PGIM Sells Chicago Medical Building

A joint venture between Farpoint Development and The Landes Group has acquired Silver Cross Hospital’s Pavilion A, a 175,000-square-foot medical outpatient facility in New Lenox, Ill. PGIM Real Estate sold the Chicago-area asset.

CBRE acted as exclusive advisor to the seller. NAI Hiffman is in charge of leasing.

At the time of sale, the building was 96 percent leased with a weighted average lease term of more than 12 years. Silver Cross occupies about half the space under a long-term commitment that was renewed last year. Other tenants include Duly Health and Care, DaVita, Rush University Medical Center and University of Chicago Medicine.

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The property previously traded in December 2013, according to Yardi Matrix data. Back then, PGIM paid $72.5 million to NexCore Group for the five-story building, financing the purchase with a $37.2 million loan from Regions Bank.

NexCore and Silver Cross developed the facility that came online in 2012 at 1890 Silver Cross Blvd., within the hospital’s campus. The property is close to interstates 80 and 355, while downtown Chicago is about 39 miles away. Other medical providers in the area include Happy Smiles Dental, Chicagoland Foot and Ankle and Pediatric Dental Specialty Associates.

CBRE Vice Chair Chris Bodnar, Executive Vice President Brannan Knott and First Vice President Cole Reethof worked on behalf of PGIM.

MOB sector activity remains strong

The medical office building trends continue to rely on durable fundamentals. Occupancy has reached its strongest level in the past decade at 93 percent, while annual tenant retention has climbed to nearly 89 percent. Investor demand remains firm even as the pool of available assets stays tight.

Against that backdrop, the start of the year saw strong transaction activity. In January, Cook County acquired Arlington Heights Health Center, a 72,962-square-foot medical building also near Chicago, from ACG Management.