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The $32.6 million, 124,000 square foot Facey Medical Group Clinic in Mission Hills, Calif., was recently completed by Pacific Medical Buildings and design/build contractor Erdman. The building is 100 percent leased to the clinic. Photo courtesy of Pacific Medical Buildings

Companies: PMB, Erdman finish California clinic

124,000 S.F. MOB CONSOLIDATES PROVIDERS FOR FACEY MEDICAL IN MISSION HILLS By John Mugford As the 90-year-old, Mission Hills, Calif.-based Facey Medical Group continued to grow in recent years,

Hammes Co., served as program manager for the newly opened $78 million, 40-bed St. Bernard Parish Hospital near New Orleans. It is the first new hospital to open in the area since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Photo courtesy of Hammes Co.

Inpatient Projects: New Orleans healthcare in recovery

NEW $78 MILLION HOSPITAL IN CHALMETTE IS FIRST SINCE HURRICANE KATRINA By Dan Emerson Seven years after Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding crippled the New Orleans area’s healthcare infrastructure,

Rendina Cos. recently started construction of the two-story, 32,500 square foot, Southside Regional Medical Arts Pavilion on the campus of Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Va., about 20 miles south of Richmond. Rendering courtesy of Rendina Cos.

Outpatient Projects: Rendina starts cancer center in Va.

FIRM’S EXECUTIVES SAY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES MAKE THIS PROJECT SPECIAL By John Mugford A $10 million cancer center being developed by Jupiter, Fla.-based Rendina Cos. is under way on the campus of Southside Regional

Duke Realty recently started construction of the four-story, 100,817 square foot, multi-specialty Northside Cherokee Towne Lake Medical Office Building in the fast-growing Atlanta suburb of Woodstock, Ga. Rendering courtesy of Duke Realty

Outpatient Projects: Duke Realty starts MOB near Atlanta

WORK BEGINS ON 100,817 S.F. NORTHSIDE CHEROKEE TOWNE LAKE FACILITY By John Mugford Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. recently started the development of a facility that is considered to be a classic example of the type of facility that health systems need to deliver medical care in the new era of healthcare reform. Duke Realty’s future […]

ARC Healthcare Trust recently acquired this 100,321 square foot MOB in Paw Paw, Mich. The REIT paid $30.43 million for the facility, which is 100 percent leased to Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Bronson Healthcare Group. Photo courtesy of Marcus & Millichap

Transactions: ARC Healthcare gets MOB in Michigan

UNLISTED REIT PAYS $30.43 MILLION FOR OFF-CAMPUS PROPERTY IN PAW PAW By John Mugford In today’s medical office building (MOB) transaction arena, aggressive pricing is the norm when it comes to the sales of high-quality facilities with strong lease terms and tenants with good, perhaps hospital, credit. In fact, professionals involved in healthcare real estate […]

Capital Markets Snapshot: Election will finally end the questions

Capital Markets Snapshot: Election will finally end the questions

IN WEAK TREASURY MARKET, MUNICIPAL BOND DEALS STILL PRICING STRONGLY Soon, it will all be over. No more bickering. No more interrupting. Election day should bring an end to the half-truths and lies we’ve suffered through. We’ll either have another four years of President Obama and eternal stimulus or a new regime led by Mitt […]

One of the largest transactions of Q3 was HCP Inc.’s $81.4 million acquisition of eight medical office buildings from Scottsdale Health, including the 47,304 square foot Thompson Peak Medical Plaza in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Product Focus: Q3 again strong for sales

$1.24 BILLION IN MOB DEALS IS TOPS Q3 2011 BY 75% By John Mugford With all of the investor money chasing medical office buildings (MOBs) these days, the volume of sales taking place in any given quarter is largely dependent on one factor: how much desirable product sellers are willing to put on the market. […]

News & Analysis: Prez election a big one

BUT WILL RESULT AFFECT HEALTHCARE R.E. SECTOR? By John Mugford  Does the outcome of the presidential election matter for healthcare real estate? “No, at least in terms of changing current healthcare trends.” For the most part and for the near-term, that’s the answer, at least according to more than a dozen politics-watching healthcare real estate […]

Industry Pulse: October 2012

Which commercial real estate (CRE) property types have the best prospects for 2013? Medical office buildings (MOBs) rank near the top, according to a newly released report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Unveiled Oct. 17 at the ULI Fall Meeting in Denver, the report, “Emerging Trends in Real Estate,” found that “The real estate recovery is set to advance in 2013 as modest gains in leasing, rents and pricing will extend across U.S. markets from coast to coast and improve prospects for all property sectors.” The study included interviews and survey responses from more than 900 real estate experts.