UT Health San Antonio to anchor future medical office building at The Rock at La Cantera

Leasing for the medical office building is open to applicants now

SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 9, 2024) – The Rock at La Cantera today announced it will lease space to UT Health San Antonio in a medical office building to be built on the Spurs performance campus. The building is being developed by Lincoln Property Company and is expected to break ground in the first half of 2024 and will be 60,000 square feet in total. This office space is one element of the multi-year partnership between the Spurs and UT Health San Antonio, announced in September.

Under this agreement, UT Health San Antonio will lease 20,000 square feet of space within the building to be used as an outpatient care and elite research center. This development is part of the joint effort by the Spurs and UT Health San Antonio to pursue innovations in human performance and improve the health of the greater San Antonio community.

“The opportunities for research, learning and innovation within this building are endless and having a world-renowned academic medical center like UT Health San Antonio as its anchor sets a standard of excellence for all other tenants to follow,” said RC Buford, Chief Executive Officer for Spurs Sports & Entertainment. “As The Rock at La Cantera transforms in front of our eyes into the world-class human performance campus we always envisioned, we’re looking forward to the medical office building’s groundbreaking to tip-off phase two of the process.”

“Our focus is to advance science, medicine and learning in the interest of improving the health and wellbeing of the community,” said William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president of The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, also called UT Health San Antonio. “The development of this medical office building fosters our ongoing commitment to creating healthier communities for years to come by focusing on healthy aging, injury prevention and treatment, exercise science, cutting-edge clinical care, sports medicine, and health promotion.”

The medical office building is part of Phase II in The Rock’s development and will house various healthcare offices, research operations and other innovative practices. Lincoln Property Company is developing the project and Alta Architects will design the building. Businesses and individuals interested in leasing space within the medical office building can find more information by reaching out to Lee McKenna, MHA Senior Vice President at Stream Realty.

About Lincoln Property Company

Lincoln Property Company (“Lincoln”) is one of the nation’s largest diversified real estate services companies with thirty-five offices across the globe. Founded in 1965, Lincoln’s combined management and leasing portfolio on behalf of institutional clients includes more than 470 million square feet of commercial space. Offering a comprehensive suite of real estate solutions, Lincoln manages, leases, develops, and provides advisory services to owners and occupiers of office, life science, retail, industrial, data center, production studio, and mixed-used properties throughout the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe. In addition to providing third party real estate services, Lincoln has principally acquired and developed more than $24 billion and 62 million square feet of commercial projects since 2018. For more information, visit: www.lpc.com.

About UT Health San Antonio

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is one of the country’s leading health science universities and is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. With missions of teaching, research, patient care and community engagement, its schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions, graduate biomedical sciences and public health have graduated more than 42,200 alumni who are leading change, advancing their fields and renewing hope for patients and their families throughout South Texas and the world. To learn about the many ways “We make lives better®,” visit UTHealthSA.org.

About Spurs Sports & Entertainment

Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E) is a value-based and community-centric sports and entertainment company that provides premier live and global digital experiences for fans across a portfolio of three teams and two venues – all supported by a staff of more than 1,000 full and part-time employees. SS&E owns and operates the San Antonio Spurs (NBA), Austin Spurs (NBA G League), and San Antonio FC (USL), as well as manages the day-to-day operations of the Frost Bank Center, Toyota Field and STAR Complex. In November 2021, SS&E broke ground on The Rock at La Cantera, a multiphase $500 million legacy project that extends across 45 acres and is home to the new Victory Capital Performance Center, a state-of-the-art training facility for the San Antonio Spurs, a 22-acre park, and Frost Plaza, a community-centered outdoor space. Future phases will feature a human performance research center and space for medical, hospitality and office use. The SS&E investor group is led by Managing Partner Peter J. Holt.



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