an innovative spin on our tried and true, design-driven approach to develop next-generation lab space for the life sciences community and renowned tenants. Designing for growth, innovation, and transformation, we dream up lab space that’s adaptable to every stage of the journey and packed with amenities to inspire innovation along the way.
Redtail Ridge is a premier innovation district and life science campus at the forefront of next-generation research, medical care, and community. Located near the dynamic Boulder-Denver life sciences cluster along the high-tech U.S. 36 corridor, the development is built to grow and evolve with its tenants. With elevated amenities and expansive outdoor space open to the community, Redtail Ridge serves all who traverse its paths.
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Sterling Bay Life Sciences’ Strategic Investment in Colorado’s Innovative Future
Sterling Bay Life Sciences, the dedicated life sciences division of national real estate development firm Sterling Bay, is leading a transformative initiative in Colorado’s growing life sciences ecosystem.
The firm’s proposed development at Redtail Ridge, a 2.6 million-square-foot life sciences ecosystem in Boulder County, aims to house a cluster of biotech companies, growing the region’s capacity for groundbreaking discoveries and advanced research. With its sights set on Redtail Ridge and similar future developments, Sterling Bay Life Sciences looks forward to a continued investment in building Colorado’s innovative future.
Leveraging decades of success in lifestyle-centric real estate, Sterling Bay Life Sciences’ experienced team of healthcare experts and real estate professionals is redefining scientific spaces and enhancing the workplace experience for scientists across the state, driven by the belief that scientists deserve optimal working conditions for inspiration and well-being.
Drawing on over 30 years of experience developing globally recognized innovation hubs, Sterling Bay Life Sciences reimagines conventional labs to create state-of-the-art facilities that transcend functionality, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, private fresh air terraces, modern fitness facilities, and sophisticated air quality systems that redefine the life sciences real estate sector and Colorado’s potential for progress and innovation.
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Hub for Health Impact
We love to collaborate with new arrivals. Our welcoming life sciences community is right-sized for high-growth companies. There’s more than a million square feet of lab space planned or in development critical infrastructure and state support for startups expansions and relocations. Our supportive partners are ready for every step of the journey.