Timothy Taylor Named CalPERS Chief of Enterprise Solutions Development

SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced the appointment of Timothy W. Taylor as Chief of the Enterprise Solutions Development Division.

Taylor replaces Ron Reagan, who retired last year. He will report to Dale Jablonsky, CalPERS Assistant Executive Officer of CalPERS Information Technology Services Branch.

“Tim is an outstanding technology manager with a wealth of experience and expertise in developing automated business solutions,” said Jablonsky. “I am confident CalPERS members, employers, and staff will be very well served by this appointment and his continued work to develop technology solutions that support our organization.”

Taylor has spent more than 14 years at CalPERS, promoting up the ranks from Staff Services Analyst to the Assistant Division Chief responsible for application development and support. He has a strong background in application architecture and played a major role in the development of the CalPERS website and the my|CalPERS business application.

Taylor has a BA in communications studies and an MA in multimedia production and design from California State University, Sacramento.

Contact:

External Affairs Branch

(916) 795-3991

Robert Udall Glazier, Deputy Executive Officer

Brad Pacheco, Chief, Office of Public Affairs

Contact: Edward Fong, Information Officer

pressroom@calpers.ca.gov

Morrison Commercial Real Estate and Morrison CLW Property Services Announce New Leasing and Management Assignment of Grand National Plaza and the Vanguard Building.

ORLANDO, FL (fFeb. 17, 2012):  Greg Morrison, CCIM, SIOR, Principal and Founder of Morrison Commercial Real Estate, announced that Morrison Commercial Real Estate and Morrison CLW Property Services have been awarded the leasing and management of Grand National Plaza (top left photo) and the Vanguard Building, totaling 270,273± square feet located at the corner of Grand National Drive and Vanguard Street in Orlando, FL.

Lisa Bailey (middle right photo) and Phil Marchese (lower left photo) of Morrison Commercial Real Estate will handle the leasing for these properties while Terri Walther and Michelle Jimenez will oversee the day to day operations.  The Morrison team will be focused on repositioning these properties which will include significant capital improvements and rebranding.

 Grand National Plaza is a professional office and flex property servicing tenants on a full service and triple net basis.  Executive Suites are also available.

 The Vanguard building is approximately 44,000 square feet with the ability to be subdivided into four quadrants and has an abundance of parking at 8:1000.  Space is immediately available at both of these properties conveniently located near International drive with easy access to Interstate-4, the Florida Turnpike, the Beachline and Kirkman Road.

Contact:

 Buffy Gillette

Phone: 407.219.3500

Email:  bgillette@morrisoncre.com

Brookdale Senior Living Announces Acquisition and Financing Transactions

 NASHVILLE, TN, /PRNewswire/ -- Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) (the "Company")  announced that it has recently completed the acquisition of nine communities with a total of 1,295 units for an aggregate purchase price of $121.3 million, plus customary transaction expenses.

 The communities had previously been operated by the Company under long-term leases that were accounted for as operating leases.

"Acquiring these communities gives us the opportunity to move forward with renovating and repositioning these assets to improve their financial performance,” said Bill Sheriff (top right photo), Brookdale's Chief Executive Officer.

“By owning these assets outright, we will capture the assets' entire value creation potential and preserve important optionality with respect to these assets, including the ability to expand some of these communities if we decide to do so or to dispose of those that may not fit our long-term strategy,"

The Company financed the transaction with $77.9 million of first mortgage financing secured by seven of the communities and $15.0 million of seller-financing secured by two of the communities. 

The $77.9 million first mortgage facility has a 10-year term.  75% of the facility bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.21% and the remaining 25% of the facility bears interest at a variable rate of 30 day LIBOR plus a margin of 276 basis points.  The $15.0 million mortgage loan has a two year term and bears interest at a fixed rate of 7.0%.

Additionally, the Company announced that it had obtained a $63.0 million first mortgage loan secured by one of the Company's communities.  The loan has a five year term and bears interest at a variable rate of 30 day LIBOR plus 300 basis points.

  In connection with the transaction, the Company repaid a $62.8 million first mortgage loan that was scheduled to mature in 2013.  The refinancing transaction represents another step in the process of the Company's plan for addressing its 2013 debt maturities.

Contact:   Ross Roadman, Brookdale Senior Living Inc., +1-615-564-8104

Web Site: http://www.brookdaleliving.com

Foreclosure Activity Increases 3% in January, According to RealtyTrac® U.S. Foreclosure Market Report

 IRVINE, CA— RealtyTrac® (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for January 2012, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — were reported on 210,941 U.S. properties in January. That was a 3 percent increase from the previous month but still down 19 percent from January 2011.

The report also shows one in every 624 U.S. housing units with a foreclosure filing during the month.

“Although overall foreclosure activity was down from a year ago for the 16th straight month in January, we continue to see signs on a local and regional level that the frozen-up foreclosure process is beginning to thaw,” said Brandon Moore (top right photo), CEO of RealtyTrac.

 “Foreclosure activity increased on a year-over-year basis for the first time in more than 12 months in Florida, Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania, following a pattern we saw in late 2011 in states such as California, Arizona and Massachusetts.

“We expect the pattern of increasing foreclosures to continue in the coming months, especially given the finalized mortgage and foreclosure settlement reached in early February between 49 state attorneys general and five of the nation’s largest lenders,” Moore continued.

“The settlement sets forth clear guidelines for lenders and servicers to follow when foreclosing, which should allow them to push through some of the delayed foreclosures from last year.

“Other roadblocks to foreclosure are still in place at the state level, however, including legislation altering the foreclosure process and lawsuits against lenders.

“We expect to see somewhat uneven trends in local and regional foreclosure numbers going forward as lenders work through these additional legislative and legal roadblocks.” 

For a complete copy of the company’s news release and statistics, please contact:

Christine Stricker

949.502.8300, ext. 268

christine.stricker@realtytrac.com

Michelle Schneider

949.502.8300, ext. 139

michelle.schneider@realtytrac.com

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Tyler White

949.502.8300, ext. 158

tyler.white@realtytrac.com

Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. Names Joseph Belgiovine as Associate Director in New Jersey

  

ELMWOOD PARK, NJ – Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC) has named Joseph Belgiovine (top right photo) as an associate director in the firm’s New Jersey office, according to William E. Hughes (middle left photo), senior vice president and managing director of MMCC.

“Joseph has an impressive background in commercial real estate,” says Hughes. “His skills and experience will be of enormous benefit to our clients in New Jersey and throughout the East Coast.”

Prior to joining MMCC, Belgiovine was the owner and broker of Belcore Enterprises LLC, a commercial real estate brokerage firm in Miami.

 Before that, he was director of operations for The Integrated Group LLC, an Edgewater, N.J.-based commercial real estate brokerage company.

Belgiovine has also worked as an account executive for private hard money lender Kennedy Funding Inc. in Hackensack, N.J. and been a project manager assistant with Daibes Enterprises Inc., a real estate development firm in Edgewater, N.J.

Belgiovine graduated from Providence College in Providence, R.I. with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. He is a member of the National Association of Realtors and the Realtor Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches.

Belgiovine is a licensed real estate broker in Florida and a licensed real estate agent in New Jersey.

Press Contact: Stacey Corso , Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation

(925) 953-1716

Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Sale of 10,908-SF CVS Pharmacy in Daytona Beach, FL for $4 Million

 DAYTONA BEACH, FL– Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm, has announced the sale of CVS/Pharmacy (top left photo), a 10,908-square foot net-leased property located in Daytona Beach, Florida, according to Bryn D. Merrey, vice president and regional manager of the firm’s Tampa office. The asset commanded a sales price of $4,000,000.

Leon Brockmeier (middle right photo), a retail investment specialist in Marcus & Millichap’s Tampa office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company from Miami, Florida.

Patrick Whitney (lower left photo), a retail investment specialist in the firm’s Jacksonville office, procured the purchaser, a Colorado based limited liability company who acquired the property in order to satisfy a 1031 Exchange transaction. 

 This CVS/Pharmacy was built in 2001 and is located at 1350 Beville Road.   The property is situated in a mature submarket approximately one mile southeast of the Daytona International Speedway and the Daytona International Airport. 

“Investor interest in the Florida drugstore market is robust with demand outpacing supply of both new and established stores,” says Brockmeier. “Single-tenant net-lease investors continue to demonstrate a preference for assets in very good locations, occupied by strong tenants and preferably with remaining lease terms of at least ten years.”

 “We marketed the Daytona CVS/Pharmacy aggressively for several weeks prior to the parties entering into a definitive purchase agreement.  Our client completed their due diligence expeditiously and this all-cash transaction closed within 3 percent of the list price,” Whitney adds.

Press Contact:  Bryn D. Merrey, Vice President/Regional Manager, Tampa

(813) 387-4700

Corecon V7 Software Selected as a 2012 Residential Top Product by Constructech Magazine

Huntington Beach, CA, Feb. 16, 2012 –  Corecon V7, a Web-based platform for estimating, project management, job cost control and scheduling was recently selected as a residential 2012 Constructech Magazine Top Product.

The Constructech Residential Top Products Awards honor technology solutions that have demonstrated the greatest innovations geared toward the homebuilding market.

The winning solutions are judged by Constructech magazine’s editorial team and are selected based on various criteria, including the product’s growth rate over the last few years as well as the product’s overall usefulness and uniqueness to the construction industry. To learn more, visit constructech.com.

The judges noted that they particularly liked the complete technology overhaul of the product, especially Corecon Technologies latest collaboration application—TeamLink Portal— for sharing project information among team members.

Free to all Corecon V7 subscribers and others involved in the project, TeamLink Portal streamlines the construction process by providing the residential developer or home owner as well as all other project team members with secure, real-time access to information corresponding to all phases of the project.

“This year’s Top Products award winners offer the best in functionality and cost effectiveness.” said Peggy Smedley, editorial director, Constructech magazine.  “It is exciting to watch a product such as Corecon advance and provide even more capabilities for mobility, collaboration and integration.”         

“We are honored that Corecon V7 has been recognized as a residential Constructech Top Product for the second consecutive year,” said Norman J. Wendl, president of Corecon Technologies, Inc.

 “The launch of Corecon V7 in 2010 and the recent addition of our new TeamLink Portal are helping residential builders streamline operations by providing them with a more complete and efficient project management solution.”

For more information about Corecon Technologies and Corecon V7, visit www.corecon.com or call toll free at 1-866-258-6698.

Contact:

Laura Mickelson

Laura Mickelson Communications

16 Technology Drive, Suite 125

Irvine, CA  92618

(949) 453-0851

(949) 453-8420 fax

lauramickelson@cox.net

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Jones Lang LaSalle Awarded Leasing of 509,923-SF Class A Office Property in Woodland Hills, CA

 WOODLAND HILLS, CA – Jones Lang LaSalle has been awarded the leasing for LNR Warner Center IV (top left photo), a two-building, 509,923-square-foot Class A office complex located at 21215 and 21255 Burbank Blvd. in Woodland Hills, Calif.

The premier property has immediate availability for users ranging from 10,000 to 43,754 square feet. 

Leading the leasing efforts for the property are Jones Lang LaSalle Executive Vice President Dan Sanchez (middle right photo) and Vice President Ryan House (middle left photo).

“Jones Lang LaSalle was selected for this assignment because of its deep understanding of the San Fernando Valley office market,” said Sanchez.  “LNR Warner Center IV is ideal for companies seeking visibility in a superior address in one of the most desirable submarkets in the Los Angeles region.”

Jones Lang LaSalle was hired by the landlord, LNR, which developed the building in 2008.

Located one block north of the Ventura (101) Freeway, LNR Warner Center IV has large, efficient floor plates and offers the most efficient buildings in the market.  It also features unmatched visibility and convenient access to a deep and highly skilled labor pool, numerous dining and entertainment venues and an outstanding array of amenities, both on-site and within the immediate vicinity. More information can be found at www.lnrwarnercenter.com.

For more news, videos and research resources on Jones Lang LaSalle, please visit our U.S. media center Web page.

http://www.us.am.joneslanglasalle.com/UnitedStates/E

For more information on the Commercial Property Group, please visit us at www.LNRcpg.com or contact us at (305) 695-5426.

 

 For further information, please visit our website, www.joneslanglasalle.com.

Contact:

David Ebeling

Ebeling Communications

949.861.8351

949.278.7851 (Cell)

david@ebelingcomm.com

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Concord Hospitality Bullish on Hotel Industry as Company Nears 14,000 Rooms; $355 Million Development Pipeline Committed for 2012

 RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 16, 2012—Concord Hospitality Enterprises, one of the nation’s top-ranked hotel developer/owner/operators, today announced that the company has committed $355 million  in active  development on 15 hotels in 2012 and expects to reach the 14,000 room threshold as a third-party operator and owner. 

The development activity is expected to add approximately 3,500 construction jobs and more than 1,000 new hotel jobs to local economies.   In addition, the company said it will continue to expand its third-party management portfolio, focusing primarily on the full-service sector and premium-branded select-service hotels.

 “Last year we opened or broke ground on five new properties and assumed management of seven, which was a robust year considering the stagnant economy,” said Mark Laport, (top right photo) president and CEO.

 “For 2012, we expect to more than double our development pipeline.  Operationally, we will focus on adding more premium brand select-service and full-service hotels to our third -party managed portfolio, such as the DoubleTree in Albuquerque and Sheraton in Oklahoma City which we were selected to manage late in 2011.”  

 Multi-brand Strategy

Concord, which historically has focused primarily on the Marriott brand family, is significantly expanding to include the top-tier brands, Hyatt, Hilton, Starwood and upscale Choice flags.

Laport cited several Cambria Suites and Hyatt House projects currently in Concord’s development pipeline, as well as the recent agreement to develop a 250 room full service Marriott hotel in Sugar Loaf in Atlanta as current examples of a more diversified portfolio mix.

North American Growth Strategy

“Last year, we expanded our portfolio geographically by adding hotels in major gateway cities such as Washington D.C. and New York City,” Laport added.

“In 2011, we have become much more geographically diverse and are looking to add hotels in an ever increasing number of states as well as developing in new markets near our existing hotels such as a yet-to-be-branded hotel in Jersey City, N.J., which will expand our presence in Metro NY.

“To the south, we have a mixed-use development hotel near the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and have just broken ground on a Hyatt-branded hotel near our headquarters in the city of Raleigh, and our highly successful Renaissance North Hills Hotel (middle left photo).  We also remain quite active in the Cleveland and Pittsburgh markets, where Concord has a significant stake. 

For more information, visit www.concordhotels.com.

Contact:  Lauralee Dobbins, Chris Daly,  (703) 435-6293

 Chris Daly

President

Daly Gray, Inc.

Ph: 703-435-6293

Cell: 703-864-5553

Mosaic Selects Interstate Hotels & Resorts as Manager of Streamsong Resort in Central Florida

  

 Polk County, FL (Feb. 16, 2012) – The Mosaic Company today announced the selection of Interstate Hotels & Resorts as the hotel management company for its Streamsong® Resort project (top left rendering)  and KemperSports  as the management company for the resort’s golf operations. 

 Mosaic, the world’s leading producer and marketer of phosphate-based crop nutrients and a major landowner in Central Florida, is developing the resort, golf and conference center destination on approximately 16,000 acres of formerly mined phosphate land in rural Polk County between Tampa and Orlando.

 “We are extremely pleased to place the operating management of Streamsong® Resort into the very capable hands of Interstate Hotels & Resorts and KemperSports,” said Tom Sunnarborg (top right photo), Mosaic’s vice president - land development and management.

“They have an outstanding reputation and portfolio of managed resorts and renowned golf venues. We are confident that the expertise they bring to Streamsong will help solidify its position as a superior destination for luxury travelers, conference attendees and outdoor enthusiasts who are seeking an escape from the ordinary resort experience.”

 As previously announced, Streamsong will feature a main lodge and nearby golf clubhouse offering a combined 228 guest rooms, approximately 18,500 square feet of flexible conference and meeting space, a full-service spa, fine and casual dining, several bars including a rooftop lounge, guided bass fishing on surrounding lakes, hiking and birding trails, a sporting clays range and two exceptional golf courses.

 The principal architect for the resort is Alfonso Architects of Tampa.  Construction of the two golf courses has been underway since August 2010 by renowned architects Bill Coore (lower left photo) and Ben Crenshaw of Coore and Crenshaw and Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design.

  “We have significant, proven experience in the resort segment and are well versed in the operations of destination, world-class resorts,” said Jim Abrahamson (middle left photo), Interstate’s chief executive officer. “Streamsong will be the luxury lifestyle destination in this market, and we are delighted to be working with Mosaic.  We look forward to partnering with KemperSports in delivering the highest level of service to our resort guests.”

 Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports operates golf facilities as well as athletic clubs, lodging venues and major sporting events, including nationally ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, The Glen Club, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open.

“It is a great honor to be selected to manage the golf operations at Streamsong Resort,” said Josh Lesnik, president of KemperSports.  “There are only three places in the world where Coore, Crenshaw and Doak have courses side-by-side – Tasmania, Bandon and now Streamsong, which is sure to become a must-play destination.”

 The two golf courses and lakeside golf clubhouse — featuring 12 guest rooms, a steakhouse restaurant, 4,400 square feet of meeting space, lounge and pro shop — are projected to open in late 2012, providing an initial golf and meeting destination. 

 Opening of the main lodge and other resort amenities is planned for fall 2013. 

 For general information about Interstate Hotels & Resorts, KemperSports, Streamsong Resort or The Mosaic Company, please go to:

 www.ihrco.com

www.kempersports.com

www.streamsongresort.com

www.mosaicco.com

 Media Contacts:

 Dave Townsend

Mosaic Co.

dave.townsend@mosaicco.com 

Jerry Daly

Daly Gray Public Relations

 jerry@dalygray.com   

 Palmer Moody 

Kemper Sports          

 palmer.moody@kemperlesnik.com

Patrick Daly

Account Supervisor

Daly Gray, Inc.

patrick@dalygray.com

Office:  (703) 435-6293

Cell:  (703) 300-8289

Arbor Sets Multifamily Agency Loan Origination Volume Record; Business Momentum Leads to Top 10 Fannie Mae DUS® Ranking 5th Year in a Row

 UNIONDALE, NY (Feb. 16, 2012) – Meeting the rising demands of the robust Multifamily real estate investment market, Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC, a national, direct commercial real estate lender, established a new company record for Multifamily agency loan origination volume in 2011, funding $1.3 billion worth of loans across its Fannie Mae DUS® and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) product lines.

Arbor’s 2011 origination volume total breaks its previous record set in 2008 and places the company—for the fifth consecutive year—within the Top 10 Fannie Mae DUS® Multifamily Lender ranking.

  During 2011, Arbor originated $1,201,705,689 in Fannie Mae DUS® Multifamily loans as well as $97,223,700 in FHA Multifamily business for a combined Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) funding total of $1.3 billion. Arbor’s previous origination volume high in 2008 was $1.2 billion.

 With regard to its 2011 Top 10 Fannie Mae DUS® Multifamily Lender origination volume ranking, Arbor placed eighth.

 “As the Multifamily real estate sector outperforms other commercial real estate classes, Arbor has remained at the forefront of lenders exclusively originating within the sector in partnership with Fannie Mae and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s FHA program,” said Ivan Kaufman, (top right photo) Arbor’s Chairman and CEO.

“Providing a record level of origination for our clients is just one indication of the business momentum Arbor has exhibited during the past few years and is further indicative of the origination and service capacity Arbor possesses moving forward.”

 John Caulfield (top left photo), Arbor’s newly named Chief Operating Officer, further noted, “Arbor’s Multifamily origination capabilities and infrastructure are extremely well positioned within the fundamentally strong Multifamily investment market, allowing Arbor to provide our clients with industry-leading loan products, terms and service that few lenders can provide.

 “ The GSEs currently offer the best financing products available in the Multifamily arena, and Arbor has excelled at providing our borrowers with such lending options, leading to our large repeat client base and strong and fundamentally sound origination performance.”

Contact:  Christopher Ostrowski, costrowski@arbor.com

KW Property Management & Consulting Adds Three New clients in Tampa, FL Residential Real Estate Market

 Tampa, FL --- Feb. 15, 2012 - KW Property Management & consulting, a statewide leader in turnkey property management, has been selected to handle property management services for the following new clients:

The Slade at Channelside (top left photo)

1190 East Washington Street

Tampa, FL 33602

284 Units

Lakeview of Largo South

14255 Rosemary Lane

Largo, FL 33774

198 Units

The Alagon on Bayshore (lower left photo)

3507 Bayshore Boulevard

Tampa, FL 33629

48 Units

With one of its Central Florida regional offices in Clearwater, KW  Property Management & Consulting is one of the largest onsite management companies in Florida.

The company currently manages premier properties such as Fawn Ridge (680 units), The Quarter at Ybor (457 units) and The Fountains at Countryside (168 units) in the Tampa/Clearwater area.                                          

For more information, visit www.kwpropertymanagement.com.

Media Contact:

Christina Grate

Becker Public Relations

2506 Ponce de Leon Blvd.

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Telephone 305/444-2181 X 224

Email: cgrate@beckerpublicrelations.com

Sperry Van Ness® / SVN Management, Inc. Broker Forum a Huge Success

IRVINE, CA (Feb. 15, 2011) - Sperry Van Ness® / SVN Management, Inc. held its quarterly Broker Forum event on January 31, 2012 at The Pacific Club (middle left photo) in Newport Beach, Calif. 

With more than 150 guests in attendance, the free, networking event attracted brokers from various companies who shared their listing inventory with fellow attendees.

 “The Broker Forum’s were created in the spirit of broker cooperation and collaboration to foster networking of local commercial real estate brokers,” said David Mashian, vice president of business development for Sperry Van Ness® / SVN Management, Inc.. “Attendees were very happy with the networking and presentations at the event.”

 The Broker Forum was sponsored by the Orange County CCIM and the Board of Realtors as well as many corporate sponsors including Bank of America, Globe St. IPX 1031 and George Smith Partners.

 According to Mashian, the presentations outlined that buyers wanting to purchase distressed commercial real estate in the future will most likely have to buy the notes from the banks, and will be responsible for foreclosing on the asset to get possession.

 It was demonstrated that much of the distressed assets exists as shadow inventory and will take the next three or more years to clear through.  Furthermore, it was made clear that much of the discount in pricing for assets in the market reflect true market value and to be cautious when purchasing.

 Sperry Van Ness® / SVN Management, Inc. holds Broker Forum events every quarter. The next event will focus on social networking, applications and technology for commercial real estate brokerage. 

“We want to make the Broker Forum a value added experience for commercial real estate brokers where the presentations, networking contacts and sponsors will bring real benefits to attendees,” said Burton Young (top right photo), president of Sperry Van Ness® / SVN Management, Inc.  “Our company is very much about bringing benefits to all our agents and the brokerage community through proactive cooperation and collaboration.”

For further information, contact:

David Mashian | Vice President, Business Development

Sperry Van Ness – Irvine | SVN Management, Inc.

18881 Von Karman Avenue, 8th Floor | Irvine, CA 92612

Mobile 310-903-6907 | Direct 949-705-5006

Megan Morales

Sperry Van Ness

714.273.2472

megan.morales@svn.com

McCarthy Completes Second Phase of Expansion and Remodeling for Scripps Mercy Hospital Emergency Department and Trauma Center in San Diego, CA

 

 SAN DIEGO, CA – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., (www.mccarthy.com) has completed construction of the 13,500-square-foot addition to the emergency department and trauma center at Scripps Mercy Hospital, located at 4077 Fifth Ave. in the Hillcrest area of San Diego. 

Scripps Health officials recently dedicated the expanded facility, renaming it the “Conrad Prebys Emergency & Trauma Center” in honor of its largest donor.

Representing the second phase of a four-phased, $41.3 million expansion and remodeling project, the new addition doubles the size of the existing emergency department and trauma center to encompass a combined 27,000 square feet of space. 

 Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is the largest hospital in the county and host to one of the busiest emergency centers in the region, accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Some 60,000 patients were treated in the hospital’s emergency department in 2011, averaging 164 patients per day. Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego also operates the busiest trauma center in the county, providing trauma care to more than 2,400 patients each year.

 When fully complete, the Conrad Prebys Emergency & Trauma Center will accommodate 49 beds -- double the number of beds previously available. 

"Working within the constraints of the compact project site without interfering with the fast-paced operations of the existing emergency and trauma center presented significant challenges to workers at the site, who had to be prepared at all hours to respond quickly to matters as they arose, such as night time emergency helicopter traffic,” explained McCarthy Project Director Steve Van Dyke. “Moving forward, we’ll remain in close communication with Scripps Health officials to ensure that construction continues to go smoothly and hospital staff are able to perform their jobs unimpeded.”

“Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is a Level I Trauma Center, the highest designation for trauma care assigned by the American College of Surgeons,” stated Scripps Health Project Manager Kirk Collins, who is overseeing the project. “This expansion is allowing us to further enhance our reputation as being a national leader in trauma and critical injury care.” 

 National design firm HDR is the architect.  Project team consultants include Degenkolb as structural engineer, Latitude 33 as civil engineer, Syska Hennessy as electrical and mechanical engineer, and MW Peltz Associates as landscape architect. 

 More information about the company is available online at www.mccarthy.com.

Contact:

Bonnie Kutch

Director

619-299-1010

Kutch & Company

3904 Groton Street | Suite 203 | San Diego, California 92110

www.kutchco.com