RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Cranbury, N.J.-based Sweetwater Construction Corp. has commenced construction for a 50,000-square-foot medical facility located at 201 Route 17 North in Rutherford. The facility will house the MALO CLINIC Ambulatory Surgery Center and MALO Advanced Oral Rehabilitation Center, each of which will be housed on a separate floor. The surgery center will contain four operating rooms, multiple exam rooms, staff offices, doctor’s lounges and reception areas. The dental center will include more than 40 exam rooms, a call center, a radiology center, waiting lounges and a health bar. It will also be used for the education of other dental professionals. The project’s owner is MALO Consulting NJ, the North American branch of Portugal-based MALO CLINIC Health & Wellness. The new facility will mark the company’s second New Jersey facility, the other being located in Mahwah. West Orange, N.J.-based Posen Architects is serving as project architect. Completion is scheduled for summer.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SCM Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of an approximately 4.3-acre development site, located at 721 W. Highlander Blvd. in Arlington, for the construction of a new specialty surgery center. The facility will be named Baylor Orthopedic & Spine Hospital of Arlington; it will total two stories and 57,000 square feet. The site is located adjacent to USMD Hospital. Gary Walker and Renee Efimoff of SCM Real Estate represented the buyer, Arlington Orthopedic Associates, in the land transaction. Michael Bailey of Windstar Development represented the seller. The project’s investment and management team includes Arlington Orthopedic Associates, United Surgical Partners and Baylor Healthcare System. The project is being developed by BremnerDuke Healthcare Real Estate.
TAVARES, FLA. — Longwood, Fla.-based Cotter-Ryan Commercial has commenced construction on the 20,000-square-foot Premier Surgery Center. The property is located on Vindale Road in Tavares. The $4 million development encompasses an 11,000-square-foot surgical space and 9,000 square feet for offices.
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based Leopardo Cos., as general contractor, has completed DuPage Medical Group’s Glen Ellyn Clinic located in downtown Glen Ellyn. The 92,000-square-foot medical office building houses pediatrics, orthopedics and internal medicine departments, as well as state-of-the-art diagnostic facilities. Energy saving features of the facility include sun shades, solar green glass and high-efficiency rooftop units. Eckenhoff Saunders served as the architect for the $23.5 million project.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Groundbreaking has occurred for the first phase of Austin Avenue Professional Plaza, a medical office complex located at 3201 S. Austin Ave. in Georgetown. Phase I will consist of a three-story, 95,000-square-foot building. The project was designed by San Antonio-based Beaty Palmer. The project is already 70 percent pre-leased by a tenant roster that includes Austin Radiological Associates, Clinical Pathology Labs, Gallagher’s Pharmacy, Georgetown Medical Clinic, Urology Associates, Foot Associates of Central Texas, Austin Gastroenterology, Central Texas Surgical Associates, Georgetown ENT and Georgetown Plastic Surgery. Other tenants will include internal medicine, neurosurgery and an urgent care clinic. The building will also contain space for a bank, a café or convenience store and ancillary services. Completion is scheduled for the end of 2009 or the beginning of 2010. The second phase of the project will include the construction of a second 60,000-square-foot building.
NEWARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 24,000-square-foot medical office building located in Newark. The single-tenant property traded for a price of $3.4 million. Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented both undisclosed parties in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Choate Construction Co. has begun work on a 33,000-square-foot expansion to the Shepherd Center, located at 2020 Peachtree Rd. in Atlanta. The interior build out of the fifth-floor wing will be able to house an additional 35 patient rooms and staff support space. Completion is expected in June.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based Texas Realty Capital has arranged $22.7 million in permanent financing for Austin-Mueller Healthcenter, a medical facility located in Austin. The loan carries a 7-year term and a fixed interest rate. It was arranged on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through Appleton, Wis.-based Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
HELENA, MONT. — Chicago-based Lillibridge has completed the development of St. Peter’s Medical Group, an 80,000-square-foot medical office building in Helena. Located on the campus of St. Peter’s Hospital, the $15 million project houses the hospital’s primary care clinics, including Family Health Clinic, Hawkins-Lindstrom Clinic, Internal Medicine Associates and Medical Specialists of Helena. The building features in-house laboratory services, digital X-ray services, an outpatient pharmacy, administrative office space and a pneumatic tube to the main hospital building.
BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Rosemont, Ill.-based McShane Construction Co. is providing construction services for ASA Properties’ Affinity Healthcare medical office building located at 1450 Busch Pkwy. in Buffalo Grove. The 65,000-square-foot facility, which is slated for completion in August, will be situated on a 6.3-acre site within the Corporate Grove business park. Affinity Healthcare’s medical practice groups that will be housed at the facility include Diagnostic Imaging; Immediate Care; Ear, Nose & Throat Center; Illinois Bone & Joint Institute; Northwest Suburban Urologists; Sanders Arlington Pediatrics; and WomanCare. Additionally, the single-story facility will support clinical services, including diagnostic services and physical therapy. As part of the project, McShane will complete site work, landscaping and a parking area for 315 vehicles. Marasco & Associates and Partners in Design are providing architectural services and space planning for the Class A building. The estimated cost of completing the project was not disclosed.