Tales from the Shopping Center
What it’s really like to run a medical practice in a retail center
Other tenants in the shopping center where Women’s Health and Surgery Center is located include general retailers, restaurants, a hair salon and a bank. The 3,600-square-foot space was brand new, so no modifications were necessary to get it ready for the five-doctor OB/GYN and minimally invasive surgery practice.
The move has definitely changed the practice for the better, since it was penetrating a new market and needed all the visibility it could get, Thott says. He advises other practices considering retail space to make sure your neighbors will complement your practice. “Liquor stores and convenience stores won’t help, but nice restaurants and high-end businesses help you a lot,” he points out.
Read MOT’s retail-related articles:
When Retail Space Makes Sense
Dealing with Tenants in a Retail Center
Choosing Space Near Complementary Uses/Practices
About the Author
Staff writer
Carrie Rossenfeld is a veteran of the publishing and editorial world. As a Manhattan-based trade magazine and newsletter writer and editor, and more recently as a San Diego-based freelance writer and editor for magazines, newsletters and websites, she has written extensively on topics ranging from property licensing and giftware to commercial real estate and the history of the atomic bomb. She has also ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business and edited a book about profiting from distressed real estate in a down market.
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