WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Boston-based general contractor Suffolk has broken ground on a 500,000-square-foot healthcare expansion project in White Plains, located north of New York City. According to New York YIMBY, the project carries a total construction cost of about $750 million. The expansion of White Plains Hospital will feature a 10-story building that will increase the facility’s licensed bed capacity from 292 to 436 and add 10 more operating rooms across a dedicated floor. These additions will serve to effectively double the size and capabilities of the hospital’s emergency care department. Completion is scheduled for 2028.
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BRYAN, TEXAS — Woodside Health, a Cleveland-based private equity healthcare real estate firm, has purchased a 126,059-square-foot medical office building in the Central Texas city of Bryan. Built in 1999 and known as The Physicians Centre, the four-story building is attached to a private specialty hospital and was leased to 37 tenants at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — New York-based brokerage firm Jacobson Properties has arranged the sale of a 25,648-square-foot healthcare property in Johnson City, located near the New York-Pennsylvania border. The building at 530 Columbia Drive houses medical office space and an ambulatory surgery center. Lisa Menin of Jacobson Properties represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was an institutional healthcare real estate investment firm. Both parties requested anonymity.
NEW LENOX, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated an 87,461-square-foot medical office lease renewal for Silver Cross Hospital at 1890 Silver Cross Blvd. in New Lenox, a southwest suburb of Chicago. The 174,855-square-foot, six-story building is known as Pavilion A. Silver Cross healthcare providers occupy the first two levels as well as eight suites on the upper four levels. Other tenants in the building include the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab at Silver Cross and independent healthcare providers. Perry Higa of NAI Hiffman represented Silver Cross in the lease renewal, and Steve Brooks and Katie McReynolds of NexCore Group represented the owner, Prudential Real Estate Investors. The lease was completed far in advance of its expiration in fourth-quarter 2026.
STILLWATER, MINN. — HealthPartners has broken ground on its new HealthPartners Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, an eastern suburb of the Twin Cities. Kraus-Anderson is the construction manager for the six-story, 400,000-square-foot hospital and clinic campus. The project is slated to open in early 2028. The new location will offer expanded specialized services such as a family birth center, TRIA Orthopedics Clinic, cardiac catheterization lab, cancer care and improved emergency and critical care. The campus will include walking trails and nature views from patient rooms. HealthPartners acquired the project site in 2017, but design planning halted at the pandemic’s onset. Planning resumed in 2022, and the architects were chosen by late 2023. Over the past 18 months, efforts have concentrated on design development and community engagement.
Partnership Breaks Ground on 87,790 SF Medical Office Building in Midlothian, Virginia
by John Nelson
MIDLOTHIAN, VA. — A partnership between Remedy Medical Properties, Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Bon Secours has broken ground on a new three-story, 87,790-square-foot medical office building (MOB) in Midlothian, a suburb of Richmond. The healthcare property will sit on a 7.8-acre site on the campus of Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center. The new MOB will feature an 11,193-square-foot ambulatory surgery center that Compass Surgical Partners will operate. The design-build team for the new facility includes architect PSH Plus, general contractor Kjellstrom & Lee and civil engineer Timmons. The development team expects to complete the project in late 2026.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — California-based private equity firm IRA Capital has purchased Houston Physicians’ Hospital, a 148,950-square-foot healthcare property in Webster, a southeastern suburb of Houston. The facility, which recently underwent a 39,000-square-foot expansion, includes an advanced surgical hospital and two aquatic care centers. At the time of sale, the facility was 100 percent leased to a joint venture between the physicians, Memorial Hermann Health System and United Surgical Partners International.
HURON, S.D. — Kraus-Anderson has begun a $13 million expansion at Huron Regional Medical Center in South Dakota. Designed by Wold HFR Design, the 7,500-square-foot addition will feature four new operating rooms, staff lockers and a lounge. The project also includes an 11,581-square-foot renovation of the existing OR suite, endoscopy rooms and pre- and post-operating rooms; and a new 19,081-square-foot sterile processing area and support spaces. Completion is slated for November 2026.
CANAL WINCHESTER, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $5.1 million acquisition loan for a medical office property located at 9695 Basil Western Road in Canal Winchester, a southeast suburb of Columbus. The building is home to MedVet, which operates a 24-hour emergency vet. Chad O’Connor of MMCC arranged the financing with a credit union on behalf of the private borrower. The 10-year loan features a 6.5 percent interest rate, 30-year amortization period and 60 percent loan-to-value ratio.
WAYNE, PA. — Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia will open a 13,100-square-foot ambulatory surgery center in Wayne, located northwest of the city. The company will build out and operate the facility in partnership with Cardiovascular Logistics, SCA Health and Penn Medicine. Paul Rogers and Charlie Rogers of Colliers represented the cardiology group in its site selection and lease negotiations. The opening is slated for the end of the year.