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I n 1987, family physician Dr. John Merola set out to develop an integrated ambulatory health care facility, a revolutionary new concept in health care system construction.

“I saw that while specialized health care was centered in the cities, families had moved to the suburbs and had to travel to access advanced care,” he explains. “I set out to

construct a facility that offered all the services of a hospital in an outpatient setting.”The result? A patient-centered ambulatory care center with primary care, medical specialties,

and surgical services working hand-in-hand. “We tailored the real estate to meet the needs of patients and the medical community,” Dr. Merola says.

Following that success, Dr. Merola and the principals founded Summit Commercial Real Estate Group in 2011 with the objective of designing, developing, constructing, leasing, and managing sophisticated real estate—always while keeping the client’s needs as the top priority.

“The demands of our clients are some of the highest in the industry, and we look at the whole integration of the property when f inding a solution,” says CEO and President John Murphy Jr. “Once you truly understand what the client’s needs are, everything will be more successful.”

GUIDANCE FOR SUCCESSFUL PROJECTSExpanding its expertise to office and retail buildings in addition to medical offices and surgery centers, Summit now serves clients in New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

“We’re large enough to provide a variety of services in numerous markets but small enough for clients to interact with the principals of the company—each of whom comes with a unique background in account ing, law, medicine, or finance,” says Murphy.

The company’s size also allows for quick adaption to the changing marketplace, facilitated through a strong commitment to continuing education and vibrant dialogue with clients.

“Education gives us the tools, but we’re able to perform complicated transactions, source equity capital, and perform office build-outs and renovations due to the experience and capabilities of our leadership team,” says Dr. Merola.

Summit cont inues to expand through acquisition and recruitment and is on track to triple in size in the next 12 months. “We’re planning to build upon our successful track record, including a 95 percent occupancy rate at our properties, and expand our geographic footpr int ,” says Murphy. “We want to take the success we’ve earned over the decades with Dr. Merola’s direction and apply that experience to our future efforts.”

(l to r) Robin Young, CFO; John Murphy, CEO, president; A. John Merola, MD, chairman, founder; Steve Cicci, COO, general counsel; Jeff Foster, executive vice president, brokerage

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