NORWOOD, MASS. — Thor Equities has acquired the Norwood Medical Center, a three-story, 92,000-square-foot medical office building in Norwood for $23.5 million. The seller was undisclosed but was reported by various media outlets as Grander Capital Partners. Located at 825 Washington St., the 4.7-acre property is currently 95 percent occupied by a tenant roster that includes Steward Health Care and Quest Diagnostics. The facility serves as the primary medical office and outpatient services complex for Steward Norwood Hospital located directly across the street.
HAMILTON, N.J. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a two-building office portfolio in Hamilton. Steven Schultz, Kevin Welsh, Steve Tolkach, Tony Georgiev and Brian Schulz of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, Mack-Cali, in the transaction. Located at 600 and 700 Horizon Drive, the two buildings are net leased to Verizon Communications and AAA respectively. 600 Horizon sold to a private investor and is a single-story building that was built in 2002 as a call center. 700 Horizon sold to VEREIT and features advanced fiber optics as well as on-site jogging paths.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Bystronic has broken ground on its new experience center and U.S. corporate headquarters in Hoffman Estates. The 162,875-square-foot facility will feature a showroom as well as serve as the hub for the company’s U.S. business operations, including sales, service, spare parts and the refurbishing of used machines. Completion is slated for summer 2019. Bystronic, a provider of solutions for the sheet metal processing business, currently operates out of Elgin. Jeff Janda and Mike Plumb of Lee & Associates represented Bystronic in the build-to-suit transaction. Conor Commercial Real Estate is the developer, McShane Construction Co. is the general contractor and Heitman Architects is the architect. Mike Sedjo and Jack Brennan of CBRE represented the developer.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate LLC will develop The Offices Two at Frisco Station, a 210,000-square-foot speculative office project in Frisco. Construction of the six-story building, which will be located adjacent to The Star, will begin later this month with completion slated for September 2019. Amenities will include structured parking, a fitness center, conference center and tenant lounge. HKS Inc. is serving as project architect, Manhattan Construction is the design-build contractor and Kimley Horn & Associates is the civil engineer. Cushman & Wakefield will handle marketing and leasing of the property.
TAMPA, FLA. — Bromley Cos. has unveiled plans for the first office building within the $500 million Midtown Tampa project in Tampa. The 140,000-square-foot, seven-story office building — dubbed Midtown One — will be the first of three office projects within the development. Midtown One will feature valet service, a full-service concierge and a pedestrian sky bridge connecting the building to Midtown Tampa’s retail and residential components. At full build-out, Midtown Tampa will include 1.8 million square feet of retail, residential, office, entertainment and hospitality space. Whole Foods Market will anchor the retail portion of the project. Cushman & Wakefield is overseeing the office leasing for the development. Bromley will break ground on Midtown One in early 2019, with completion scheduled for late 2020.
ATLANTA — Square Mile Capital LLC has provided a $60 million loan for the refinancing of 1355 Peachtree, a 20-story office building in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Chris Campbell and Daniel Allman of Eastdil Secured arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Oaktree Capital Management LP and Banyan Street Capital LLC affiliates. The 345,254-square-foot building is located within walking distance to the Arts Center MARTA station, Colony Square and other retail and cultural destinations. On-site amenities include a conference facility, concierge services, fitness center and an underground parking facility.
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired the University Medicine Medical Office Building in East Providence. The sales price was undisclosed. The four-story, 68,500 square-foot property was built in 2016 and is occupied by anchor tenant University Medicine as well as Brown Dermatology, Performance Physical Therapy and Asthma & Allergy Physicians of Rhode Island. University Medicine is one of the largest primary care providers in Rhode Island. The seller was undisclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged $30.8 million in permanent financing for the acquisition of the Siemens Energy Americas headquarters building in Orlando. The 255,677-square-foot office building is located adjacent to the University of Central Florida’s campus. Zac Brumbaugh of CBRE arranged the loan through a life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, a private international fund managed by Stockbridge Capital Group. Ron Rogg and Chip Wooten of CBRE arranged the $61.5 million sale on behalf of the seller, Siemens. Siemens Energy — one of the four sectors of Siemens — generates and delivers power from numerous sources including the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and natural gas in addition to renewable and alternative energy sources.
ROSWELL, GA. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the $13.6 million sale of a two-building office portfolio located at 1544 Old Alabama Road and 900 Holcomb Woods Parkway in Roswell, roughly 24 miles north of Atlanta. Eva Horton of NKF Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, LNR Partners LLC. RD Sharma acquired the assets, which are located on either side of Holcomb Woods Parkway. The three-story, 70,000-square-foot building on Old Alabama Road is fully leased to McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, a residential and commercial real estate legal services firm. RD Sharma recently sold the two-story, 20,000-square-foot building on Holcomb Woods Parkway to a corporate user.
By John Pollock CEO, Meridian It is hard to refute that demographic changes occurring in the United States are having a positive impact on healthcare real estate. Based on the latest U.S. Census data, the number of people age 65 and over is on a steep increase and on track to nearly double between 2010 and 2030. The utilization rate of healthcare facilities by people in this age cohort is dramatically more than the younger cohort. According to a report released by Transwestern in September, an aging demographic and higher utilization rates will increase the demand for practitioners and physical space. Transwestern says there is an estimated 110 million square feet of available medical office space among existing buildings and those under construction in the United States as of the second quarter. If all of the required practitioners needed to meet the increased consumer demand were to locate within the traditional medical office space, there would be a shortfall of more than 40 million square feet. The answer to the question of whether today’s boom market for healthcare is built to last is most assuredly yes. That being said, the healthcare sector is attracting attention from more and more investors. …