DETROIT — The conversion of TCF Center in Detroit into a 1,000-bed field hospital is ahead of schedule and slated for completion by Wednesday April 8, according to the Detroit Free Press. Members of the Michigan National Guard assisted the Federal Emergency Management Agency with logistics support and inventory of equipment and supplies. The transformation of the convention center into a federal medical station is in effort to treat COVID-19 cases during a period of surge demand. On April 1, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order formally declaring a state of disaster. As of Monday, April 6, there were 17,221 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Michigan and 727 deaths.
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ST. CHARLES, MO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.4 million sale of a 5,159-square-foot urgent care facility net leased to Our Urgent Care in St. Charles near St. Louis. The property is located at 2893 Veterans Memorial Parkway. Benjamin Bach and Dominic Sulo of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. An out-of-state buyer completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange purchased the building at 100 percent of the list price.
DETROIT — Kennedy Funding has provided a $1.5 million loan for the refinancing of Conner Creek Medical Center in Detroit. Funds will be used to pay off existing debt and for working capital. The facility was recently selected by the state of Michigan as a site for testing and treating COVID-19 patients. The property originally served as Holy Cross Hospital and later became St. John Hospital, which ceased operations in 2004. Since then, St. John leased the facility to varying medical practices until the building was acquired by new owners in 2015. Approximately 131,331 square feet of the five-story, 225,000-square-foot property is occupied by 11 tenants. The Department of Veterans Affairs occupies 29,012 square feet and Conner Creek Life Solutions occupies 32,500 square feet. Working capital from the loan will, in part, fund the conversion of the remaining square feet into additional medical office space. Conner Creek Center LLC was the borrower.
Manhattan Real Estate Holdings Buys Bella TerraMedical Plaza in Huntington Beach for $20M
by Amy Works
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. — Manhattan Real Estate Holdings has acquired Bella Terra Medical Plaza, a medical office building located at 7677 Center Ave. in Huntington Beach. Vibe Boutique Office Properties sold the asset for $20 million. Situated on 1.8 acres, the four-story property features 59,354 square feet of recently renovated, Class A medical office space. At the time of sale, the building was 90 percent leased to a variety of medical facilities and providers. Derek Landry, Bob Prendergast, Sach Kirpalani and Lynn LaChapelle of JLL Capital Markets, along with Kellie Hill, Chris Isola and Bryan Lewitt of JLL Healthcare, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Legacy Real Estate Acquires 84,000 SF Office, Healthcare Building in Lowell, Massachusetts
by Alex Patton
LOWELL, MASS. — Legacy Real Estate Ventures has acquired 55 Technology Drive, an 84,000-square-foot office and healthcare building in Lowell, located approximately 30 miles north of Boston. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to Lowell General Hospital, Borrego Solar, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, software developer Contract Logix and tech company Diagnosys. Anthony Biette of Peak Real Estate Partners represented the seller, a joint venture between Novaya Real Estate Ventures LLC and Hawk Properties. Biette also procured Legacy as the buyer. The sales price was undisclosed.
DALLAS — The State of Texas, the Texas Military Department (TMD) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have identified the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas as a makeshift healthcare facility to treat patients suffering from COVID-19, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Sunday. The convention center, located downtown, will be the first site to be equipped with additional healthcare equipment and facilities. Local ABC affiliate WFAA reports that 250 beds will be set up with the capacity to expand to 1,400 beds if needed. In his statement, Abbott also stated that the number of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients in Texas has doubled over the past week, and announced a mandatory 14-day quarantine for anyone traveling into Texas from any part of Louisiana. According to its website, the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center features 1 million square feet of exhibit space, three ballrooms, 88 meeting rooms, a 1,750-seat theater and a 9,816-seat arena.
NAI Capital Negotiates $3M Acquisition of Highland Springs Medical Arts Building in Beaumont, California
by Amy Works
BEAUMONT, CALIF. — NAI Capital has facilitated the purchase of Highland Springs Medical Arts Building, a medical office building located at 701 Highland Springs Ave. in Beaumont. A private investor acquired the asset for $3 million, or $203 per square foot, in a 1031 exchange. The name of the seller was not released. Marc Piron of NAI Capital’s Investment Services Group represented the buyer in the deal. Totaling 14,752 square feet, the asset offers 12 units with a camera security system, new landscaping and trash enclosure, and a recently redone parking lot complete with ADA compliant ramps and LED lights. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased.
NEW YORK CITY — The Elmhurst Hospital in Queens has dedicated all of its 545 beds to treatment of COVID-19 patients, according to a report by The New York Times. The building owner, NYC Health + Hospitals, has begun transferring patients who are not suffering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus to other medical facilities. Other efforts to increase the number of hospital beds in the city include FEMA’s ongoing conversion of Javits Convention Center into a field hospital and a 1,000-bed federal hospital ship scheduled to arrive in mid-April. As of March 27, The Wall Street Journal has tracked 39,140 cases of coronavirus in New York — nearly half the number of all cases in the country — and 461 confirmed deaths.
UVALDE, TEXAS — Alabama-based general contractor Hoar Construction has begun work on a $90 million healthcare project in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio. The new facility will be part of Uvalde Memorial Hospital and will include 32,870 square feet of institutional space, 31,872 square feet of administrative space and an 11,500 square-foot central utility plant. In addition, the facility will house an emergency department, physical and occupational therapy department, radiology department, urgent care department, an intensive care unit, a 25-bed medical surgical inpatient unit and 16 outpatient beds. The building is expected to be available for occupancy in September 2021.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged a 48,400-square-foot build-to-suit lease at 11200 Broadway St. in Pearland for HCA Houston Healthcare, which plans to open a Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement at the site by early 2021. The healthcare provider has signed a long-term lease at the property, which will feature high-fidelity hospital simulation labs, connected classrooms and debriefing rooms where the health system’s nearly 7,000 nurses will receive ongoing clinical education and training. Griff Bandy and Joe Bright of NAI Partners represented HCA in the lease negotiations. A second HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement is planned for a location north of Houston.