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Transformative Practices

What makes a great practice location? Accessibility is a factor, of course. Good drive-by or foot traffic is great. It needs enough space for the staff, doctors, services, technology and dispensary; most owners want parking.

And then there’s that certain je ne sais quoi. Maybe it’s charm or a knockout view; it’s something that appeals to the owner, staff and customers alike.

Sometimes, the perfect place to land is in a nest someone else has made. These ODs each took one of their town’s well-known buildings, originally built for a completely different purpose and transformed it.

Click on the images below to read the doctors’ full stories.





This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.

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