Texas heart center sold for $14M to Alabama real estate group

Sanders Trust of Birmingham, Ala., has acquired the 58,000-square-foot Amarillo Heart Center, located in Amarillo, Texas, for $14 million.

The heart center joins other healthcare properties Sanders currently owns in 10 states.

“The Amarillo area's growth and the outstanding reputation of the physicians at the Amarillo Heart Group were important factors in motivating our organization to make this investment,” said CEO Rance M. Sanders. “This prominent cardiology group provides the most advanced cardiovascular care available in the region.”

The Sanders Trust, founded in 1997, is a U.S. real estate investment company that develops physician clinics, medical offices and surgery centers.

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