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HOUSTON — The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is set to break ground on Phase I of TMC3, a $1.8 billion life sciences campus in Houston.  The 37-acre TMC3 master plan, which will encompass approximately 6 million square feet of development, was designed by Boston-based Elkus Manfredi Architects. Groundbreaking is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.  Phase I of the campus will include 950,000 square feet of space dedicated to research, anchored by a 700,000-square-foot facility developed by Beacon Capital Partners and strategic partner Braidwell; a 521-room hotel; 65,000 square feet of conference space; a 350-unit residential tower; over 2,000 parking spaces; and 18.7 acres of public space, including six parks designed by Mikyoung Kim Design.  Upon full build-out, the development will also include six future industry and institutional research buildings and a mixed-use building with retail. The campus is expected to generate up to $5.4 billion in annual economic impact for the state of Texas, as well as 23,000 permanent jobs and 19,000 construction jobs.  “It is an unprecedented time for life sciences and innovation in the U.S. and Houston has all the factors that are required for explosive growth in this space,” says Steve Purpura, president of …

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MASSACHUSETTS — Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V, a subsidiary of global financial services firm Macquarie Asset Management, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 50 percent stake in a portfolio of eight general acute care hospitals located in various parts of Massachusetts. Birmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPW) owns the portfolio, which is valued at $1.78 billion. Dallas-based Steward Health Care currently operates the properties and recently extended its leases through 2041. Medical Properties Trust will use proceeds to repay debt and fund its previously announced $950 million Springstone inpatient behavioral health facility transactions, which are expected to close in the second half of the year.

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SECAUCUS, N.J. — New York City-based Meridian Capital Group has arranged $60 million in financing for Hudson Regional Hospital, a 204-bed healthcare facility located outside of Manhattan in Secaucus. Cross River provided the financing, which consisted of a $50 million senior loan to refinance existing debt and a $10 million credit facility. Jake Handelsman, Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin, Josh Simpson and David Gottlieb of Meridian Capital originated the financing. The sponsor, Yan Moshe, who serves as the hospital’s chairman of the board, has invested more than $10 million in capital improvements to the property since acquiring it in 2018.

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WATERTOWN, MASS. — Two locally based firms, The Davis Cos. and Boston Development Group, have broken ground on a 224,000-square-foot life sciences project in the western Boston suburb of Watertown. Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, the project marks Phase I of a larger campus that will ultimately include 450,000 square feet of space across two buildings. The first building will offer six private tenant spaces and amenities such as a fitness center, bike storage room and retail/café space. Completion is slated for mid-2023.

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PORTLAND, MAINE — Davis Medical Investors LLC, an affiliate of Minneapolis-based investment firm Davis, has acquired a 107,228-square-foot medical office building in Portland’s Bayside District. InterMed, Maine’s largest private medical practice, anchors the 10-story building, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Joe Massa of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

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CAPE CORAL, FLA. — Alliance Consolidated Group of Cos. has acquired a two-property veterinary portfolio including Kindness Animal Hospital West and Kindness Animal Hospital East in Cape Coral. The undisclosed seller sold the properties for $2.1 million. Pathway Vet Alliance LLC will remain as the existing tenant in both properties. Pathway Vet Alliance is part of a national veterinary hospital group with over 300 facilities across the country. In 2018, the organization acquired Kindness Animal Hospital, and in turn, retained the practice’s name as well as the two locations in the Cape Coral portfolio. Kindness Animal Hospital West is a 5,500-square-foot facility located at 717 Cape Coral Parkway West. Kindness Animal Hospital East spans 2,060 square feet at 1711 South East 47th Terrace. Kindness Animal Hospital has been serving the Cape Coral community for over 30 years. The two locations offer veterinary services including exotic and avian animal specialty, spaying/neutering, vaccinations, grooming, pet boarding, dentistry, laser/ultrasound procedures and emergency care. Alliance Consolidated Group of Cos. is a Bannockburn, Ill.-based real estate investment firm that specializes in net-leased medical buildings.

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MIAMI — The joint venture, Blue Legacy Ventures, has broken ground on Legacy Hotel & Residences Hotel, a mixed-use tower in Miami with 255 hotel rooms, 310 residences and a $100 million medical center. Legacy Hotel & Residence is part of Miami Worldcenter, a $4 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development in downtown Miami. The tower sits on 1.3 acres. All 310 residences in the tower sold out in May. The Legacy’s residences range in size from 350 square feet to 850 square feet with studios to two-bedroom units. The units sit atop the hotel, which will be managed and operated by Accor under The Morgan’s Originals Portfolio. The skyscraper’s amenities will also include ground-floor retail, a one-acre pool deck, a seven-floor rooftop atrium with a restaurant bar and lounge, an elevated pool and a members-only international business lounge. Blue Zones and Adventist Health also signed a partnership agreement to operate the medical center once it’s completed. Blue Zones is a subsidiary of Adventist Health Blue Zones. Miami-based Royal Palm Cos. is a co-developer on the project. The 10-floor medical and well-being center will occupy 120,000 square feet within Legacy Hotel & Residences. The center will be powered by artificial intelligence and …

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PERRYSBURG, OHIO — Stage Equity Partners LLC has acquired a 15,100-square-foot medical office building in Perrysburg, about 10 miles southwest of Toledo. McLaren St. Luke’s fully occupies the building under a long-term lease. McLaren St. Luke’s is a local hospital and a subsidiary of McLaren Health Care Corp., one of the largest healthcare systems in the Midwest. Built in 2018, the Perrysburg property was designed for McLaren St. Luke’s primary care practice, including its sole residency and pharmacy training programs. The one-story building includes a waiting and reception area, 24 exam rooms, two procedure rooms, 12 administrative offices, a resident’s work area and classroom. Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale for an undisclosed price. Chicago-based Byline Bank provided acquisition financing.

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BOSTON — Newmark has secured the recapitalization of a portfolio of six medical office buildings totaling approximately 200,000 square feet that are located throughout various markets in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Ben Appel, Michael Greeley, Jay Miele and John Nero of Newmark procured an undisclosed institutional equity partner for owner Aspect Health. The new joint venture also plans to develop more healthcare facilities in these regions.

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WAUWATOSA, WIS. — IRA Capital has purchased an 11,200-square-foot ambulatory surgery center in Wauwatosa, about six miles west of Milwaukee. The purchase price was not disclosed. The property is fully occupied by Wauwatosa Surgery Center, a partner of Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA). The facility offers various outpatient services, including anesthesiology, general surgery and orthopedic surgery. IRA acquired the building in a sale-leaseback that was structured with SCA, which operates 230 ambulatory surgery centers across 35 states.

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