GOSHEN, IND. — Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT Inc. has purchased Fresenius Medical, a dialysis center property in Goshen, an eastern suburb of South Bend, for $4.6 million. The 15,462-square-foot medical facility was constructed in 2010 and is fully net leased to Fresenius Medical Care Nephrology Partners Renal Care Centers LLC, a company specializing in the operation of outpatient dialysis centers.
AKRON, OHIO— KLMK Group Inc. and Akron Children’s Hospital have broken ground on a new $200 million critical care tower in Akron. The 368,735-square-foot, seven-story tower will house a new neonatal intensive care unit, emergency department, ambulatory surgery center and space for additional clinical programs. KLMK Group is the onsite project manager. The new tower will be connected to the existing hospital and is expected to open in 2015.
PLANO, TEXAS — The Medical Center of Plano has broken ground on a new 10,500-square-foot satellite emergency room, located at the southeast corner of Coit Road and State Highway 121/Sam Rayburn Tollway in Plano. The emergency room will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week year-round and will be staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and registered nurses. The property will include 12 private patient rooms. Two rooms will be themed for pediatric patients in an alliance with Medical City Children’s Hospital. Read King Medical Development has developed the architectural plans and specifications for the complex. Batten and Shaw Inc. will serve as the general contractor for the project. The emergency room is scheduled to open in January 2014.
DALLAS — City Doc Preston Royal Urgent Care has opened a new location at 10759 Preston Road in Dallas. City Doc offers urgent care services including immunizations, care for accidents and fractures and general health evaluations. This marks the fourth Dallas-area City Doc location.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The Rockefeller Group will develop a four-story, 100,000-square-foot medical office building for Summit Medical Group. The property is located at The Green on 140 Park Ave. in Florham Park. Summit Medical Group has signed a 15-year lease for the entire 268-acre, master-planned development. Marc Rosenberg, Cushman & Wakefield vice chairman, and Karen Graham, COO at Summit Medical Group, represented Summit Medical Group. The Rockefeller Group was self-represented by Clark Machmer, vice president, and Johanna Chervak, associate director, in the transaction.
MILWAUKEE — Irgens, a Milwaukee-based developer, has sold its portfolio of six medical office properties, located throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Arizona, for $46.5 million. Toby Scrivner, Jeff Matulis and Daniel Herrold of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was an institutional REIT out of New York. The properties within the portfolio were all triple-net leased to market dominant hospital systems with more than 10 years remaining on their leases.
GRAND BLANC, MICH. — Ciena Healthcare has opened Regency at Grand Blanc, a skilled nursing center located at 1330 Grand Pointe Court in Grand Blanc Township, about 10 miles south of Flint. The $10 million, 68,000-square-foot seniors housing property features 94 short-term and long-term care suites and includes 50 private suites. The new facility is expected to create more than 150 full- and part-time jobs.
OWENSBORO, KY. — The new Owensboro Health Regional Hospital has opened its doors. The 780,000-square-foot hospital sits on 162 acres on Owensboro’s east side at 1201 Pleasant Valley Road. The hospital features a nine-story patient tower and a three-story diagnostic and testing building that houses the emergency department, maternity services, surgery and supporting areas. The hospital features patient rooms one-third larger than the hospital it replaces as well as nurse work areas outside each patient room. The construction team included project manager KLMK Group, architect HGA and construction manager Turner Construction.
MARBLE FALLS, TEXAS — The Scott & White Specialty Clinic-Marble Falls, a 66,000-square-foot medical office building (MOB) in Marble Falls, has opened for business. Scott & White Healthcare partnered with the Dallas office of Duke Realty to develop the three-story medical office building, which is located on the campus of a planned 46-bed hospital in Marble Falls. The MOB will house multiple primary care and specialty and diagnostic clinics. Duke Realty Limited Partnership owns the property. The project team includes architect Jacobs Engineering Group and general contractor DPR Construction.
PEWAUKEE, WIS. — ProHealth Care has announced plans to build a new $70 million cancer center in Pewaukee on a 14-acre site along Pewaukee Road, about 20 miles west of Milwaukee. The 116,000-square-foot cancer center will be the hub of ProHealth’s cancer program and include a variety of services from diagnosis and treatment to support and survivorship services. The health system will be seeking community support to help cover part of the cost of the project, according to a statement released by Waukesha, Wis.-based ProHealth. Construction on the center is slated for this fall, with an opening in January 2015. The health system will continue to operate cancer centers at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital and the D. N. Greenwald Center in Mukwonago. The outpatient cancer services on the Waukesha Memorial Hospital campus will relocate to the new cancer center.