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By AZ Advisory Team, February 27, 2010 9:00 am

The generation of Americans now between 44 and 62 years old, 76 million of them, collectively known as the baby boomers, make up about 30% of the U.S. population according to the U.S. Census Bureau. They helped shaped America into what it is now. The economic boom of the 1990s, when these baby boomers were 26 to 44 years old and when most were producing income for themselves, created an unprecedented amount of personal wealth in America—currently estimated at more than $33 trillion.

With this, we are now at the forefront of what is expected to be the largest transfer of wealth in American history.  This huge transfer of wealth, estimated to be $40.6 trillion in a 55-year period according to Paul G. Schervish and John J. Havens in a Boston College research, will be a mix of waves of retirements and inheritances spanning three generations surrounding the largest and richest generation in America, the baby boomers.

First, the oldest of the baby boomers are retiring.  A couple of years ago, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling born on January 1, 1946 – the first baby boomer – retires and files for early retirement benefits at 62.  Other millions of baby boomers will be retiring as well in the next 26 years. It won’t be long before they think of transferring their wealth to their heirs.

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Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 26, 2010 10:14 pm

Third Party Development

Hospitals and health care systems have embraced third party ownership and management of real estate, because it can preserve capital resources for acute care needs, eliminate the potential conflicts that arise in the landlord/tenant relationship between hospitals and referring physicians, and minimize the potential legal and regulatory challenges associated with leasing space to referring physicians. High profile transactions to convert existing medical office buildings and other non-core medical real estate to third party ownership and management have focused public attention on monetization over the past few years. Hospitals and systems are now beginning to use third parties to develop and own new medical real estate projects.

This concludes the topic Repositioning to Medical Office.  Take a look at my commercial real estate office listings here and take a look at this medical office in South Miami available for investment acquisition.

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 25, 2010 10:24 pm

Alex Zylberglait of Marcus & Millichap is proud to present 6285 Sunset Drive. This ready for occupancy 5,200-square foot medical office building is ideally suited for a small medical practice.

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6285 Sunset Drive lies within an established medical hub just steps from South Miami Hospital (which recently completed its medical office complex), a few blocks from South Dixie Highway, and the Metrorail & bus stations.

This medical office building commands a high visibility location in a heavily traveled section of Sunset Drive. It is in the vibrant city of South Miami which borders the University of Miami main campus and the affluent communities of Coral Gables and Pinecrest.

Because of the unparalleled quality of its location, 6285 Sunset Drive would be a solid investment with significant appreciation potential.

Contact Alex Zylberglait, CCIM, SIOR
Vice President Investments
Director – National Office and Industrial Properties Group

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 25, 2010 5:03 pm

These changing market dynamics will increase demand for medical office space, presenting new opportunities for commercial real estate professionals. Repositioning office space for medical use can be expensive in the short term; however, the long-term value benefits can be substantial. Retrofitting these buildings can run about $80 per square foot to $100 psf and strong management is key as physicians tend to have more maintenance issues due to patient traffic. In addition, higher parking ratios are a difficult hurdle to overcome. Depending on the jurisdiction, medical office parking ratios can be between four to five spaces per 1,000 square feet.

With significant barriers to entry, medical office repositioning projects are geared toward sophisticated investors with a solid management staff as well as an understanding of the demand for this space in a particular market. A building approved and re-zoned as medical office can provide an immediate pop in value similar to that of an approved condominium map for an apartment building. The rental premium created can provide a strong hedge against lagging office rental rates and high market vacancy, since medical practitioners tend to stay put.

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services..

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 24, 2010 11:26 pm

Repositioning

Adding value to office assets usually is achieved through improved leasing practices on ailing buildings. While owners and managers can only raise rents as the market allows them, some are seeking tenants whose market rent per square foot exceeds that of the typical office tenant. Repurposing a building into medical office is a top strategy in markets with strong medical demand, such as Florida and Southern California.

As of second-quarter 2007, medical tenants occupied only 4.2 percent of leased office space nationwide, according to CoStar Group. However, U.S. healthcare spending totaled nearly $2 trillion in 2005, or $6,697 per person, a figure that is expected to more than double by 2016, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In addition, healthcare services are expected to be the fastest-growing office-using employer between 2004 and 2014, according to a recent National Association of Realtors study.  With more than 1.9 million office-using healthcare jobs expected to come online in the next decade, high concentrations of medical office and a rapidly rising population may be a winning combination.

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 24, 2010 6:22 pm

The increased amount of care and attention needed for the aging baby boomer population will have a tremendous impact on the health care industry. Consequently, medical office properties may offer a particularly lucrative opportunity for investment.

Medical offices are particularly attractive to doctors because it puts them in close proximity to other medical service providers. Patients also benefit from the centralization of medical offices for the convenience of obtaining a wide range of medical services, such as diagnoses, MRIs and physical therapy all in the same building. Owning and renting out medical office properties can be an appealing and relatively affordable option for investors who wish to get involved in commercial real estate.

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 18, 2010 4:21 pm

Medical office properties have emerged as a growing sector in the real estate industry in the past few years, attracting a wider range of investors. It survived the worst of the recession and is coming out strong and healthier than other property types in this period of recovery.

There is a migration of capital from the commercial real estate world, which in general has become very soft, to the medical real-estate world. Medical office buildings typically have 70,000 to 100,000 square feet of space housing physician practices and related services. The buildings usually are located on hospital campuses, but sometimes are in satellite locations.

Their growing appeal is based largely on the perception that they are more immune from the economy’s ills than other property sectors, such as commercial-office buildings or apartments.

To be sure, investors are still snatching up commercial buildings that are well-leased despite the current weak conditions. But the medical office sector is considered healthier overall because physicians tend to stay longer and default less than other office tenants, and because medical office rents aren’t as sensitive to the economy.

Stay-tuned for the continuation.

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 10, 2010 1:36 pm

Alex Zylberglait of Marcus & Millichap is pleased to present 12459 Seminole Boulevard. The portfolio consists of two class C office buildings with a total of approximately 18,000 rentable square feet. The buildings were built in 1972 of concrete block. Each building has approximately 9,000 square feet with two floors. This portfolio also has on-site parking with a total of 48 spaces.

The property is located in Largo, Florida. Largo is located in the heart of Pinellas County along the Gulf Coast of West Central Florida. Centrally located, the properties are at the crossroads of the county. The property is proximate to major thoroughfares Ulmerton Road and Seminole Blvd (State Hwy 585), which has a traffic count of 33,000 vehicles a day. Within three miles, the population is over 100,000. Largo has grown to become the fourth largest city in the Tampa Bay area and is an extremely dense rental market. There is easy access to Interstate 275 which connects Tampa and St. Petersburg. The property is nearby Largo Mall anchored by Target and is minutes from the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport.

Contact Alex Zylberglait, CCIM, SIOR
Vice President Investments
Director – National Office and Industrial Properties Group

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 9, 2010 4:39 pm

Alex Zylberglait of Marcus & Millichap is proud to present 6285 Sunset Drive. This ready for occupancy 5,200-square foot medical office building is ideally suited for a small medical practice.

View Presentation
View Executive Summary

6285 Sunset Drive lies within an established medical hub just steps from South Miami Hospital (which recently completed its medical office complex), a few blocks from South Dixie Highway, and the Metrorail & bus stations.

This medical office building commands a high visibility location in a heavily traveled section of Sunset Drive. It is in the vibrant city of South Miami which borders the University of Miami main campus and the affluent communities of Coral Gables and Pinecrest.

Because of the unparalleled quality of its location, 6285 Sunset Drive would be a solid investment with significant appreciation potential.

Contact Alex Zylberglait, CCIM, SIOR
Vice President Investments
Director – National Office and Industrial Properties Group

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.

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By AZ Advisory Team, February 4, 2010 8:09 pm

Commercial real estate and multifamily property mortgage loan originations were 12 percent higher in the fourth quarter of 2009 than during the same period last year, and 15 percent higher than the third quarter of 2009 according to a quarterly survey released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Tuesday at its Commercial Real Estate Finance convention in Las Vegas.

“Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations picked up in the fourth quarter, but remain at a low level in absolute terms,” explained Jamie Woodwell, VP of commercial real estate research at MBA. “The trend shows stability coming back to the market, but the pick-up in volumes really indicates just how low origination levels had fallen.”

Alex Zylberglait provides commercial real estate investment advisory as well as research, estate planning, asset allocation, valuation, financing, special assets services, transaction advisory and commercial property acquisition and disposition services.