Physicians Realty Trust to Acquire 52 Medical Office Assets for $724.9M

MILWAUKEE — Physicians Realty Trust, a healthcare REIT, has executed a series of purchase and sales agreements, as well as a letter of intent, to acquire 52 medical office facilities from the Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) for $724.9 million. The CHI portfolio is 94 percent leased and contains 3.1 million square feet of space across 10 states. Approximately 93 percent of the in-place net operating income during the first year will stem from new 10-year lease agreements. The portfolio purchase price includes $32.9 million of future capital improvements, most of which will be completed in the next five years. Physicians Realty Trust expects to close the acquisition in two tranches, the first of which will close this month and cost $202 million. The acquisitions are subject to customary closing conditions, which include the Vatican’s approval to purchase 35 facilities. Catholic Health Initiatives, the fifth largest non-profit health system in the United States, owns over 103 hospitals.