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An Atypical Strategy for Aging Medical Office Buildings

"At some point, failure to renovate will drive patients and tenants to competing providers that offer more modern facilities," warns Transwestern's Brent Barnes in this EXCLUSIVE commentary.

By Brent Barnes | Updated on November 06, 2017

ORLANDO, FL—With the day-to-day stress of making a medical office building run, a very basic, crucial consideration might be slipping by, unnoticed: what to do with the aging building? Neglecting wear and tear could mean even a successful property will see its returns diminish. It might be time to consider the sale-leaseback writes Transwestern SVP of healthcare real estate Brent Barnes in this EXCLUSIVE commentary for GlobeSt.com.

The views expressed are the author’s own.

Brent Barnes

Hospital administrators are often vexed by the older medical office buildings (MOBs) they own, unsure how to address the properties’ increasingly outdated appearance, perhaps exacerbated by deferred maintenance. Were the structures in pristine condition, the owner would most likely have already monetized the assets through a partial or full sale-leaseback, a transaction type that grew popular in healthcare real estate over the past decade.

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