Friday, April 20, 2018

Parkland campus heading back to market after buyer misses purchase deadline


By Staff report
Apr 19, 2018, 1:55pm
The Parkland Memorial Hospital campus is heading back to the market after its buyer missed a purchase deadline.
Developer Sam Ware’s company Dreien Opportunity Partners received approval from Dallas County Commissioners last month to purchase the property in an $83 million deal. The Dallas Business Journal reported at the time that Ware planned to redevelop Parkland into an $250 million amenity-rich destination called The District.
However, Dreien “was not able to complete and close the necessary financing within the time frame required under the purchase agreement,” Parkland senior vice president Michael Malaise said in a prepared statement to the Dallas Morning News.
The deadline for closing the purchase was April 17. Parkland plans to retain $3 million in earnest money and remarked the property, Malaise added.
Ware told the Morning News that he and his lender requested an additional 30 days to complete the transaction, but Parkland officials denied the extension.
Still, he remains undeterred and plans to submit another offer for the property.
“Hopefully we will get back in first place to buy it and get it closed," he told the DMN. "We just need additional time."
Ware is among “other potential purchasers” interested in the property, according to Malaise.
The developer has had his eyes on the Parkland property for some time. He first discussed The District with the Business Journal last year, calling the property a “once in a lifetime” opportunity.
"You could not replicate this today for under $500 million," Ware said of the campus.
Get a sense of his plans for the property in the slideshow above.

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