Project Case Study: New ACC staves off the competition
NexCore project solidifies Colorado system’s status as ‘preferred’ provider By John B. Mugford Located at an elevation of more than a mile and offering striking views of the San Juan Mountains and other peaks, Montrose is a scenic western Colorado town in an area known as the Western Slope. The remote but growing community of […]
Project Case Study: From Masonic to medical in Oakland, Calif.’s ‘Pill Hill”
Longtime HRE firm Meridian converts the facility into a 60,000 square foot med facility By John B. Mugford On the surface, it might have looked like a bit of a gamble for a well-known healthcare real estate (HRE) firm to acquire a half-century-old, vacant, former Masonic Hall in Oakland with the intention of repurposing it […]
Project Case Study: From sporting gear to care near here
Rendina converts a former Dick’s store near Philly into a hub for Inspira Health By John B. Mugford As a good many office buildings, retail centers and other spaces have been vacated in recent years, many property owners have contacted healthcare real estate (HRE) developers about the possibility of repurposing those facilities for medical use. […]
Project Case Study: MedCraft project checks all the boxes
A 29,500 s.f. MOB in Overland Park, Kan., helps HCA to meet its objectives By John B. Mugford What are health systems looking for when it comes to developing new medical outpatient buildings (MOBs)? As they’ve often said while serving as panelists at many healthcare real estate (HRE) conferences throughout the country, system executives desire […]
Project Case Study: Flagship got creative for this MOB
Donating land for housing smoothed the way for the Charlotte, N.C., project By John B. Mugford It’s only natural that in the healthcare real estate (HRE) development industry – and for that matter, probably any real estate development industry – that the biggest, shiniest and perhaps most expensive “trophy” projects garner the most attention. Yet […]
Project Case Study: A landmark rises above Orlando
Meadows & Ohly partners with AdventHealth on the 12-story Innovation Tower By John B. Mugford For healthcare real estate (HRE) firms, the chance to develop a large outpatient facility that will help a health system define its presence on a major campus might only come along once in decades, if at all. However, that is […]
Project Case Study: A repurposing on Long Island
Rethink HRE overcame many obstacles to deliver a converted facility for NYU Langone By John B. Mugford The proposed conversion of a three-story, 54,000 square foot general office building on New York’s Long Island into a multispecialty outpatient medical facility was a project that should have gone smoothly. After all, the project brought together two […]
Project Case Study: Big project in RTG’s hometown
UT Orthopaedic Institute in Knoxville, Tenn., achieves multiple goals By John B. Mugford In the healthcare real estate (HRE) sector, relationships matter. A good example of this can be found in Knoxville, Tenn., home to the University of Tennessee (UT) and its 710-bed Medical Center (UTMC), an academic medical center that is part of University […]
Project Case Study: Market knowledge pays off for HSA PrimeCare
The firm’s newest MOB on the Silver Cross Hospital campus in New Lenox, Ill, is a big hit By Connie McCaffrey There are times when healthcare real estate (HRE) projects are planned and developed without a hitch. Then again, there are many projects in which HRE developers face unforeseen circumstances, requiring them to do their […]
Project Case Study: Difficult road, beautiful MOB
MedProperties Group overcomes multiple obstacles to deliver Mercy Medical Commons II in Gilbert, Ariz. By Erin E. Porter The motivational speaker Zig Ziglar’s quote, “Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations,” is one that healthcare real estate (HRE) developers might want to copy and paste in their minds as a constant reminder. After all, developing a […]
Project Case Study: An MOB success story in Texas
Rubicon MOB in Irving shows how HRE opportunities can grow organically By John B. Mugford In the fall of 2020, a transaction involving a 66,605 square foot medical office building (MOB) took place for an undisclosed price and a bit under the radar in Irving, Texas, a Dallas suburb. But what might have appeared to be […]
Project Case Study: MOB spurs mixed-use success
Rothman-branded MOB was the key for Atkins’ suburban Philadelphia project By John B. Mugford The notion that medical office buildings (MOBs) can be integral components of mixed-use projects is not completely new, as the concept has been gaining steam for several years now. About 20 miles south of Philadelphia in Sewell, N.J., the idea has […]
