Healthcare

Galaxy, WBDC Acquire Land for $50M Biomanufacturing Facility in Worcester, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams August 11, 2020

WORCESTER, MASS. — Massachusetts-based Galaxy Life Sciences, in partnership with the Worcester Business Development Corp. (WBDC), has acquired land for the development of a $50 million biomanufacturing facility in the Central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The facility will be situated on six acres within The Reactory, a 46-acre life sciences campus that is a redevelopment of a site formerly occupied by Worcester State Hospital. Infrastructure work on the site is expected to begin this fall. Kelleher & Sadowsky represented the development team in its acquisition of the land.

August 11, 2020

Development Healthcare Texas

E.E. Reed Breaks Ground on 122,000 SF Healthcare Project in Houston

by Taylor Williams August 10, 2020

HOUSTON — Locally based general contractor E.E. Reed Construction has broken ground on the Woman’s Hospital medical office building, a 122,000-square-foot healthcare property located within Houston’s Medical Center. Earl Swensson Associates designed the five-story project, which is expected to be complete in late 2021. Healthpeak Properties, a healthcare and seniors housing REIT based in Irvine, Calif., is the developer.

August 10, 2020

Acquisitions Healthcare North Carolina Office Southeast

Flagship Healthcare Trust Acquires 55,912 SF Medical Office Building in Hickory, North Carolina

by Alex Tostado August 7, 2020

HICKORY, N.C. — Flagship Healthcare Trust Inc. has acquired Tate Medical Commons IV, a 55,912-square-foot medical office building in Hickory. The Charlotte-based REIT will also manage the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Catawba Valley Medical Center and Catawba Women’s Center. The asset is situated at 1501 Tate Blvd. SE, next to Tate Medical Commons. First Horizon Bank provided acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

August 7, 2020

Development Healthcare Texas

MedCore Partners Breaks Ground on 25,200 SF Bedford Medical Plaza Near Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams August 7, 2020

BEDFORD, TEXAS — Healthcare developer MedCore Partners has broken ground on the 25,200-square-foot Bedford Medical Plaza, located at the northwest corner of Hospital Parkway and Parkview Lane near Fort Worth. The building will be situated on 3.1 acres near Texas Health Harris Methodist Hurst-Euless-Bedford Hospital and is 100 percent preleased to multiple local practices. An expected completion date was not released.

August 7, 2020

Acquisitions Florida Healthcare Southeast

SRS Arranges $5.9M Sale of Single-Tenant Healthcare Property in South Florida

by Alex Tostado August 6, 2020

GREENACRES, FLA. — SRS Real Estate Partners’ National Net Lease Group has arranged the $5.9 million sale of a property leased to ChenMed, a medical provider focused on the care of senior citizens. The 13,635-square-foot property is located at 4998 10th Ave., 10 miles southwest of downtown West Palm Beach. ChenMed’s lease is corporate-guaranteed and has nine years remaining. The property, which sits on three acres, was originally developed in 1999 for Walgreens, which occupied the space until last year. The seller, The Morgan Cos., renovated the building specifically for ChenMed, which located there in 2019. Patrick Nutt and Andrew Fallon of SRS represented the Charlotte, N.C.-based seller in the transaction. Cornerstone Commercial Realty represented the buyer, a Seminole, Fla.-based private investor completing a 1031 exchange.

August 6, 2020

Company News Healthcare Northeast Retail Rhode Island

CVS Reports 35.2 Percent Revenue Increase in Second Quarter, Stock Up 20 Percent

by Taylor Williams August 6, 2020

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) reported total revenue of $634 billion in the second quarter, a year-over-year increase of 35.2 percent. The company’s net income also rose by 48 percent to roughly $5 billion during the period, suggesting that revenues are rising while costs are remaining relatively flat. The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based pharmacy and convenience store chain, which acquired insurance giant AETNA in late 2018, saw its stock price open at $65.53 per share on Wednesday, Aug. 5, giving it a year-to-date increase of nearly 20 percent. CVS announced plans to close 22 underperforming stores during the first quarter, but has kept all its U.S. locations open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as an essential retailer. As of 2019, CVS operated just shy of 10,000 stores across the United States.

August 6, 2020

Healthcare Texas

McAllen Convention Center Becomes Temporary Healthcare Facility for COVID-19 Patients

by Taylor Williams August 6, 2020

MCALLEN, TEXAS — The administration of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has converted the McAllen Convention Center, located in the Rio Grande Valley near Mexico, into a temporary healthcare facility for COVID-19 patients. Texas, one of the first states to reopen, has seen a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks, recording as many as 8,000 new cases per day during some stretches. The 174,000-square-foot facility has the capacity to house as many as 250 patients, but it opened on Tuesday with the stated goal of taking up to 50 patients to start and increasing intake and capacity as needed. The property sits on 18.5 acres and features a 60,000-square-foot free exhibit hall, a grand ballroom, two boardrooms and 16 breakout rooms for meetings and smaller events. According to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, the state has recorded about 460,000 positive cases and 7,500 deaths since the pandemic began.

August 6, 2020

Acquisitions Healthcare Texas

Colliers Brokers Sale of 30,000 SF Medical Office Building in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams August 6, 2020

KATY, TEXAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the Mason Creek medical office building, a 30,000-square-foot facility in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The property was fully leased to Village Family Practice LLP and Memorial MRI & Diagnostics LLC at the time of sale. Beth Young and Bob Parsley of Colliers represented the seller, Read King, in the transaction. The buyer was Montecito Medical Real Estate. Arch-Con Construction served as general contractor of the newly built facility. Several healthcare systems have recently opened hospital campuses within a four-mile radius of Mason Creek, including Houston Methodist Hospital, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Children’s Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

August 6, 2020

Development Healthcare Midwest Nebraska Office Top Stories

McCarthy Completes $86M Omaha VA Ambulatory Center in Nebraska

by Alex Tostado August 6, 2020

OMAHA, NEB. — McCarthy Building Cos. has completed construction of the Omaha VA Ambulatory Care Center, an $86 million, 157,000-square-foot outpatient facility for veterans. The property includes seven primary-care units, an outpatient surgery suite and a specialty medicine unit allowing 400 additional patients to visit the clinic each day, as well as a dedicated women’s health clinic area. The new facility, which is connected to the existing 12-story VA Medical Campus, will open to patients this month. This is the first center in the country to take advantage of the C.H.I.P.I.N. for Vets Act passed through Congress in 2016, according to McCarthy. Under the law, the VA is permitted to accept private donations to complete construction projects. The VA entered a public-private partnership with nonprofit group Veterans Ambulatory Center Development Corp. (VACDC) to save taxpayers roughly $30 million. The law also requires the builder to use innovative delivery techniques that fall outside federally prescribed specifications and methods. Such initiatives include subsurface utility mapping, virtual design and construction, and using a design-assist subcontracting approach instead of a hard-bid approach. McCarthy claims it completed the project four months ahead of schedule. “Breaking from the traditional design-bid-build delivery format allowed for creative solutions, more …

August 6, 2020

Acquisitions Arizona Healthcare Office Western

Equus Sells Scottsdale Gateway I Medical Office Building in Arizona for $27M

by Amy Works August 5, 2020

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Equus Capital Partners has completed the disposition of Scottsdale Gateway I, a medical office building located on 8.5 acres in Scottsdale. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $27 million. Built in 1998, the 107,049-square-foot building features a two-story atrium lobby, 58,000-square-foot floor plates and a parking ratio of 5.8 cars per 1,000 square feet, as well as additional development potential. At the time of sale, the building was 96 percent occupied. Scottsdale Gateway I is located adjacent to Honor Health’s 427-bed Scottsdale Shea Medical facility. The property was originally part of a two-building office portfolio that Equus acquired in 2014 on behalf of BPG Investment Partnership IX, a discretionary fund managed by the firm. Benjamin Geelan and Andrew Milne of JLL represented the seller in the deal. Bryan Taute of CBRE served as leasing agent on the assignment.

August 5, 2020

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