March/April 2020
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Cover Story: Duke Realty – Where are they now?
The firm’s healthcare group was arguably the nation’s top HRE developer when it was sold in 2017. Here’s where those many talented professionals are working today. By Connie M. McCaffrey It was a company like no other. It grew from a small, Midwestern developer to the nation’s largest outpatient healthcare real estate (HRE) developer. It […]
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 […]
Transactions: Newsbreak (March/April 2020 edition)
In first phase of its monetization, Providence St. Joseph sells 10 properties for $59 million WEST COAST – As Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH), a West Coast-based health system with 50 hospitals and 829 clinics, looks to right-size its real estate holdings and unlock capital, it recently sold 10 properties in the West with 344,000 […]
Transactions: Harrison Street nabs Houston-area asset for $115M
Harrison Street acquires the 208,000 s.f. MD Anderson outpatient facility in Conroe, Texas By John B. Mugford CONROE, Texas — While the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic could possibly result in a slowdown in the medical office building (MOB) transactions market, a large deal involving a trophy asset outside of Houston closed just as the […]
Feature Story: What will the effect of COVID-19 be on HRE?
It’s too soon to make assessments, but some entities are addressing the impact By John B. Mugford As we all know, the most important thing that all of us can do right now is to help “flatten the curve” of the spread of COVID-19. As a result, professionals involved in the sector are not likely […]
Feature Story: HRE development saw a big uptick in 2019. But now what?
Who knows? But the same opportunities and threats will likely return to the forefront after COVID-19 recedes By John B. Mugford Back in late January, when healthcare real estate (HRE) data firm Revista held its 2020 Medical Real Estate Investment Forum in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., nearly all known cases of COVID-19 were in China […]
HREI Resource Guide ordering deadline extended to March 30
Due to the personal and professional disruption COVID-19 has caused in recent weeks, HREI has extended the ordering deadline for the the 2020-21 HREI Resource Guide by two weeks. The extended deadline for placing display advertising and listings orders is now Monday, March 30. To order your Enhanced Listing, please click here. For information about display advertising, […]
Feature Story: Who’s your biggest competitor? It might be your client
More hospitals and health systems are investing and self-developing, InterFace panelists say By John B. Mugford As a panel of well-known, leading healthcare real estate (HRE) executives talked about the state of their sector at a conference in Los Angeles recently, it became clear that third-party investors and developers today are facing relatively new competition […]
Feature Story: How low can MOB cap rates go?
HRE professionals discuss the current pricing frenzy at Revista conference By John B. Muford PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – In recent years, as the competition to acquire medical office buildings (MOBs) has heated up tremendously, capitalization (cap) rates, or the expected first-year returns, have dropped steadily. This cap-rate compression, if you will, has left many […]
Feature Story: Borrowers and lenders are adapting to the hot HRE market
Expertise and relationships influence debt decisions, Revista panelists say By John B. Mugford When it comes to financing medical office building (MOB) acquisitions, the cost of capital is not always the most important factor in choosing a lender. In fact, when a nine-property MOB portfolio in the Atlanta area changed hands in a sale-leaseback transaction […]
Companies & People: New entrant into HRE space has a distinct niche
CA Ventures, which started out in student housing, is looking to add-value to HRE By John B. Mugford Investing in medical office buildings (MOBs) has become a heavily trafficked and crowded landscape, with buyers of various types and sizes, including large institutions, continually scouring the market for the product type. Despite the strong demand for […]
Cover Story: Navigating the HRE space
Meridian has adapted to the shifting currents of the healthcare real estate business to chart a successful course By John B. Mugford In a sector seemingly dominated by a handful of long-established national players, it would be easy to overlook a somewhat newer firm known for smaller projects in a single state. And there’s no denying that […]
January/February 2020 PDF
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Feature Story: Going beyond the ‘retail’ location approach
New York-based CityMD discusses how it uses ‘customer analytics’ to keep growing NEW YORK — There is a well-known, international coffee purveyor that, as it grew fervently years ago, used to simply open locations wherever and whenever it could until it became clear that certain stores were “cannibalizing” each other. For a large and still […]