GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based MedCore Partners, developer The National Realty Group (TNGR) and operator Watermark Retirement Facilities will develop a 225-unit seniors housing community in Georgetown, a northern suburb of Austin. The property will be situated on 13.2 acres and will feature 125 independent living units, 80 assisted living residences and 20 memory care units. Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2020 and wrap up in summer 2021. A second phase is planned to add 90 independent living residences to the project, bringing the total unit count to 315.
CIBOLO, TEXAS — California-based Highridge Costa Development Co. has opened El Sereno Senior Living, a $21 million affordable seniors housing community in Cibolo, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The property features 136 units, 119 of which are reserved for seniors earning between 30 to 60 percent of the area median income. The remaining 17 units are rented at market rates. El Sereno Senior Living is currently 90 percent occupied.
STILLWATER, MINN. — The Lodge, a 139-unit senior living community, has opened in Stillwater, about 30 miles east of Minneapolis. The Lodge is the first phase of three planned phases at The Lakes at Stillwater, a $70 million senior campus near Long Lake managed by The Goodman Group. The Lodge offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and care suites for rent. The Goodman Family Operating Foundation and Intergenerational Living & Health Care Inc. are co-owners of ILHC of Stillwater LLC, the parent company of The Lodge at The Lakes at Stillwater. Phase II, Birchwood Landing, is underway and will offer 30 two-bedroom lake homes for rent. Phase III, Sandhill Shores, will offer 70 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartment residences for ages 55 and up. The Goodman Group expects to employ more than 70 individuals and serve more than 139 residents. JBG Design & Development is the development partner.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Savannah Commons, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Savannah. A partnership between Equus Development and Thrive Senior Living purchased the community for $13.2 million. The property offers 209 units approximately eight miles southwest of the city’s historic downtown district. The majority of the units — 149 — are designated for independent living. All the assisted living areas were recently converted from a personal care license to an assisted living license, giving the new owner flexibility to adapt to different acuity levels. The 178,281-square-foot facility was built in 1986 and renovated most recently in 1998. The new owners plan to make physical plant upgrades to the property. Savannah Commons was 74 percent occupied at the time of closing. The price translates to $63,271 per unit and a capitalization rate of 6.1 percent. Bradley Clousing of SLIB represented the seller, a limited liability company controlled by HJ Sims, in the transaction.
COVINGTON, GA. — Monarch Private Capital (MPC) has invested an undisclosed amount of equity in Harmony at Covington Apartments, a 122-unit affordable seniors housing community in Covington, through the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program. The complex will be situated at the corner of Covington Bypass and Ga. Highway 36, two miles south of downtown Covington and 35 miles east of downtown Atlanta. MPC is partnering with Hill Tide Development, Timshel Development, CRN Development and Gateway Development Corp. to build the project, which is slated for completion in late 2020. According to MPC, the current vacancy rate for affordable, elderly targeted multifamily housing in Newton County is below 1 percent.
OXNARD, CALIF. — Oakmont Senior Living has announced plans for Oakmont of Riverpark, slated to open this winter in Oxnard, a coastal city approximately 70 miles west of Los Angeles. Senior living veteran Gina Salman will be executive director of the 90,000-square-foot, resort-style senior living community located on three acres. The property will feature 59 assisted living and 25 memory care apartment homes. A marketing information center is already open at the site.
MIDDLETOWN, PA. — Sims Mortgage Funding, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based lender HJ Sims, has provided a $5.3 million HUD-insured loan for Middletown Interfaith Apartments, a 125-unit affordable seniors housing community located outside of Harrisburg. The property was built in the early 1980s. Sims Mortgage secured the financing through the HUD 223(f) loan program, which is often used to finance affordable housing projects. The loan, a portion of which will be used to fund capital improvements, was structured with a 35-year term.
NAMPA, IDAHO — CareTrust REIT has acquired Cascadia of Nampa, a newly constructed, 99-bed transitional rehabilitation facility in Nampa. The facility was added to CareTrust’s existing master lease with Idaho-based Cascadia Healthcare LLC, bringing the total facility count under the Cascadia master lease to 12 facilities with 1,013 licensed beds. CareTrust participated in the facility’s development, making a preferred equity investment with Cascadia’s development affiliate in 2016 to construct the asset. In conjunction with the investment, CareTrust obtained an option to purchase the facility at a formula-based price upon stabilization of the operations. Cascadia completed construction and opened the facility in November of 2017. CareTrust’s investment for Cascadia of Nampa was approximately $12.8 million, inclusive of transaction costs and after receiving credit for CareTrust’s original equity investment and preferred returns thereon. Initial annual cash rent will be approximately $1.5 million. The master lease carries annual CPI-based escalators and has approximately twelve years remaining on the initial term, plus three five-year renewal options. The acquisition was funded using cash on hand.
WILDEWOOD, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $35 million sale of Wildewood Downs, a 248-unit seniors housing community in Wildewood. Wildewood Downs was developed between 2000 and 2014 and comprises 76 independent living homes, 60 independent living apartments, 40 assisted living units, eight memory care units and a 64-bed skilled nursing facility with an 80-bed licensed capacity. The property is located 13 miles north of downtown Columbia on 38 acres. David Kliewer, Paul Carr and Allen McMurtry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an affiliate of The Hollinger Group, in the transaction. Senior Living Communities (SLC) acquired the asset for $141,129 per unit using debt financing from a publicly traded REIT.
DALLAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of two assisted living communities totaling 114 units in Dallas. Regional owner-operator Elmington Senior Living acquired the properties as part of a move to enter the Texas market. The seller was an undisclosed national owner-operator. The sales price and exact names of the properties were not disclosed. Amy Sitzman and Joshua Salzman of Blueprint handled the transaction.