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FCH Medical Building (Photo: CBRE Inc.)

News Release: Just Closed: FCH Medical Building, Metropolitan Atlanta – CBRE Inc.

The CBRE Healthcare Capital Markets Group acted as the exclusive advisor for the monetization of the FCH Medical Building adjacent to the Piedmont Fayette Hospital campus in Fayetteville, Georgia. Sale Date:  July 16, 2013 Sale Price: $15,900,000 Price PSF: $256 Building Size: 62,106 SF Year Built: 2004 Occupancy: 100% The CBRE U.S. Healthcare Capital Markets Group […]

Dell Children’s Medical Center First in the World to Earn LEED for Health Care Platinum Designation

Designation, Other Accolades Show Commitment to Sustainability AUSTIN, Texas – (July 9, 2013) – Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas is now first in the world – twice – for green building achievements.The W.H. and Elaine McCarty South Tower of Dell Children’s has earned the first-ever Leadership in Energy & Environmental Designfor Healthcare (LEED-HC) […]

Spirit Urgent Care (Photo: EwingCole)

News Release: EwingCole Designs Urgent Care Center from former Shopping Center

EwingCole Designs Urgent Care Center from former Shopping Center New walk-in facility eases busy ER Camp Hill, PA (July 2013) – A new Urgent Care Center designed by EwingCole has opened adjacent to the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill.  EwingCole redesigned the 50,000 sf former shopping center to include the 6,000 sf, walk-in Spirit […]

News Release: Magna Health Systems Completes Permanent Financing For Surgical Center; SomerCor 504 Provides Financing SBA 504 Program

Chicago, Ill. (July 19, 2013) – Magna Health Systems has secured permanent financing for its newly developed surgical center at 7456 S. State Road in Bedford Park, Ill. Gabe Beukinga, Senior Vice President, SomerCor 504 worked with Magna Health Systems to secure a significant portion of the loan through the SBA 504 loan program. The new […]

MedProperties Holdings and Equity Inc. recently closed on the acquisition of Evendale Healthcare Center in suburban Cincinnati.

News Release: MedProperties Holdings LLC adds Ohio MOB

Dallas-based firm partners with Equity Inc. to acquire the 65,670 square foot, Class A Evendale Healthcare Center in suburban Cincinnati. Extensive renovations are planned. CINCINNATI and DALLAS, July 18, 2013 – A recently-formed partnership of MedProperties Holdings LLC and Equity Inc. has acquired the Evendale Healthcare Center medical office building (MOB) in suburban Cincinnati. MedProperties […]

News Release: Central Banks in U.S. and Europe Remain Oceans Apart on Strategies to Stimulate Economic Growth, Cambridge Chairman Says

The U.S. and its European trading partners remain oceans apart on strategies aimed at stimulating economic growth, an article posted on the Cambridge Realty Capital Co. website suggests. “In recent weeks, central bankers in the U.S. have been more transparent in discussing a conditional timetable for the phase-out of programs aimed at keeping interest rates […]

News Release: Erica Hirsen Joins Ferguson Partners

Erica Hirsen to Ferguson Partners Chicago office. As Director of Ferguson Partners Ltd., Ms. Hirsen will focus on developing and serving clients in the healthcare real estate industry, specifically in senior housing. Prior to joining Ferguson Partners, Ms. Hirsen was an Assistant Vice President with GE Capital’s Healthcare Financial Services – Real Estate business, a […]

News Release: CNL Healthcare Properties Acquires Four Medical Office Buildings in Tennessee

CNL Healthcare Properties has acquired four medical office buildings in or near Knoxville, Tenn., from affiliates of N.T. Brinkman, Inc., for approximately $57.3 million. The four Knoxville Medical Office Properties total more than 200,000 square feet of modern, Class A, medical office space and include the Physicians Plaza A at North Knoxville Medical Center, Physicians […]

News Realease: ERDMAN Breaks Ground on a New, $15 Million Assisted Living Facility; The 75,000-square-foot long-term care space will hold up to 80 beds

MADISON, Wis. (July 17, 2013) — ERDMAN, a Madison-based national leader in healthcare consulting, facility planning, development and design-build, will break ground today on a new $15 million, 75,000-square-foot assisted living facility in Bourbonnais, Ill. A formal groundbreaking ceremony will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. today at the Bourbonnais Campus, 300 Riverside Drive. […]

Breaking News: Cottonwood Place Senior Living Breaks Ground – ISL to Manage New Community

CARLSBAD, CA (July 15, 2013) – Integral Senior Living (ISL), a leader in managing senior living communities, is pleased to announce a new community it will be managing.  Cottonwood Place Senior Living in Holladay, UT, recently broke ground to begin construction of the new assisted living and memory care community. The new community, located at 5600 […]

The Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center features environmentally safe building materials, including low Volatile Organic Compound-emitting wallpaper, carpet and adhesives for floor tiles. (Photo courtesy of Dake Realty)

News Release: Cancer center earns EPA’s ENERGY STAR®

Duke Realty-developed building commonly known as Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center receives Environmental Protection Agency recognition for superior energy efficiency DALLAS, July 10, 2013 – The building commonly known as the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas, developed and managed by Duke Realty, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY […]

News Release: Plaza Companies Update: July 9, 2013

 Brookings Institute: Healthcare Industry Impacting Economic Recovery From the Brookings Institute: The implementation of the Affordable Care Act and pressures to contain costs, expand access to care and improve health outcomes have focused attention on the healthcare industry. Healthcare is a large, diverse, and growing component of the economy. It employs about 14.5 million people […]

News Release: American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust Investment Update

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust (“ARC HT”), is a publicly registered, non-traded real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition of income producing healthcare facilities across the medical care continuum. Company Highlights Completed $1.7 billion equity raise during 2Q 2013 Closed over $200 million of transactions in 2013 (approximately $900 million in total) Portfolio includes […]

News Release: McCarthy Begins Construction on Grossmont Hospital Heart and Vascular Center in East San Diego County

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., has begun construction for the new 74,000-square-foot Heart and Vascular Center at Grossmont Hospital, located in La Mesa, Calif.  Funded through Prop. G, a $247 million bond measure approved by East County voters in 2006, the estimated $26.3 million facility will allow for expansion of the hospital’s existing surgery department and […]

Palomar Medical Center by CO Architects, Escondido, CA.  Photo: Tom Bonner.  Click here to download high-resolution images.

News Release: CO Architects Lauded for ‘Forward Thinking and Ambitious’ Design

Palomar Medical Center Receives AIA National Healthcare Design Award LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2013—The CO Architects-designed Palomar Medical Center (PMC) in Escondido, CA, has been awarded a 2013 National Healthcare Design Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health, in the Built category.  The “garden hospital” is a model for […]