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Owen Rice

Executive Vice President

Hughes Marino

Phone: 1-844-662-6635

Email: owen@hughesmarino.com

About

Owen Rice is an executive vice president at HM Science, a specialized division of Hughes Marino, a global corporate real estate advisory firm that specializes in representing tenants and buyers. Owen has spent over 18 years advising his clients with all aspects of corporate real estate activities. He is an expert in strategic planning and needs assessment, lease and purchase negotiations, dispositions, lease renewals and renegotiations, facility purchases and dispositions and build-to-suits.

Owen has assisted life science clients of all sizes, from early-stage startups to publicly traded companies. He has orchestrated transactions for clients globally. His transaction experience includes CDMOs, CMOs, medical device manufacturing, vivariums, chemistry labs, biology labs and clean rooms.

As an advisor, Owen believes that corporate real estate is meant to support the technical, operational and cultural goals for each of his clients. His approach combines a focus on understanding the organizational requirements of his clients, with a unique forecasting platform that enables him to advise on a variety of possible futures.

Selected life science client representations include:
• AGC Biologics – 163,000 SF, 86,000 SF, 65,000 SF & 21,000 SF
• Cellnetix – 60,000 SF
• NorthWest Fluid Solutions – 46,000 SF
• EliTech Group – 26,000 SF
• Sound Biologics – 18,000 SF
• Impel Pharmaceuticals – 14,000 SF
• Cardinal Health – 10,000 SF

Owen currently resides in Seattle and enjoys spending free time with his wife and two children. When not in Seattle, you can find him and his family in the Methow Valley. Owen is a competitive ultra-trail runner and cross-country skier, and competes in races across the country throughout the year.

  • Education
  • — University of Washington, B.A. in political science
  • Professional Activities
  • — Washington State Department of Real Estate Licensed Broker
    — Broker License #83886
  • Honors and Awards
  • — Broker of the Year — Puget Sound SIOR
  • — Top 225 CBRE Brokerage Professionals Worldwide, 2015
  • — Top Office Broker, 2014 & 2015 — CBRE Seattle
  • — Top Ten Performer, 2010 – 2016 — CBRE Seattle
  • Civic and Charitable Activities
  • — Methow Valley Nordic Ski Educational Foundation — Member, Board of Directors
  • — Methow Valley Dark Sky Coalition — Member, Board of Directors
  • — University of Washington Foster School of Business — Guest Lecturer