AUSTIN, Texas—Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) has embarked on a transformative project to replace a prefabricated metal building at its Ben White Boulevard location with a two-story, state-of-the-art medical office building. The Central Texas healthcare provider hired Lawrence Group Architects to perform a feasibility study and design for the new building.

Lawrence Group began the project by performing a detailed feasibility study of existing buildings on the site and assessing the area for programmatic and infrastructural conditions. The study informed ARC administrators to opt for a new building, bypassing a costly adaptive reuse option.

The 63,000-square-foot project will mark ARC’s debut of an Ambulatory Surgery Center which will occupy half of the clinic’s first level. The remainder of the building’s space will feature a comprehensive suite of specialty care services such as dermatology, podiatry, cardiology, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal and more.

Currently progressing through the City of Austin’s permitting approval process, construction on the medical office building is expected to begin in July 2024.

“Lawrence Group played a pivotal role in tailoring the building’s spaces to meet ARC’s precise requirements, while adhering to city and state regulations. The subsequent design phase encompasses site improvements and the construction of a flexible building that can accommodate a multitude of medical uses,” said Lawrence Group Austin’s Managing Principal Luma Jaffar, AIA, RIBA, LEED BD+C.

The patient-centered design incorporates locally sourced materials, such as the use of limestone veneer with dark metal panels to reflect ARC’s community-focused values, plus wood panels throughout the interior that provide a welcoming ambiance for patients and staff alike.

The project is designed to achieve an Austin Energy Green Building (AEGB) 3 Stars rating through the use of sustainable materials, energy efficient systems, and natural daylighting.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Flagship Healthcare Properties (Flagship) announced that construction has reached completion on a new 11,000-square-foot medical office building (MOB) for Caldwell UNC Health Care (Caldwell).

Beginning construction on the new MOB in April 2018; the Caldwell team held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the facility on Feb. 27, 2019 with Caldwell executives, staff and physicians in attendance as well as Flagship’s Vice President of Development, Thorn Baccich, Senior Vice President of Development, Dev Gregg, and Senior Vice President of Asset Management, Rex Noble.

The new MOB was constructed on a 3.8-acre site previously owned by Caldwell and sold to Flagship in early 2018.

The site included two existing buildings, one formerly serving non-clinical administrative purposes and a second that was the long-time home of Southfork Family Care before their transition into the new MOB.

Additionally, the new MOB will include an urgent care while Caldwell will continue to use the two older building for non-clinical purposes.

As part of the transaction, Flagship purchased the land and existing buildings, creating leases between Flagship and Caldwell. The site is approximately five miles from Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, N.C.

“We admire Caldwell’s dedication to providing the highest standard of care to the communities they serve, and we are pleased to be the developer selected to deliver this facility, which will elevate the levels of care available for the residents of Cajah’s Mountain and throughout Caldwell County,” said Thorn Baccich. “We are excited to continue working with Caldwell at this location as Property Manager, and look forward to future partnership opportunities with Caldwell.”

Throughout the design and construction processes, Flagship worked closely with the clinic’s practice manager and the Town of Cajah’s Mountain to build the new medical office building, mere feet away from an existing family care office, while ensuring access to the facility and Caldwell’s high standard of care for their patients were not compromised by construction activities.

Through communication and teamwork between Flagship, Caldwell and the design & construction team, Flagship delivered the new MOB within budget and on time, based on the original pre-construction schedule.

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