LOS ALAMITOS, CA-A new outpatient facility under construction next to a hospital in Orange County, CA is not only kicking off a 10-year redevelopment plan, but will fill a strong need for new medical office space on the campus. The project is being developed by San Diego-based Pacific Medical Buildings, a longtime medical office building developer on the West Coast and, in more recent years, nationally.

Construction on the $37 million, 70,000-square-foot outpatient facility is underway at Los Alamitos Medical Center, which is at the corner of Katella Avenue and Cherry Street. Slated for completion in summer 2014, the future healthcare real estate, known as the Los Alamitos Medical and Wellness Center, will house an urgent care center, a wide mix of medical specialists as well as primary care physicians. It is designed to achieve Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design certification from the US Green Building Council.

“The current medical office buildings on the campus, which have a total of about 150,000 square feet of space, are fully occupied,” says Barry Weinbaum, VP of business development at PMB, which will own the MOB in a partnership with physician-tenants who choose to get involved. “There's a definite need for space as the campus grows.”