NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s capital advisory division has arranged a $38.5 million construction loan for a 176,130-square-foot mixed-use development at 178-02 Hillside Ave. in Jamaica, Queens. The project will include 131 apartments on floors three through eight, over 10,000 square feet of retail space for a pharmacy, a 25,000-square-foot medical office space on the lower level and a public parking facility. Eastern Consolidated’s Adam Hakim, Andrew Iadeluca and James Murad arranged the transaction with Bank of the Ozarks on behalf of the borrower, Piermont Properties. Located at the northern end of Jamaica, 178-02 Hillside Ave. offers 200 feet of frontage. The corner site is adjacent to the neighborhoods of Jamaica Hills and Jamaica Estates, and above the F-Train 179 Street/Hillside Avenue Subway station.
WESTPORT, CONN. — David Fugitt of Westport-based Vidal/Wettenstein LLC has arranged the $2.6 million sale of 18-26 Imperial Ave. located in downtown Westport. The property is a fully leased five-building medical complex with a total of 7,428 rentable square feet. Amalgamated Realty Company LLC was the seller and Greens Farms Centre Associates was the buyer. Fugitt was the sole broker involved in the transaction.
GRAND PRAIRIE — Duke Realty and its joint venture partners, Baylor Scott & White Health, have broken ground on a 27,149-square-foot medical center. The hospital will be located just off State Highway 360 in Grand Prairie, roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. Situated on a 2.4-acre plot, the two-story hospital will house a full-service emergency care unit, physician offices and an outpatient clinic. Delivery is slated for summer 2017.
BRIDGETON, MO. — McGrath & Associates has completed a $5.6 million renovation of the St. Louis Heart and Vascular Center in the northwest suburb of Bridgeton. The high-tech ambulatory surgery center and medical office facility is located at 3550 McKelvey Road. McGrath completed renovations at the existing 21,000-square-foot building, such as installing a new exterior skin. The construction also included the removal of roof overhangs and raising the parapet walls to increase the building height. The interior of the facility was fully renovated. The first floor features a catheterization lab/operating room with pre- and post-op recovery rooms, which double as sleep study rooms. The second floor includes the cardiac physicians’ offices and exam rooms, as well as a PET/CT scanner. The Marcus Organization was the developer. Bates Associates was the local architect, Innersite was the interior designer and Vanderweil Engineering served as the engineer.
BATTLE CREEK, MICH. — Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Inc. has acquired Battle Creek Medical Office Building in Battle Creek, about 25 miles east of Kalamazoo. The 46,000-square-foot property is situated on 7.3 acres in a medical office park. The building is currently 97 percent leased and anchored by Brookside Surgery Center. American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Co. LLC are the co-sponsors of the REIT.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $22.5 million bridge loan for the repositioning of the former Bank of America office building located at 625 N. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. The borrowers, led by FRI Investors, purchased the 110,000-square-foot, 10-story asset last year in an all-cash transaction with the intent to convert the property into a medical office building. Bank of America vacated its 40,000-square-foot lease at the property late last year. The building is currently 50 percent leased to tenants including Mount Sinai Hospital and Jupiter Medical Center. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of Berkadia’s South Florida office arranged the three-year loan with an adjustable interest rate through PCCP LLP.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Ardent Health Services has acquired LHP Hospital Group Inc., creating the second largest private, for-profit hospital operator in the United States, with 19 hospitals in six states and $3 billion in revenues, according to Ardent. Although the purchase price was not disclosed, Ventas Inc., a massive healthcare REIT, provided $700 million in financing to Ardent for the acquisition. The five-year, LIBOR-based acquisition loan bears an initial cash interest rate of approximately 8 percent. As part of the transaction, Ardent received a significant equity contribution from its majority owner, an affiliate of Equity Group Investments. Ventas also made an equity contribution to maintain its 9.9 percent equity stake in Ardent. LHP’s portfolio of hospitals were all operated in joint ventures. LHP’s portfolio includes Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla.; HUMC Mountainside in Montclair, N.J.; HUMC at Pascack Valley in Westwood, N.J.; Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho; and Seton Medical Center in Harker Heights, Texas. Under the terms of the agreement, Ardent will assume LHP’s management and operational responsibilities within each joint venture partnership. The transaction is not expected to impact the day-to-day operations of the affiliated hospitals. The Ardent management team will also continue to lead the …
TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — Simone Development Co. has received approval from the Town of Huntington to redevelop two buildings located at 5 Cuba Hill Road for medical use. Defense contractor BAE Systems sold 18 acres of its property, located in the Greenlawn area of Huntington (on Long Island), to the Bronx-based developer late last year. At the time, Simone Development leased the four-building complex totaling 200,000 square feet back to BAE. A nine-acre portion with two existing buildings totaling 95,000 square feet will be redeveloped for medical use. Mount Sinai Doctors Long Island, which is part of the Mount Sinai Health System, will become the tenant. Mount Sinai will combine three of its current locations in Huntington into a practice at the new Greenlawn location. The new site will offer imaging services, primary care, pediatric and concierge medicine along with specialty services. In November 2015, KeyBank provided financing to Simone Development for the acquisition and redevelopment of the 5 Cuba Hill property.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Seavest Healthcare Properties and Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. have secured permanent financing for the seven-story, 350,000-square-foot Conventus medical office building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) in downtown Buffalo. The $75 million, five-year takeout loan replaces the building’s initial construction loan. Both loans were provided by M&T Bank and KeyBank. Located at 1001 Main St., Conventus is connected on two full floors to a children’s hospital and will also be connected to a new medical school by a skybridge. Serving as the northern gateway to the BNMC, the $110 million Conventus building is certified LEED Platinum.
OMAHA, NEB. — Darland Construction Co. has partnered with BCDM Architects and Omaha Public Schools to build a school for students with special needs. J.P. Lord School will be relocated from its current location at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s main campus to a new location near 45th and Marinda streets. The 45,000-square-foot school will feature handicap accessible hallways and classrooms, multi-sensory elements, a therapy pool and mobility devices throughout. The school serves students ages five to 21, and the new location is slated to open in the fall of 2018.