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CHICAGO-Approximately $40 million in acquisition financing for a135,150-sf medical office building at 601 South Maple St. in OakPark has been arranged by locally based Cohen Financial. Thebuilding houses Rush Oak Park Hospital's physicians' offices, avariety of patient specialty services and the hospital's pharmacy.The building is leased to Rush Oak Park Hospital on a long-termbasis; the hospital in turn leases space to the physicians.

The Rush Medical office building is adjacent to Rush Oak ParkHospital. Cohen Financial secured a non-recourse, five-yearinterest-only loan with pricing based on the five-year US Treasury.The lender is a life insurance company with a correspondentrelationship with Cohen Financial. Benjamin Greazel, a director inCohen Financial's Skokie office, originated the transaction.