ORANGE, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Pearce Real Estate has negotiated the sale of 70 percent of the medical condominium units at Springbrook Common, a 35,000-square-foot medical office complex in the New Haven suburb of Orange. The property was built in 2008 and is leased to tenants such as U.S. Renal Dialysis, Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine and the Connecticut Kidney Center. Carl Russell of Pearce Real Estate represented the seller, a partnership between Springbrook Common LLC and Lakehouse Properties LLC, in the transaction. Nick Mastrangelo and Tom Cavaliere of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer, Water Street Management LLC.
HUDSON, WIS. — Kraus-Anderson Construction Co. has completed a 7,522-square-foot expansion of the emergency center at Hudson Hospital & Clinic in Hudson, which is located in western Wisconsin near the Minnesota border. The expansion nearly doubled the square footage of the center and increased its number of patient care rooms to 12. About $1 million of the $5 million project costs came from community donations or grants. Hudson Hospital was built in 2003.
DEERFIELD, ILL. — In its fiscal 2020 third-quarter results, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said its performance was “significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,” causing sales to be roughly $700 million to $750 million lower. The decline is largely attributed to its international stores. In April, sales at Walgreens stores in the United Kingdom were down 85 percent. Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens says that pharmacy volume was impacted globally by a drop in doctor visits and hospital patient admissions. Profits were also hurt by a shift to low-margin items and higher supply chain and cleaning costs. Additionally, Walgreens has announced that it will be the first national pharmacy chain to offer full-service doctor offices co-located at its stores on a large scale, following a trial that began last year. The partnership with VillageMD will create 500 to 700 physician-led primary care clinics in more than 30 markets in the next five years, with the intent to build hundreds more thereafter. The clinics will be staffed by more than 3,600 primary care providers who will be recruited by VillageMD. Under the terms of the new agreement, Walgreens will invest $1 billion in equity and convertible debt in VillageMD over the next three years, …
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — Boston-based Capital Crossing has sold Brownsville Doctors Hospital, a 79,396-square-foot vacant healthcare property located in the South Texas city of Brownsville. The property was originally built as a one-story, 56-bed hospital in 2001 and expanded in 2008 to include two additional floors and a freestanding building for wound care. Scott Herbold of CBRE represented Capital Crossing, in the transaction. The buyer was a local investor who plans to reposition the asset and provide healthcare services to the community.
NEW YORK CITY — Brooklyn Hospital Center has signed a 51,226-square-foot lease at 523 Fulton St., a 114,000-square-foot office and healthcare building located in the borough’s downtown area. Justin Liniado and Trent Dickey of Schuckman Realty Inc. represented the landlord, locally based investment firm RMC Assets LLC, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
By Mike Wilson, Principal, Avison Young As the commercial real estate industry shifts toward a new normal, there are several changes occurring in the medical office sector. This asset class has long been considered a safe haven, even in recessionary times, given its ties to the healthcare system and overall population growth. The onset of COVID-19 and the subsequent stay-at-home orders in many states have created challenges that also touch the medical office sector, although not nearly as deeply as other asset classes. One shift occurring is a varying level of activity among medical office tenants, depending upon whether their services are deemed essential or nonessential. Tenants in essential buildings, particularly those tied to large healthcare systems, are still seeing patient throughput activity as healthcare needs remain. Some elective surgery centers and outpatient testing facilities, however, have seen a temporary pause as medical professionals retrenched due to the state closures. Landlords in turn have had to manage rent relief requests from tenants. These changes are considered short-term and are not expected to have long-term effects on tenant activity or property investment levels. The medical office sector continues to draw the attention of a wide range of investors, due to its …
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — North Jersey Dermatology Center (NJDC) has signed a 1,343-square-foot medical office lease in Parsippany, approximately 35 miles west of New York City. The space is situated within Parsippany Commons, a three-story, 54,000-square-foot office building located at 3219 Route 46 East. The lease at Parsippany Commons marks NJDC’s fourth office location, joining its Rockaway, Clifton and Newfoundland offices. The company worked closely with Core Enterprises, the landlord’s in-house design and construction team, as well as Cerminara Architects, to design and execute the build-out of its new office space. Stephen Graziano of Colliers International represented the landlord, Larken Associates, in the lease negotiations.
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Franklin Street has arranged the $12.4 million acquisition and renovation financing for Physicians Medical Center, a 76,370-square-foot medical office and hospital campus in Baton Rouge. The three-story facility features a hospital on the first floor and 44,984 square feet of leasable medical office space at the time of sale. The buyer, New Era Cos., plans to implement property renovations. Following the project, Oceans Healthcare Outpatient Services will anchor the property. A local ophthalmology office and a division of the Louisiana Departments of Health and Capital Area Human Services will also lease space at the facility. Ben Miller and Casey Siggins of Franklin Street represented the buyer in the financial transaction. The seller and lender were not disclosed.
NAPLES, FLA. — Stevens Construction has broken ground on Executive Medical Center, a planned 27,773-square-foot healthcare facility in Naples. The first floor of the three-story building will feature medical offices, exam rooms and an MRI machine. The second floor will offer medical office space that will be available for lease beginning in March 2021. The third story will include an ambulatory surgery center with operating and outpatient rooms. The facility will be located at 4513 Executive Drive, adjacent to two medical office buildings and 13 miles north of downtown Naples. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
TUSTIN, CALIF. — CREST Properties has completed the disposition a medical office property located at 721 W. First St. in Tustin. of A Southern California-based private investor acquired the asset for $8.4 million. DaVita Healthcare occupies the entire 11,499-square-foot building. Ian Schroeder, Melissa Ley and Allison McDuffie of CBRE of represented the seller in the deal.