NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions has arranged the sale of two medical office buildings located in New Britain for an undisclosed price. Mark Cosenza and David Neboyskey of Inland Real Estate represented the buyer, an Inland affiliate, in the deal. The properties are a two-story building located at 300 Kensington Ave. and a 62,000-square-foot building at 1 Lake St. Starling Physicians P.C. occupies both properties.
DALLAS — Investor demand for healthcare properties throughout the country is soaring, driven by the recession-resistant nature of the asset class and its ability to consistently generate strong returns. Confidence in the property type also stems from the prevailing realization that legislation opposing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has thus far been unsuccessful. After multiple failed attempts to repeal and revise the law, the Republican Party introduced a bill today that aims to cut overall funding for healthcare and give states more control over their individual healthcare budgets. Other demand drivers for the healthcare sector include a growing number of aging Americans, the tendency of healthcare tenants to sign long-term leases and an expectation that government spending on healthcare, as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), is set to rise above its current level of 15 percent. It all adds up to a remarkably healthy flow of capital into the healthcare sector from institutional, private and foreign investors alike. Five healthcare real estate panelists at last week’s InterFace Healthcare Real Estate conference discussed a variety of topics within the healthcare investment market, including the profiles of the investors, the pressures they face to deploy their capital in a timely …
TYLER, TEXAS — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. will build an expansion project for CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, located at 800 E. Dawson St. in Tyler. The project will deliver two new trauma rooms, 48 ICU beds, an emergency room with 54 treatment beds and two helipads. It will also replace the existing parking garage with a 297,000-square-foot structure, construction of which began earlier this year and is expected to be complete by March 2018.
NORWALK, CONN. — Marcus Partners has completed the disposition of Cross Street Medical Center, located at 40 Cross St. in Norwalk. Anchor Health Properties acquired the property for $23 million. Norwalk Surgery Center/Norwalk Hospital, St. Vincent’s MultiSpecialty Group, WestMed (formerly Norwalk Medical Group) and the Center for Advanced Pediatrics anchor the 71,401-square-foot building. Frank Nelson, Michael Greeley and Danielle DeMarco of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the deal.
MEDFORD, N.J. — Atkins Cos., in conjunction with Capital Solutions, has acquired Medford Medical Center, a medical office building located at 103 Old Marlton Pike in Medford. A condominium association sold the 46,400-square-foot property for $2.4 million. Prior to the sale, the facility was comprised of 20 condominium units owned by individual medical groups. As part of the transaction, the individual units converted back into a single ownership entity and the condominium association was dissolved. The buyer plans to renovate the exterior and interior of the property to create a new state-of-the-art medical facility. Larchmont Imaging and South Jersey Eye Physicians anchor the property. Evan Zweben of Colliers International was the sole broker in the transaction.
EAGAN, MINN. — Minnesota Autism Center (MAC) has unveiled plans to expand its campus in Eagan by adding a new, 20,000-square-foot building. Peter Fitzgerald of Cushman & Wakefield represented the nonprofit organization in its purchase of nearly four acres adjacent to the current campus. Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc. will construct the new building, and RSP Architects (RSP) will serve as architect. Cushman & Wakefield, Ryan Cos., RSP and several subcontractors have contributed various donations to support the newest development within MAC’s therapy campus, which will now include three buildings offering a variety of specialized autism services. Ryan Cos. broke ground on the new building in June, with completion slated for the end of the year. The original, 38,000-square-foot MAC opened in 2007.
BEE CAVE, TEXAS — Perardi Development will build Medical Towers at Bee Cave II, a 42,000-square-foot medical office property located at the corner of RM 620 and State Highway 71 in the Austin metro of Bee Cave. Scheduled to break ground later this month, the project follows the completion and pre-leasing of the 23,000-square-foot Medical Towers at Bee Cave. This second phase of the project could be completed as early as mid-December 2018.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — The American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (ACOS) has leased 7,867 square feet at 1680 Duke Street, a five-story boutique office building in Alexandria, roughly eight miles south of Washington, D.C. Donahoe Real Estate Services represented the landlord, KP Duke Street LLC, in the lease transaction, and CRESA DC represented ACOS. The 48,000-square-foot building has undergone renovations including a new entrance and lobby and modernized elevators. ACOS will occupy the fifth floor of the building. With the lease, 1680 Duke Street is 90 percent leased to tenants including the National School Boards Association and CVS/pharmacy.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — White Plains Healthcare Properties I LLC has selected The Congress Companies as developer and the joint venture Congress/Consigli JV as the construction manager for the 110,000-square-foot White Plains Institute for Rehabilitation & Healthcare. The $60 million dollar facility consists of 160 beds of skilled nursing, including 76 specialized rehabilitation beds, 42 Alzheimer’s secure beds, and 42 long-term care beds. It will be operated by tenant EPIC Healthcare. The Architectural Team (TAT), of Chelsea, Mass., designed the facility. Congress/Consigli JV worked with TAT and EPIC to bring the project through pre-construction to the construction phase, providing scheduling, line item budgeting, value engineering, cost estimating, and evaluations of alternative building system options. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Sept. 7.
O’FALLON, MO. — McGrath & Associates has completed construction of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) within the Childbirth Center at Progress West Hospital in O’Fallon. The eight-bed NICU will allow the hospital to care for premature babies born as early as 32 weeks after pregnancy. The NICU features eight newborn intensive care beds throughout a special care nursery, procedure room and baby nursery. Fox Architects was the project architect.