As the demand for mental health services increases, nonprofit organizations seek real estate sites that are accessible to those in need. Solender/Hall, a full service real estate brokerage firm specializing in helping nonprofits, represented Dallas Metrocare Services in purchasing 9696 Skillman Street a 63,000-square-foot building located at the merger of Forest and Skillman. The multi-tenant office building is three stories high on almost three acres. The property owner, BBH Capital Investments LLC, was represented by Yasaman Hafezamini of BBH Capital Investments.
Located on a bus line, this site will provide mental health services, housing and homeless assistance and a pharmacy. The building will also be the location for The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic.
Dr. John W. Burruss, Metrocare CEO, said, “The demand for mental health services has surged, a trend exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the largest behavioral health provider in Dallas County, Metrocare is dedicated to expanding access to quality care. Our recent property acquisition is a testament to this commitment, providing much-needed space to enhance and broaden our services and programs. Last year alone, we served over 51,000 individuals through almost 3,000 daily clinical encounters, delivering quality mental health care regardless of financial means. This expansion is a crucial step in meeting the unprecedented demand for mental health support in our community.”
Eliza Solender, president of Solender/Hall Inc., added, “Metrocare continues to lead Dallas County in providing mental health services, and this location will allow them to expand their services in the northeast portion of Dallas County. In fact, this site is almost adjacent to Metrocare’s very busy Skillman Family Mental Health Clinic at 9708 Skillman.”
About Solender/Hall:
Since 1991, Solender/Hall has been assisting nonprofit organizations buy, sell and lease commercial real estate in the North Texas area. The firm has been highly successful in finding unique properties, often repurposing banks, stores, warehouses, bowling alleys and churches into new nonprofit locations. Find out more at www.solenderhall.com or by calling 214.215.0432.
About Metrocare:
Metrocare is the largest provider of mental health, developmental disability and permanent supported housing services in Dallas County serving over 50,000 children, teens, and adults annually. For over 57 years, Metrocare has provided a broad array of services from mental health care, primary care, services for veterans and their loved ones, accessible pharmacies, homeless outreach, and supportive social services [or “more”]. Metrocare provides specialty mental health services to over 10,000 children and teens and has numerous programs for infants, children, and adults with disabilities, including Early Childhood Intervention, Flourishing Families, Nurturing Parenting, Supported Employment and two specialty autism clinics in Dallas and DeSoto. In conjunction with clinical care, Metrocare’s Altshuler Center for Education and Research (ACER) is transforming the community mental health landscape of North Texas through workforce development focused on innovative partnerships and exceptional trauma-informed training.
Metrocare upholds the person-centered philosophy to focus care on the needs of individual. We take care to ensure that people’s preferences, needs, and values guide clinical decisions and to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to those we serve. We see ourselves as partners in healing with our clients and their support network.