PHILADELPHIA — PIDC, in partnership with Ensemble Real Estate Investments and Mosaic Development Partners, will build a 220,000-square-foot life sciences project at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The two-building project is part of the $400 million Phase I of a $2.5 billion expansion at the 7.5 million-square-foot mixed-use development. The building at 1201 Normandy Place will span 100,000 square feet of lab, office and research and development space. The building at 33 Rouse Blvd. will total 120,000 square feet and will house similar uses, along with manufacturing and warehousing space. Both buildings are slated for completion by the end of 2022. PIDC is the public-private partnership behind and master developer of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
HOUSTON — Healthcare provider Kelsey-Seybold will open a 7,500-square-foot clinic at Shops at Stone Park, a 149,029-square-foot shopping center located at 5820 E. Sam Houston Parkway in Houston’s North Channel submarket. The tenant will occupy a junior anchor space formerly leased to Dressbarn. A tentative opening date was not released. Ashley Strickland, Nick Ramsey and Kevin Sims internally negotiated the lease on behalf of the owner, Houston-based NewQuest Properties.
PHILADELPHIA — JLL has arranged a $220 million construction loan for a 452,000-square-foot healthcare project that will be located at 1101 Chestnut St. in downtown Philadelphia’s Center City district. Jefferson Health will occupy the 19-story ambulatory clinic, which is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2024. Chad Orcutt and Jim Galbally of JLL arranged the debt through a syndicate of banks on behalf of the development team, a joint venture between National Real Estate Advisors LLC, Joss Realty Partners, SSH and Young Capital.
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. — Montecito Medical, a Nashville-based healthcare investment firm, has purchased The Surgery Center at Cranberry, a 20,650-square-foot ambulatory surgery center near Pittsburgh. The two-story building was built in 2003 and was fully leased to Scott & Christie Eyecare Associates at the time of sale. The first floor houses three operating rooms, two procedure rooms, one laser room and 15 pre- and post-operative pods. Clinical and office spaces are located on the second floor.
PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a two-tenant medical office building located at 349 E. Coronado Road in Phoenix. A limited liability company sold the property to a California-based buyer in a 1031 exchange for $4.3 million. Arizona Digestive Health and Phoenix Endoscopy occupy the 11,760-square-foot asset, which was built in 2003 on 1.7 acres. The property is 60 percent medical office and 40 percent licensed surgery center. Alan Laulainen, Chris Lind and Mark Ruble of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller in the deal.
PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between locally based REIT Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) and the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) will develop a 50,000-square-foot life sciences project in Philadelphia. The property will be located adjacent to Brandywine’s Schuylkill Yards mixed-use development in the University City area. Construction is scheduled to begin immediately and to be complete in the fourth quarter.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — UBS Realty Investors has completed the disposition of a five-story medical office building located at 9033 Wilshire in Beverly Hills. LaSalle Investment Management acquired the asset for $74.4 million. University of Southern California’s Keck Medical Center anchors the 49,721-square-foot property, which was extensively renovated in 2011. SIM & Associates designed the building, which features a surgery center, a full-service pharmacy offering drug compounding, unique art installations, valet parking with call-down service and a rooftop deck. Kevin Shannon, Rob Hannah, Ken White, Laura Stumm and Steven Salas of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction.
EATONTOWN, N.J. — Florida-based Rendina Healthcare Real Estate has broken ground on the RWJBarnabas Health Family Care & Wellness Center, an 82,000-square-foot project at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, located near the Jersey Shore. The facility will feature custom-designed spaces for specialized pediatric care, women’s services and wellness resources. The building will also include a commercial-grade kitchen to support the wellness center. Completion is slated for November.
PHILADELPHIA — New York City-based CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has provided a $39 million loan for the refinancing of a 95,000-square-foot medical office building located at 3 Crescent Drive near the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The property was fully leased to provider Jefferson Health at the time of the loan closing. The borrower, Norvin Healthcare Properties, acquired the asset in December 2019. Michael Gigliotti, Ryan Ade and Peter Rotchford of JLL arranged the loan.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Design firm Bergmeyer and construction management firm J. Calnan & Associates (JC&A) have completed a 180,000-square-foot life sciences redevelopment project in the western Boston suburb of Waltham. The property, which features traditional office and lab space, will serve as the new headquarters for robotics firm Boston Dynamics. Amenities include kitchens and a fitness center, as well as mothers’ and quiet rooms.