LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between Confluent Development and Ovation Group has sold MorningStar at The Canyons, a seniors housing community located in Las Vegas. Confluent and Ovation co-developed the property, which totals 168 units, with MorningStar Senior Living. Delivered in 2024, the community features independent living, assisted living and memory care units in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Amenities at MorningStar at The Canyons include multiple dining venues, a salon and spa, theater, fitness center and swimming pool, as well as walking paths, a central courtyard and outdoor dining areas. JLL Capital Markets brokered the sale on behalf of the joint venture. JLL also secured a five-year acquisition loan on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. MorningStar will remain as the operator and a joint venture partner.
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BOYNTON BEACH, FLA. — Green Cay Life Plan Village Inc., a nonprofit corporation, has broken ground on a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) project in Boynton Beach, approximately 30 miles north of Fort Lauderdale. Greenbrier Development LLC and BRP Senior Housing Management LLC, a Delray Beach-based affiliate of private equity real estate firm Big Rock Partners, are co-developers for the project, called The Winsberg at Green Cay. Greenbrier Development will also manage the seniors housing property, which is the first new CCRC built in Palm Beach County since 2016. Upon completion, the project — which was first announced in 2022 — will span 15 acres. The community will total 220 residences in a 510,000-square-foot building, with 189 independent living units and 32 assisted living and memory care units. Amenities will include multiple dining venues, a bar and bistro, fitness center, yoga studio, salon, theater, pickleball court, swimming pool and spa. Moss Construction is the construction manager for The Winsberg at Green Cay. The opening is scheduled for 2028.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. — Pembroke Realty Group has provided updates on the $300 million redevelopment of Pembroke Mall, a regional shopping mall in Virginia Beach that dates back to 1966. The project, renamed Pembroke Square, will comprise The Pembroke, a 284-unit luxury apartment community set to break ground in the coming months, and Tempo by Hilton, a 163-room hotel that is underway. Two additional phases are in pre-development, while approximately 26,000 square feet of retail space is expected to come on line through 2028. Existing components at Pembroke Square include Aviva Pembroke, a 153-unit senior living community that opened in December 2024, and existing shops and restaurants including Bath & Body Works, Kohl’s, Latitude Climbing + Fitness, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, REI Co-Op, Target, The Fresh Market and Walgreens. Delivery dates for The Pembroke and Tempo by Hilton were not released.
Affinius Capital, Alliance Residential Dispose of 545-Unit Seniors Housing Portfolio in Northern California
by Amy Works
ROSEVILLE AND SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A joint venture between Affinius Capital and Alliance Residential has sold a two-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 545 units in Northern California. The portfolio includes Sonrisa Senior Living in Roseville and The Watermark at Almaden in San Jose. Sonrisa Senior Living comprises 201 independent living units, 120 assisted living units and 24 memory care units across two buildings that were constructed in 2021 and 2023. The Watermark at Almaden, which features 200 independent living, assisted living and memory care units, opened in 2021. Amenities at the communities include outdoor pools, fitness centers, salons and spas, theaters and bocce ball and pickleball courts. Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Sandis Seale of JLL Capital Markets arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller. A publicly traded REIT acquired the properties for an undisclosed price. According to a statement released by JLL, the transaction represents one of the largest seniors housing portfolio sales in Northern California in recent years.
ATLANTA — Born between 1946 and 1964, the Baby Boomer generation has spent nearly eight decades redefining what each stage of life looks like. From coming of age during a period of sweeping social change in the 1960s to becoming one of the largest and most influential consumer cohorts during the 1980s and 1990s, boomers have rarely been a group that follows a prescribed path. Now, as the oldest boomers enter their 80s and the younger members approach their 60s, that mindset is following them into senior living. Unlike previous generations, many boomers are arriving with an established sense of identity and a clear idea of how they want to spend their time. The generational shift was a central theme among senior housing CEOs on “The Power Panel” at the 13th annual InterFace Seniors Housing Conference, which was held on Aug. 25. Jointly hosted by France Media’s InterFace Conference Group and Seniors Housing Business magazine, the event brought together roughly 350 professionals at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead Atlanta. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. While executives discussed …
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — BWE Investment Sales (BWEIS) has arranged the sale of Lakewood Reserve Senior Living, a 137-unit assisted living and memory care community located in Lakewood, approximately eight miles southwest of downtown Denver. BWEIS represented the seller, a private equity seniors housing investor, in the transaction. A REIT acquired the community, which is operated by Stellar Senior Living. The property features 118 assisted living units and 19 memory care units. Amenities at the community include a beauty salon and barber shop, fitness center, theater and entertainment space, courtyards and outdoor gathering spaces.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — BWE has secured a $101 million bridge loan for the refinancing of RISE at Glen Kernan Park, a new active adult community located at 4890 Sweetgrass Place in Jacksonville’s Southside neighborhood. Andy Effler of BWE led the team that closed the three-year, floating-rate loan through BlackRock affiliate HPS on behalf of the borrower, RISE, A Real Estate Company. The locally based developer is using the nonrecourse loan to retire the existing senior construction loan from Benefit Street Partners and the mezzanine loan from Pearlmark Real Estate, as well as funding reserves while RISE at Glen Kernan Park is in lease-up. The 308-unit property is reserved for households age 55 and older and features a mix of 109 one-bedroom and 127 two-bedroom luxury apartments, as well as 72 single-story cottage units with attached garages. Monthly rental rates range from $1,704 to $3,871, according to Apartments.com. Amenities include a fully equipped fitness facility, resort-style pool, pickleball courts and a bar and lounge room.
SHERMAN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Carbon Shepherd Development has completed an 84-unit independent living project in the North Texas city of Sherman. Woodland Cottages Sherman offers one- and two-bedroom units that are reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room and a pickleball court, as well as onsite staffing and programming. Additionally, two-bedroom units at Woodland Cottages Sherman feature attached single-car garages. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
LAS VEGAS — MorningStar Senior Living has recapitalized MorningStar Senior Living at The Canyons, a seniors housing property situated on 3.6 acres at 490 S. Hualapai Way in Las Vegas. JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, a joint venture between Confluent Development and Ovation Group, in the sale of the property to a private equity firm. JLL also worked on behalf of the buyer to secure a five-year acquisition loan through a debt fund. MorningStar will remain as the operator and a joint venture partner. MorningStar opened the 168-unit community in 2024 with co-developers Confluent Development and Ovation Group. The four-story MorningStar at The Canyons offers independent living, assisted living and memory care units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include multiple dining venues, fitness and therapy spaces, a salon, theater and swimming pool, as well as a variety of social and wellness programs.
DEER PARK AND BATAVIA, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $112 million in acquisition financing through a regional bank for a two-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 330 units in metro Chicago. Sam Dylag of JLL represented the borrower, an affiliate of The Inland Real Estate Group LLC. The properties include Deer Park Village, a 188-unit community in Deer Park that opened in 2016, and The Landings, a 142-unit asset in Batavia constructed in 2021. Both offer a continuum of care from independent living, assisted living and memory care. Dial Senior Living will retain management of the properties. Mark Cosenza and Brett Smith represented Inland on an internal basis. With the transaction, Inland has surpassed more than $1 billion in senior living acquisitions.
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