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Rockaway Beach medical arts complex is now fully leased
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
aacevedo@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
A medical arts complex in Rockaway
Beach is fully leased, and plans to bring
top-quality health care to the medically
underserved areas of the Rockaway peninsula.
CHA Partners, a vertically integrated
real estate developer, announced that the
60,000-square-foot medical arts complex
at 105-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd. is 100
percent leased.
Tenants at the Rockaway Beach Medical
Arts Complex include St. John’s Episcopal
Hospital, MercyFirst children and family
care, and the Ambulatory Surgery Center
of Rockaway Beach.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, the main
hospital serving thousands of residents in
the peninsula, will have primary care, dermatology,
endocrinology, physical therapy,
behavioral health, cardiology, neurology,
general surgery, women’s health and
cancer care at the center.
Queens Borough President Donovan
Richards said the COVID-19 pandemic
not only “stole the lives of nearly 700
Rockaway residents” it also “laid bare the
grave and deadly inequities peninsula
families have faced for years” in relation
to healthcare accessibility.
“With just one hospital on the peninsula,
access to comprehensive, quality
healthcare has been nothing more
than a myth for too many people. But the
Rockaway Beach Medical Arts Complex,
now fully leased, will go a long way
toward righting this historical wrong,”
Richards said. “We are beyond grateful to
our many partners for bringing this complex
to life and look forward to the healthier
Rockaway it will create.”
CHA Partners, which specializes in
imaginative public-private partnerships
in the Tristate area, conceived of the
Rockaway Beach Medical Complex to fi ll
a void in local healthcare that was created
when Peninsula Hospital closed its doors
following Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Th e project created approximately 50
construction jobs and 100 permanent
jobs. Th e center is expected to provide
health care services for about 5,000 community
members annually.
Th e medical building, completed in
2019, is expected to reintroduce “bestin
class, community-based” health care
services.
“It’s been a long time since high-quality
medical offi ces were built for Rockaway
residents, and CHA Partners is proud to
collaborate with NYCEDC, Chase Bank
and Provident Bank to realize the greatest
level of services possible in this vital
and vibrant part of New York City,” CHA
Partners Managing Partner Bill Colgan
said. “What began with a desire to provide
a much-needed community asset has
led us to create the best medical arts facility
in the region.”
New York City Economic Development
Corporation (NYCEDC) supported the
project with $9 million New Markets Tax
Credit (NMTC) fi nancing in collaboration
with Chase Community Development Bank.
Th e NMTC program is a federal funding
program meant to encourage investment in
underserved areas of New York City.
“A critical component to making our
city fairer is strengthening neighborhoods
for all New Yorkers,” said Rachel
Loeb, president and CEO of NYCEDC.
“By investing in healthcare resources in
underserved communities, we’re uniquely
positioned to establish New York City
as the public health capital of the world.
We’re thrilled to support the Rockaway
Beach Medical Arts Complex with New
Markets Tax Credit funding that will provide
much-needed medical services for
residents in Rockaway.”
Th e four-story building is currently
open, with construction still ongoing on
the third fl oor.
Photo courtesy of CHA Partners
Rockaway Beach medical arts complex at 105-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd. is 100 percent leased.
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