Nightingale Properties and Real Estate Equities Corporation announced their new 10-story, 160,000-square-foot office development in uptown Manhattan's Harlem market, will feature Smart Windows from View, Inc. (View), the leader in smart building platforms and smart glass. The Labs on 121, located at 2226 Third Avenue, marks the second partnership between View and Nightingale, following the 111 Wall Street office redevelopment with InterVest Capital Partners (formerly Wafra Capital Partners). It also represents View's third project in Manhattan's Third Avenue office corridor, following the recently completed 825 Third Avenue with the Durst Organization, and 730 Third Avenue with TIAA and Nuveen Real Estate, showcasing View's accelerating growth in New York City.

New York City has stated its commitment to become a market frontrunner for life sciences through capital support and government incentives. With new projects emerging and numerous science and research organizations securing space in the area, Harlem has rapidly grown into the City's top life science hub and is poised to become a worldwide leader for the sector. The Labs on 121 represents the latest development in Harlem's life sciences cluster and the first building in the area to install View technology.

View Smart Windows use artificial intelligence to automatically adjust in response to the sun, increasing access to natural light and views of the outdoors, while minimizing heat and glare. The windows help to keep lab spaces clean by eliminating the need for blinds, which act as a reservoir for dust and germs that can contaminate sensitive specimens, and by providing continuous access to blue wavelength sunlight that can disinfect surfaces—both critically important features in life science offices and lab spaces in a post-pandemic environment. Smart glass also offers significant health advantages to employees by reducing the incidence of eyestrain and headaches by over 50%.

In a recent study, employees working next to View Smart Windows improved their sleep by 37 minutes per night and cognitive function by 42%.