OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Pediatric Associates has signed a lease to open a 7,430-square-foot practice at AdventHealth South Overland Park. The practice, which provides comprehensive pediatric care for all childhood health issues, will be located on the third floor. Construction within the space is expected to start later this month with completion slated for the fall. Mark McConahay of Block & Co. Inc. represented Pediatric Associates in the lease transaction. Molly Crawford Munninghoff represented the landlord, AdventHealth South Overland Park.
Digital connectivity and rising costs are rapidly transforming industries across the country, and healthcare is certainly no exception. Digital health solutions and the material realities of the economy, along with a changing regulatory landscape, are reshaping the way providers deliver care. For example, the increased uses of telehealth, artificial intelligence (AI) and more community-based facilities (such as urgent care centers) are changing the spaces providers need. This activity is in turn altering the real estate, construction and project management strategies for healthcare providers. Healthcare real estate professionals, from in-house capital project leaders to general contractors and project managers, should be aware of two trends particularly driving this sea of change in healthcare real estate: evolving technology and an industry-wide transition to value-based care. These trends are fueling the creation of larger, centralized healthcare systems with more expansive networks of agile, strategic facilities. Specifically, the industry is moving away from inpatient hospital settings and toward ambulatory care and community-based facilities as part of a larger healthcare system. In turn, built-environment professionals are being commissioned for more agile, specialized and technologically enabled capital projects over more geographically dispersed areas. With this activity comes change to how real estate professionals deliver projects for …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Flagship Healthcare Properties has acquired a 121,741-square-foot portfolio featuring six medical office buildings (MOBs) in metro Charlotte. Three of the MOBs are located in Concord, with the remaining three in Kannapolis, China Grove and Locust. The portfolio was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Cabarrus Family Medicine, part of Atrium Health, occupies 75 percent of the portfolio’s total square footage. Flagship will provide property and asset management services, as well as accounting and lease administration for the buildings. Cliff Berryman internally represented the buyer. CFM Medical Properties LLC sold the portfolio. First National Bank provided financing for the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between Ridgeline Capital Partners and Harrison Street has acquired Fort Behavioral Health, a 124,990-square-foot healthcare property in Fort Worth. The Class A facility was renovated in 2018, includes 125 beds and offers services such as addiction treatment programs and residential programs for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. Vizion Health is the operator of the property, the seller of which was not disclosed.
DALLAS — RLI, the investment division of NAI Robert Lynn, has purchased a 22,654-square-foot medical office building located at 9500 N. Central Expressway in Dallas. The building currently houses DaVita Central Dallas Dialysis, and RLI has a new long-term agreement with a national surgical company to anchor the building. RLI expects the new space to be operational in the first quarter of 2020. Nick Lee and Justin Utah of NAI Robert Lynn sourced the off-market building purchase and handled lease negotiations with the new tenant.
HIAWATHA, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. has arranged a $15 million loan for the acquisition of an 80,000-square-foot medical facility in Hiawatha. Mercy Medical Hospital has a 20-year lease at the property while Wolf Eye Clinic has a 14-year lease. The five-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule, a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio and a fixed rate of 4.58 percent. Borrower information was not disclosed.
DALLAS AND ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Perimeter Healthcare, a behavioral healthcare company backed by Ridgemont Equity Partners, has acquired two 116-bed inpatient psychiatric hospitals located in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The facilities will reopen in 2019 as Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Dallas and Perimeter Behavioral Hospital of Arlington. This transaction marks Perimeter’s third acquisition in the past seven months. The seller was not disclosed.
AKRON, OHIO — Echo Development Group Inc. has acquired a 5,645-square-foot medical building in Akron for an undisclosed price. Echo acquired the property in partnership with BrightView, an outpatient addiction practice based in Cincinnati. The partnership plans to convert the building into a behavioral health clinic, which is set to open this summer. Currently, BrightView operates eight clinics in various locations throughout Ohio.
DALLAS — California-based CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired Lakewest Rehabilitation & Skilled Care, a 118-bed skilled nursing facility located in Dallas. Next Gen P LLC is the operator of the property, which was acquired for roughly $10 million. Initial annual cash rent will be approximately $900,000. The seller was not disclosed.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — The Richland Cos., a privately held full-service real estate firm, has purchased Lone Star Heart Center, a 4,830-square-foot medical office building located in the West Texas city of Amarillo. The property, which was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to a single tenant, offers access to Interstate 40 as well as multiple medical facilities and a large selection of lodging options. The seller was not disclosed.