Anchor Health Properties Names Joseph E. Link Chief Investment Officer

Anchor Health Properties has appointed Joseph E. Link as Chief Investment Officer, the national healthcare real estate firm announced October 1, 2026. Link will join the company's executive leadership team on November 1, bringing more than 15 years of institutional investment experience to a firm that has been actively expanding its capital platform and transaction activity.

Link's Role and Responsibilities

As Chief Investment Officer, Joseph E. Link will oversee Anchor Health Properties' investment strategy, including capital allocation, investment performance, portfolio strategy, capital formation and strategic growth. He will lead the firm's investment activities across development, acquisitions, structured finance, asset management, portfolio management and institutional capital relationships, working directly alongside the company's executive leadership team.

"Joe's addition to our leadership team represents an important next step in our continued growth," said Ben Ochs, CEO of Anchor Health Properties. "He brings an exceptional combination of capital markets experience with a global investment perspective. Importantly, Joe understands how to bring people, capital, and strategy together around shared objectives. As we look ahead, his leadership will help us continue to thoughtfully scale our investment platform, strengthen our capital partnerships, and create long-term value for the health systems and investment partners we serve."

Joseph E. Link's Background

Joseph E. Link most recently served as a Principal with Blackstone's U.S. Real Estate Core+ Strategy. Prior to that role, he led asset management initiatives for a national office portfolio and represented Blackstone in portfolio company and joint venture investment strategy.

Before joining Blackstone, Link spent nearly seven years with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, where he directed acquisitions, asset management, development and dispositions across a $12 billion real estate portfolio and managed a real estate credit investment platform. He began his real estate investment career at The Carlyle Group, executing opportunistic real estate debt and equity investments across the United States.

Across his career, Link has executed or managed more than $30 billion of real estate equity and debt investments spanning acquisitions, development, asset management, portfolio strategy, capital allocation and institutional investor relationships.

"Anchor Health Properties has built an impressive platform at the intersection of healthcare, real estate, and institutional capital, and I am excited to be joining the team at such an important point in its growth," Link said. "I was drawn to the firm's entrepreneurial culture, its long-term relationships with health systems and capital partners, and the opportunity to build upon a strong investment foundation. I look forward to working alongside Ben and the broader team to further advance our investment strategy, thoughtfully deploy capital, and identify new opportunities that support the continued long-term success of the platform."

Link holds a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from James Madison University.

Anchor Health Properties' Expanding Investment Platform

The appointment comes as Anchor Health Properties has been broadening its institutional investment capabilities. Earlier in 2026, the firm acquired a majority interest in Chestnut Funds, rebranding it as Anchor Health Capital, its fund-advisory and investment-management subsidiary. Anchor and Chestnut had previously partnered on investments involving nearly 100 healthcare facilities and approximately $2 billion of asset value.

The firm reported approximately $75 million of closed investments year to date as of late June 2026, with an additional $50 million of closings expected in the weeks that followed. Recent transactions have reflected a focus on programmatic and joint-venture investing. In Charlotte, Anchor acquired the 151,993-square-foot Azalea medical outpatient building at 6324 Fairview Road through an off-market transaction with an institutional equity partner. The property is approximately four miles from the 617-bed Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center.

Anchor and institutional partner BGO have also expanded their relationship. Their December 2025 acquisition included the 71,394-square-foot Southwest Medical Village at 5625 Eiger Road in Austin's Oak Hill submarket. In April 2025, the partners acquired a 40,785-square-foot, two-story Class A medical outpatient building in Montclair, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area.

Beyond traditional medical outpatient development, Anchor has also expanded into specialty facility types. Recent projects include a 100,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital in South Miami developed with Baptist Health South Florida and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, as well as a 2025 inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Raleigh designed to serve more than 1,200 patients annually.

Anchor Health Properties reports more than $2.5 billion in completed development projects, nearly 9 million square feet under management, $3.5 billion invested in stabilized healthcare facilities and more than 100 professionals nationwide.

Healthcare Real Estate Market Context

The appointment arrives during a period of strong demand and constrained supply in the medical outpatient building sector. Medical outpatient absorption reached 3.8 million square feet in the first quarter of 2026, up 71% year over year, while occupancy across the top 50 U.S. markets reached 92.5%. Construction activity was down 10% year over year and represented only 2.2% of existing inventory.

Investment sales in the sector totaled $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up 36% year over year, with rolling four-quarter volume reaching $9.8 billion — a 49% increase. National medical outpatient cap rates were reported at approximately 6.7% after compressing 60 basis points year over year in the fourth quarter. Midyear vacancy stood at 9.8%, with expectations for further tightening through year-end supported by limited new construction and positive absorption.

The combination of high occupancy, limited new deliveries and rising transaction volume has strengthened the investment case for outpatient facilities while also intensifying competition for high-quality assets — placing greater importance on sourcing, underwriting, capital structuring and portfolio management, all functions Link will oversee at Anchor Health Properties.

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Anchor Health Properties Names Joseph E. Link Chief Investment Officer — PR Newswire, October 1, 2026