Market Focus- San Francisco (April 2006)
By Ann Bretts Call it what you will: Senate Bill 1953, the state’s seismic safety codes, or, simply, SB 1953. Whatever the term, anyone involved in healthcare real estate in San Francisco – or anywhere in California, for that matter – the 2008 deadline for bringing acute-care facilities into compliance with the seismic regulations […]
Industry Pulse (April 2006)
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Providers have big plans for an area along Interstate 75 in northern Oakland County, about halfway between Detroit and Flint. Flint-based McLaren Health Care Corp. has proposed a $600 million medical care village on 80 to 90 acres. The first phase would include a medical office building (MOB) of up […]
Columbia Roundtable (April 2006)
CCRCs are hot, nursing homes are not COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY WEIGHS IN ON MAJOR TRENDS IN SENIOR LIVING REAL ESTATE Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of our two-part series covering “Trends in Health Care Real Estate,” a Feb. 7 Real Estate Roundtable discussion presented by the Columbia University Master of Science in Real Estate […]
Publisher’s Letter (April 2006)
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Transactions (March 2006)
Here’s a switch: Florida MOB to be converted to office FORT MYERS, Fla. – At a time when most medical office space is selling at an investment premium, at least one Florida investment group apparently believes it can do better by converting an existing MOB into mostly commercial office space. The Fort Myers News-Press recently […]
People (March 2006)
Adventist Health announces new president and CEO WINTER PARK, Fla. – Spring training baseball teams aren’t the only ones revamping their rosters down in Florida. Winter Park-based Adventist Health System has named Donald Jernigan as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Mr. Jernigan was promoted from his position as executive vice president (EVP) […]
Outpatient Projects (March 2006)
Rendina completes South Carolina MOB DES PERES HOSPITAL ALSO SELECTS THE FIRM TO DEVELOP ST. LOUIS FACILITY By Murray W. Wolf Rendina Cos. has completed one medical office building (MOB) in Spartanburg, S.C., and has been selected to develop another in St. Louis. The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based firm recently announced that it […]
Companies (March 2006)
First Colony stakes claim to healthcare NORTH CARLONIA FIRM IS LATEST TO EXPAND ITS MEDICAL REAL ESTATE CAPABILITIES By Murray W. Wolf Charlotte, N.C.-based First Colony Corp. might be the latest commercial real estate firm to expand its healthcare capabilities, but it’s no newcomer to the industry. The 33-year-old real estate and development […]
News & Analysis: Cogdell Spencer (March 2006)
REIT is interested in Indy COGDELL ENTERS NEW MARKET WITH $39.9 MILLION BUY By Murray W. Wolf Cogdell Spencer Inc.’s acquisition last month of Methodist Professional Center One, an Indianapolis medical office building (MOB), was notable for several reasons: ▪ It was the first acquisition by Cogdell Spencer (NYSE: CSA) since the Charlotte, […]
Transactions: Atlanta MOB deal (March 2006)
RREEF acquires MOB for $61.3 million NEW DETAILS EMERGE IN RECENT ACQUISITION OF DOCTORS CENTER FOUR IN ATLANTA By Murray W. Wolf Newly obtained information reveals that RREEF North America paid $61.283 million, nearly $294 per square foot, for its recent acquisition of an Atlanta medical office building (MOB). As reported in last […]
Market Focus: Miami (March 2006)
Things have settled down a bit in Miami BUT THERE ARE PLENTY OF PROJECTS TAKING SHAPE THROUGHOUT SOUTH FLORIDA By John Mugford Two years ago, the Miami-Dade County healthcare development scene was so robust that observers likened it to the “Wild West.” Even though some industry insiders reported that the area had an […]
Industry Pulse (March 2006)
NEW YORK – Another major institutional player with large sums of capital intends to start investing in medical office buildings (MOBs). The latest entry is JPMorgan Investment Management Inc., which could invest up to $125 million in MOBs. The news was heard during a conference last month in New York, where Granite Partners LLC hosted, […]
Guest Column (March 2006)
Deals demand proper due diligence HEALTHCARE BUYERS CAN AVOID LEGAL PROBLEMS IF THEY DO THEIR HOMEWORK By Douglas A. Hastings and David E. Matyas As Wall Street’s enthusiasm for investing in healthcare organizations continues to swell and as recent state and federal laws and investigations have raised the stakes associated with healthcare entities’ operations, […]
Financing & Investment Briefs (March 2006)
Why the barrier to entry? FINDING AN ENTRY PLATFORM IS KEY FOR NEW PLAYERS By John Mugford Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series of articles covering a Feb. 1 conference in New York titled: “Breaking New Ground: The Escalating Flow of Capital to Medical Real Estate.” Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ […]
Company Profile- Lauth (march 2006)
New healthcare group soars IN TWO YEARS, LAUTH PROPERTY GROUP BUILDS STURDY PORTFOLIO By Jessica Griffith When Lauth Property Group decided to create a healthcare division in recent years, the real estate development and construction firm brought in an expert. In 2003, the Indianapolis-based company hired Todd Jensen, a regional vice president from […]
