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Feature Story: Finalists: Best Post-Acute/Senior Living

Feature Story: Finalists: Best Post-Acute/Senior Living

Heartis Conroe, Conroe, Texas Developer: Caddis Partners One thing became clear as Caddis Partners and its operating partner Good Neighbor Care studied the Conroe market in 2012: there was a strong need for more memory care services in the growing city north of Houston. Developing the facility under its new Heartis brand, Caddis opened the […]

Feature Story: Finalist: Best Inpatient Facility

Feature Story: Finalist: Best Inpatient Facility

Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, Austin, Texas Developer: Prevarian Hospital Partners LP For three years, a development firm tried but did not succeed in landing a site for a new Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital in Austin. The client, a partnership of RehabCare Group and Seton Family of Hospitals, wanted to move the 20-bed unit out of […]

The building of a new MOB in
Monument, Colo., will complete the
Tri-Lakes Community Health Village. (Rendering courtesy of The Boldt. Co. )

Feature Story: It takes a (healthcare) village

Boldt Co. sees the potential to develop health campuses nationwide By John B. Mugford Milwaukee-based firm working on first such project near Colorado Springs Providing healthcare services has long been a reactive endeavor, with most of the care being given to the sick or injured. It’s the method by which our healthcare system was created […]

The 131,545 square foot Woodholme Medical Office Building in Pikesville, Md., is the largest MOB in the WRIT portfolio. (Photo courtesy of WRIT)

Feature Story: Deal takes Washington by storm

Harrison Street’s blockbuster medical office building purchase from WRIT totals $500.75 million Harrison Street should soon become the largest owner of MOBs in D.C. area    By John B. Mugford As you read this, Chicago-based Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC does not own a single medical office building (MOB) in the Greater Washington, D.C., area. […]

Fairfield Asset Advisors recently brokered the $13.3 million sale of this 30,000 square foot, off-campus medical office building in Houston, which is leased by Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center. The buyer was  ARC Healthcare Trust (Photo courtesy of HCP Inc.)

Feature Story: A new name is closing MOB deals

Fairfield Asset Advisors says it’s found a niche in healthcare real estate. Recent deals appear to back that up. By John B. Mugford New entrants often trumpet their move into the healthcare real estate sector, but most of them don’t succeed. Fairfield Asset Advisors is letting its transactions do the talking.

Scott D. Peters (center) and other Healthcare Trust of America Inc. dignitaries celebrated the firm’s New York Stock Exchange listing last June 7, but avoided the fanfare of an IPO, in part to so they wouldn’t dilute the holdings of existing shareholders. (Photo courtesy of Healthcare Trust of America Inc.)

Feature Story: HTA now getting plenty of attention

After a low-key NYSE listing, the healthcare REIT has taken steps to get noticed By John B. Mugford There are speculations as to why Healthcare Trust of America Inc. did not receive as much attention as anticipated from analysts after it went public on June 6, 2012. On that day, the company went from being […]

Indianapolis-based Cornerstone Cos. has about 14 buildings in its portfolio, including the two-story, 32,890 square foot Carmel Penn Physicians Plaza in Carmel, Ind. (Photo courtesy of Cornerstone Cos. Inc.)

Feature Story: Independence day

Privately held Cornerstone Cos. says it is doing just fine on its own By John B. Mugford When capital-rich suitors came calling in recent years, many smaller healthcare real estate firms (HRE) succumbed to the temptation to partner or be acquired. But one regional HRE firm that has no plans to sell is Indianapolis-based Cornerstone […]

Feature Story: 2013 and beyond

Feature Story: 2013 and beyond

Last year’s top 10 stories and trends – and what they can tell us about the future By John B. Mugford In healthcare real estate (HRE), a story and a trend seem to blend together. While a big transaction involving the sale a medical office building (MOB) portfolio at a low capitalization (cap) rate is […]

Feature Story: 2015 HREI Insights Awards Finalists: Best Post-Acute/Senior Living

Feature Story: 2015 HREI Insights Awards Finalists: Best Post-Acute/Senior Living

The Piper, Kansas City Developer: Assisted Living Associates With the development of The Piper, Assisted Living Associates, a partnership of PAR Development, Clarkson Construction Co. and Action Pact, is unveiling its household model. In The Piper’s family-size households, residents mingle or retreat into the privacy of their own apartment. The three-story, 100,000 square foot facility […]

Product Focus: Children’s health is hot

Many Factors are Driving Projects Nationwide By Jessica Griffith Children’s hospitals throughout the country are investing nearly $2 billion in expansions, renovations and replacement facilities.

Product Focus: Senior sales still brisk

Plenty of Capital is Available for Acquisitions By Jessica Griffith Investors are snapping up senior living developments in reaction to strong market conditions, and the shopping cart isn’t likely to park itself any time soon.

Product Focus: Private interest grows

More Small Investors are Turning to MOBs By Jessica Griffith Real estate buyers are responding to the lure of medical office buildings (MOBs), and institutional investors are not the only ones taking notice.