TUSTIN AND SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — Padma Laxmi LLC has purchased a medical office property in Tustin and an industrial facility in San Diego for a total consideration for $43.6 million. An affiliate of Cress Capital sold the medical office asset located at 2742 Dow Ave. in Tustin. Built in 1979, the two-story property features 51,588 square feet of medical office space. Doctor’s Best, a nutritional supplement company, occupies the entire building under a sublease from Orange County-based MemorialCare. Anthony DeLorenzo, Gary Stache, Bryan Johnson, Todd Tydlaska and Doug Mack of CBRE represented the seller, while Richard Schwartz of Colliers International and Jim DeRegt of Lee & Associates represented the buyer. Additionally, Padma Laxmi purchased an 85,824-square-foot industrial facility located at 10054 Old Groove Road in San Diego’s Scripps Ranch neighborhood. Manscaped, a start-up online shaving company, will occupy the property, which was vacant at the time of acquisition. Originally built in 1971, the facility was renovated in 2018. Trevor Damyan of CBRE’s downtown Los Angeles office arranged a $28.3 million, 10-year, fixed-rate loan for the acquisition of both properties on behalf of the buyer.
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WARREN, N.J. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the sale of a 181,210-square-foot life sciences facility in Warren that is fully leased to Celgene/Bristol Myers Squibb. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz, Jason Emrani, Steven Schultz and Dan Reider of NKF represented the seller, a joint venture between Ivy Realty and Waterfall Asset Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Thor Equities. The property recently underwent a value-add program that included a new roof and HVAC upgrades.
MILFORD, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Hill Medical Offices, a 39,424-square-foot complex in Milford, located east of Worcester. The three-building medical office property sold for $4.3 million. Adam Cohen and Harrison Klein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a personal trust, in the transaction. Klein also secured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
ABINGTON, PA. — Mediplex Property Group has delivered a 20,000-square-foot medical office building in Abington, located north of Philadelphia. The two-story building is fully leased to Abington Neurological Associates, LabCorp, Wink Optical & Eyecare and RMA-Jefferson Health. Pennsylvania-based firms Linn Architects and Axis Construction Management served as the architect and construction manager of the project, respectively. Bryn Mawr Trust Corp. provided construction financing.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Colliers International has arranged the $13.5 million sale of a 33,836-square-foot medical office building in Syracuse. The property is leased to regional healthcare provider Associated Medical Professionals, which houses its urology and oncology centers in the building. The sale also included a medical office building in Auburn, New York, that is also occupied by Associated Medical Professionals. Eric Grad of Colliers brokered the deal in conjunction with Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS Real Estate Partners. The seller was a locally based developer, and the buyer was a Missouri-based family office specializing in medical office properties.
SAN ANTONIO — Cano Health, a provider of healthcare services for seniors that is owned by Humana, has signed a 14,938-square-foot medical office lease at Buena Vista Plaza in San Antonio. The property is located at 100 S. Zarzamora St., just west of downtown. Shawn Ackerman of Henry S. Miller Brokerage represented the landlord, Fallas Borrower IV LLC, in the lease negotiations. Aamil Safani of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
IRVING, TEXAS — A joint venture between Ridgeline Capital Partners and Harrison Street has acquired a 70,000-square-foot medical office building located at 6121 N. State Highway 161 in Irving. The property was built on 4.1 acres in 2019 and was 82 percent leased to five tenants at the time of sale. The undisclosed seller represented itself in the transaction.
MUNSTER, IND. — Robert Lynn Investments, a division of commercial real estate services firm NAI Robert Lynn, has acquired a 23,346-square-foot dialysis center located at 10120 Calumet Ave. in Munster, about 30 miles south of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. This is the first acquisition for Robert Lynn’s Med Strategy Fund I, a $30 million equity fund dedicated to the aggregation of medical properties. American Renal Associates is the primary tenant within the building. Frank Roti of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller.
Welltower Sells $1.3B of Seniors Housing and Outpatient Medical Facilities; CEO Steps Down
by John Nelson
TOLEDO, OHIO — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) has sold three separate portfolios totaling $1.3 billion in value. The portfolios comprise 11 seniors housing facilities in the Western United States, six seniors housing communities in Massachusetts and 20 outpatient medical facilities across five states. Separately, Welltower also announced on Monday a strategic personnel change in the C-suite as the Toledo-based REIT promoted Shankh Mitra from chief operating officer to CEO effective immediately. Tom DeRosa is stepping down from his role as CEO after six years. Mitra will also retain his chief investment officer title. Details of seniors housing sales The sales price of the Western portfolio totaled $702 million, or $466,000 per unit. The unnamed properties are situated in California, Washington and Nevada and have an average age of 12 years. Welltower’s previous ownership stake in the portfolio was 80 percent. The buyer was not disclosed. The sales price of the Massachusetts portfolio totaled $200 million, or $395,000 per unit. The unnamed properties have an average age of 19 years. Welltower is reducing its ownership stake from 95 percent to 20 percent. The remaining 80 percent of the portfolio will be owned by a fund co-managed by Taurus Investment Holdings and …
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Azzur Group, a firm that helps life sciences companies start and scale, has signed a 50,300-square-foot office lease in Burlington, located north of Boston. Azzur Group plans to take occupancy of its space at 60 Blanchard Road by summer 2021. Newmark Knight Frank represented the building owner, a partnership between locally based development and investment firm Nordblom Co. and Alcion Ventures, in the lease negotiations. The Stevens Group represented the tenant.