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Karyopharm 6th Amendment

How Lextract extracted 126 fields from a 6th lease amendment for Karyopharm Therapeutics: step rent schedule, TI allowance, and renewal options from an amendment-only document.

By Angel Campa, Founder · Updated March 2026

Location

Newton, MA

Size

52,000 RSF

Annual Rent

$2.3M/yr

Term

60 months

Tenant

Karyopharm Therapeutics

Landlord

ARE-MA Region No. 28

The Challenge

This lease is a sixth amendment to an existing agreement, meaning the document contains no standalone lease terms — only changes to prior provisions. Extracting base rent requires reconciling escalation steps across multiple document layers. The amendment-only format confuses tools that expect a full lease document.

How Lextract Handled It

Lextract identified the amendment structure from the document header, cross-referenced the step rent schedule, and extracted all 126 fields including the escalation schedule, option terms, and pro rata share from the amendment-only format. The extraction correctly flagged the absence of some base terms as expected for an amendment document.

126

Fields Extracted

Under 3 minutes

Extraction Time

Extracted Highlights

FieldExtracted Value
Lease StructureSixth Amendment
Annual Base Rent$2,340,000
Square Footage52,000 RSF
Escalation TypeFixed step
Renewal Options2 × 5-year options
Tenant Improvement Allowance$45/RSF

Complexity Factors

  • Amendment-only document (no standalone lease base terms)
  • Step escalation schedule across 5 years
  • Life sciences tenant in office space
  • ARE (Alexandria Real Estate) landlord entity

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can Lextract extract a lease amendment without the original lease?

Yes. Lextract identifies amendment documents by their structure and extracts whatever fields are present. For fields not defined in the amendment (which carry forward from earlier documents), the extraction notes their absence rather than returning incorrect data.

How does Lextract handle step rent schedules in amendments?

The extraction model parses rent tables and step schedules found anywhere in the document, including exhibits. Each rent step is extracted as a structured record with effective date, annual amount, and monthly amount.

What makes biotech office leases more complex than standard office leases?

Biotech tenants often negotiate lab-ready TI packages, specialized HVAC provisions, hazardous materials clauses, and above-market security deposits. These provisions appear in non-standard locations in the document and require domain-aware extraction.

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