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Transactions: Physicians Realty Trust makes $190 million of Q3 investments; revenue up 32.8 percent

Transactions: Physicians Realty Trust makes $190 million of Q3 investments; revenue up 32.8 percent

              Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), a publicly traded REIT focused on MOBs, made $190 million worth of investments during the third quarter (Q3) 2017, the company noted in a Nov. 3 news release detailing its Q3 performance. The

Inpatient Projects: The Neenan Company, as design-builder, completes replacement hospital in Hazen, N.D.

Inpatient Projects: The Neenan Company, as design-builder, completes replacement hospital in Hazen, N.D.

      Denver-based The Neenan Company recently completed and opened a replacement hospital for Sakakawea Medical Center in Hazen, about 70 miles northwest of Bismarck., N.D. The company

Industry Pulse: HRE Firms See An Even Stronger 2018

Industry Pulse: HRE Firms See An Even Stronger 2018

Straw poll finds that most anticipate further growth As they head into 2018, some of the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector’s leading professionals are bullish about their business prospects for the year ahead.

Inpatient Projects: 72-bed psychiatric hospital to open in Columbia, Mo., in third quarter of 2018

Inpatient Projects: 72-bed psychiatric hospital to open in Columbia, Mo., in third quarter of 2018

                A future 72-bed, full-service behavioral hospital in Columbia recently received construction-to-permanent financing and is expected to open in the third quarter (Q3) of 2018. Securing the

Transactions: Kayne Anderson, MB Real Estate pay $34.8 million for two-MOB portfolio in Greater San Diego

Transactions: Kayne Anderson, MB Real Estate pay $34.8 million for two-MOB portfolio in Greater San Diego

              Data from RCA indicates that Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, in a partnership with Chicago-based MBRE Healthcare, in late November acquired a two-property, 101,268

Winner: Best New Mob (100,000 SF or more): Davis adapts development on the fly

Winner: Best New Mob (100,000 SF or more): Davis adapts development on the fly

Firm expanded Minnesota project twice after construction was already underway Working with Minneapolis-based healthcare real estate developer Davis, the HealthEast system identified on-campus and off-campus ambulatory services, both owned and affiliated, to consolidate into a one-stop destination ambulatory facility adjacent to its Maplewood, Minn., hospital campus.

Post-Acute & Senior Living: New care unit opens at Kearsley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in West Philadelphia

Post-Acute & Senior Living: New care unit opens at Kearsley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in West Philadelphia

                  A new 30-room, multi-million dollar sub-acute care unit has opened at the 84-bed Kearsley Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in West Philadelphia. The skilled nursing facility (SNF), which received a

Outpatient Projects: Seavest repositions MOB complex

Outpatient Projects: Seavest repositions MOB complex

New marketing campaign underway for 160,000 s.f. complex at Inova Fair Oaks By John B. Mugford Seavest Healthcare Properties does not necessarily have a stated goal of acquiring value-add medical office buildings (MOBs), but it has done so rather successfully multiple times in recent years.

Winner: Best Renovated / Repurposed: Meridian brings tired MOBs up to par

Winner: Best Renovated / Repurposed: Meridian brings tired MOBs up to par

Firm anticipates that upgrades will boost occupancy to 95 percent from 70 percent   When Meridian acquired Cotton Medical Center’s two buildings, company executives knew they are extremely well-located but that the interiors and amenities were outdated and weren’t keeping pace with the marketplace.

Winner: Best New Mob (25,000-49,999 S.F.): UPMC delivers comprehensive care

Winner: Best New Mob (25,000-49,999 S.F.): UPMC delivers comprehensive care

‘Medical Home’ consolidates outpatient care, facilitates shared resources The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) sought to better serve the growing population of Hampton Township, about 30 minutes north of downtown Pittsburgh, by consolidating multiple care locations along the Pennsylvania Route 8 corridor.

Transactions: MOB trades hands in New York’s Southern Tier; Jacobson Properties brokers transaction

Transactions: MOB trades hands in New York’s Southern Tier; Jacobson Properties brokers transaction

            The Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital Orthopedics Building, a 23,383 square foot MOB in Johnson City, in the Southern Tier region of the state,

REIT Report: Well tower invests in cancer center

Mission Hospital facility slated for site next to retail mall in Mission Viejo, Calif. By John B. Mugford Count Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) among the healthcare-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) that would like to get involved in new outpatient development projects.

Winner: Best New Mob (Less Than 25,000 S.F.): Meridian meets MOB’s challenges

Winner: Best New Mob (Less Than 25,000 S.F.): Meridian meets MOB’s challenges

Firm’s flexibility enabled it to complete difficult infill project in under 10 months Meridian was tasked with developing a medical office building that fit the client’s specific needs, including finding a location in a busy corridor in Oakland, Calif., that had very limited development opportunities. In addition, the project had to make economic sense for […]

John Thomas (left) received his HREI Insights Awards™ Healthcare Real Estate Executive of the Year Award at the RealShare conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., in December. He is pictured above with the 2015 winner, Erik Tellefson of Capital One. (HREI photo)

2017 HREI Insights Awards: John T. Thomas is top exec for 2017

He’s led Physicians Realty Trust in building its portfolio to $4 billion since its founding in 2013 The launching of Milwaukee-based Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC) took place rather quietly back in 2013, as the real estate investment trust (REIT) commenced with an initial portfolio of 19 medical office buildings (MOBs) valued at about $125 […]

Inpatient Projects: After long wait, ground is broken for new $543 million hospital in Prince George’s County, Md.

Inpatient Projects: After long wait, ground is broken for new $543 million hospital in Prince George’s County, Md.

            A decade-long effort to replace the struggling Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly, Md., will come to an end in 2021. Elected officials, including Maryland Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr., as well as health system, civic and business were on hand recently for the