FARGO, N.D. — MedProperties Realty Advisors has acquired a Post Acute Medical (PAM) inpatient rehab facility in Fargo for an undisclosed price. The 42-bed hospital spans 57,000 square feet. It is fully leased to PAM on an absolute net basis for 18 years. The property is the only inpatient rehab facility in the state, and it also serves portions of Minnesota and South Dakota, according to MedProperties. Siemens Financial provided debt for the acquisition. P.J. Camp and Mathew Tarpley of Hammond Hanlon Camp LLC arranged the transaction. The seller information was not disclosed.
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LEHIGHTON, PA. — Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) will open a 100,000-square-foot hospital in Lehighton in central Pennsylvania. The facility will be situated on a 34.5-acre site and will feature 18 inpatient beds, a 12-bay emergency department, two operating rooms, two procedure rooms and four observation rooms with plans for future expansion. The opening is scheduled for spring 2022. Matt Macdonald of Markward Group represented LVHN and the seller in the disposition of the land.
SOMERVILLE, MASS. — BioMed Realty, a subsidiary of Blackstone that focuses on life sciences real estate, has acquired a 162,000-square-foot office building and a 7.5-acre development tract within the Assembly Row mixed-use destination. The property is located in Somerville on the northern fringe of Boston. The site will be developed in phases and ultimately add 1.3 million square feet of life sciences space to the local supply. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
SAN DIEGO — A publicly traded REIT has acquired Torrey Hills Medical Plaza, a Class A medical office building and attached parking garage in San Diego. Virtus Real Estate Capital and Coast Income Properties sold the property for $37.3 million. Situated on 2.6 acres at 4765 Carmel Mountain Road, the 47,596-square-foot asset features a connected, two-level parking garage. Fresenius Medical Care anchors the two-story building, which is 91 percent leased. Andrew Milne, Evan Kovac, Trent Jemmett, Paul Braun, Chris Ross and Kelly Moriarty of JLL Healthcare Capital Markets represented the seller in the transaction.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Mohr Capital has acquired a two-story, 78,449-square-foot medical office building in Orlando. The property is situated within Lee Vista Business Park at 6272 Lee Vista Blvd., nine miles southeast of downtown Orlando. The facility houses a distribution warehouse, office space for executives, specialty pharmacy and a team of specialty-trained pharmacists and nurses. Accredo Health Group Inc., a specialty pharmacy operator and subsidiary of global healthcare insurance firm Cigna Corp., fully occupies the asset with more than six years remaining on its lease. The facility was first developed in 2006 for CuraScript Inc., which merged with Accredo in 2012. Rodrigo Godoi internally represented the Dallas-based buyer in the transaction. Ron Rogg of CBRE represented the seller, a tenant in common (TIC) entity, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
SANDUSKY, OHIO — Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired a three-story, 91,300-square-foot medical office building in Sandusky, about 60 miles west of Cleveland. The purchase price and seller were undisclosed. The facility serves as the flagship location for Northern Ohio Medical Specialists (NOMS) and is fully leased to the organization. The building was constructed in 2009 and expanded in 2018 with the addition of an ambulatory surgery center. NOMS is a major provider across Northern Ohio, with 45 locations and more than 260 providers in 30 different medical specialties.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Regional healthcare provider Southwestern Health Resources has signed a 150,000-square-foot lease at Browning Place, a 627,560-square-foot office complex in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. Amenities at the complex include an onsite bank branch, jogging trail, café and a fitness center. Duane Henley of Transwestern represented the landlord, Browning Place LLC, in the lease negotiations. Paul Whitman and Pat McDowell with JLL represented the tenant.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Biopharmaceutical firm Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has sold its 260,950-square-foot life sciences campus in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The campus comprises five buildings. Dan Boyles and Jon Silberman of NAI Partners represented Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, which is relocating to another property in The Woodlands, in the deal. The name and representative of the buyer were not disclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Skanska USA will construct Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute, a two-building, 371,000-square-foot healthcare facility in downtown Orlando that will include a medical pavilion and outpatient surgery center. Construction is expected to cost $187 million., The development will feature an eight-story building with 75 in-patient rooms and 10 operating rooms, as well as an adjoining six-story medical office building with another 12 operating rooms and two floors of ambulatory services. EYP Architecture & Engineering designed the facility. The medical pavilion and outpatient surgery center are expected to deliver in 2022 and the rest of the center will open in 2023. The facility will be part of the OrlandoHealth network.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Meridian, in partnership with an institutional investor, has acquired El Dorado Medical Plaza for an undisclosed price. Located at 1400 N. Wilmot Road, the three-story property features 187,690 square feet of Class B medical office space, plus surgery and hospital services. Meridian plans to implement a renovation program for the property, with completion slated for the end of 2021. Ben Tashakorian, David Benjamin, Trent Carvolth, Bradley Peters and Kelly O’Dea of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Houston-based Clarion Properties. Meridian was self-represented in the deal.