Medical Office

INTERNATIONAL: Chicago-Based Perkins+Will to Design Largest Hospital in Ghana

Perkins+Will recently announced it will handle the design of the largest hospital in the Republic of Ghana.

ARC Healthcare II Grabs 12-Asset Seniors Housing Portfolio

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust II Inc. has made one of its largest purchases since its first buy in May 2013.

HSRE Sells $283M Multi-State Healthcare Portfolio

Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has sold a 12-asset multi-state healthcare portfolio for $283 million.

IREM Operating Expenses Study: Mixed Bag of Results for Federally Subsidized Properties

In the post-Great Recession climate, federally subsidized housing is perhaps more important than ever. But aside from high demand, the year-over-year benchmarks for the various forms of this housing class are anything but consistent.

Harrison Street Buys Seniors Housing Portfolio for $520M

Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has completed its acquisition of seniors housing properties located in the Northeast.

Health Care REIT Buys Gracewell’s U.K. Portfolio for $257M

Health Care REIT Inc. has acquired a portfolio of 11 premier private-pay communities from U.K.-based Gracewell Healthcare.

Gazit-Globe’s ProMed Properties to Sell 6 Medical Office buildings for $205M

Globe Ltd. continues its portfolio repositioning program with a new deal to sell six medical office buildings owned through its subsidiary, ProMed Properties Inc.

Broe Group to Reposition Rockville Office Building for Medical Tenants

Denver-based Broe Group has acquired an office building in Rockville, Md., with plans to reposition the asset to attract medical tenants.

Health Care REIT to Acquire HealthLease, Partner with Mainstreet Property

In a multi-pronged deal that could eventually reach $2.3 billion, Health Care REIT Inc. announced that it has agreed to acquire Toronto-based HealthLease Properties REIT and begin a partnership with Mainstreet Property Group.

Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquencies, Seniors Housing Confidence, Initial Unemployment Claims

The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one- to four-unit U.S. residential properties decreased and builder confidence in the single-family 55-and-up housing market rose at the end of the second quarter. Initial unemployment claims decreased last week.