TEXAS — Live Oak Bank has provided a $10 million conventional loan for the acquisition and renovation of a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community. The name and location were not disclosed, though the lender noted the property is located “in a significant Texas market.” The borrower was a private investment firm that acquired the project from the original developer and will introduce new management with a multi-year plan to stabilize the project. The balance sheet loan features a 70 percent loan-to-value ratio, five-year term, interest-only period and flexible prepayment options.
WEST CHESTER, PA. — HJ Sims has arranged $20.5 million for the rebuilding of a portion of Barclay Friends, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in West Chester, a borough 25 miles west of Philadelphia. In 2017, a fire destroyed the Woolman Building, which housed residential, dining, common areas, administrative space and the memory care programming. While the skilled nursing areas reopened following renovations in 2018, ownership is still finalizing plans to replace the Woolman Building. Barclay’s property and casualty insurance coverage was expected to fund a portion of the replacement facility along with an equity contribution; the remainder was to be provided via external debt financing. Sims arranged the financing package, which will both fund the rebuilding and refinance existing debt. M&T provided the capital. Construction is scheduled to begin this year
FULTON, MD. — Capitol Seniors Housing has opened Arbor Terrace Fulton, an assisted living and memory care community in Fulton, approximately 20 miles north of Washington, D.C. The $27.5 million, 73,000-square-foot community features 86 apartments. The location is immediately adjacent to the Marketplace at Maple Lawn, a mixed-use community anchored by Harris Teeter. Arbor Terrace Fulton is also next to Fulton Elementary, Lime Kiln Middle School and the Reservoir High School, which will add an intergenerational quality to the community. The Arbor Co. partnered with Capitol on the project, and will serve as operator. Baltimore-based BCT Architects designed the property, while Dallas-based Faulkner Design Group handled the interiors.
As the industry eagerly anticipates the arrival of baby boomers, intergenerational housing models are emerging as an attractive alternative for a group that wants a different type of retirement experience. Developers, operators and owners are tweaking time-tested intergenerational arrangements and trying new approaches. Mixing different age groups has benefits for everyone involved, experts say. It’s natural, and the way families lived until we started to move so far apart. Many elders like being around young children or helping them, since their grandchildren may not live nearby. Adolescents bring energy to a retirement community, with the added benefit of being able to teach seniors how to use their smart phones. Young adults can serve as a labor pool for senior living properties. College-based or -affiliated life plan communities have been around for decades. But developers are fine-tuning the model at a number of new high-profile college projects now underway. Legacy Pointe at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, is currently under development by the nonprofit CCRC Development Corp. Greystone Communities will manage and market the property. Residents will be able to attend classes and participate in learning programs. Other types of developments with an intergenerational spin are being rolled out. There …
CHICAGO — A lot has happened at Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) over the last few years in what can only be described as a tumultuous period. Operating 844 communities as of March 31, the company is still the largest owner and operator of seniors housing in the country. However, Brookdale’s stock price has struggled mightily in recent years. While trading at nearly $40 per share as recently as 2015, the company’s stock price has not gone above $10 per share since late 2017. (The stock closed at $6.52 per share on Tuesday, June 11.) The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company entertained acquisition offers at least twice, but instead settled on a change of leadership and a turnaround plan. Lucinda “Cindy” Baier was promoted from CFO to CEO in 2018 and immediately started trying to right the ship at Brookdale, in large part by paring the size of its portfolio up to 20 percent. Her efforts appear to be paying off. According to the company’s first-quarter 2019 earnings report, same-community revenue per occupied unit (RevPOR) increased 3.7 percent on a sequential-quarter basis and 3.1 percent on a year-over-year basis. In addition, same-community independent living occupancy remained at 90 percent for a second …
MADISON, WIS. — Associated Bank has secured $4.7 million in new construction financing and $6.2 million in low-income housing tax credit equity for Point Place Senior Apartments in Madison. The new property will be situated on a 1.3-acre site at 7945 Tree Lane. The four-story community will contain 54 units, all of which will be restricted to persons age 55 and older. Three of the units will be market rate, while the rest are reserved for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Eleven units will be designated supportive housing for homeless persons with special needs with a priority on veterans. Construction is scheduled to begin this month with completion in May 2020. CommonBond Communities will develop and manage the building. The tax credit equity group of RBC Capital Markets is the tax credit syndicator for the project.
NORMAN, OKLA. — A partnership between Dallas-based MedCore Partners and The National Realty Group (TNRG) will develop a 188-unit senior living community in Norman, Oklahoma. The project currently calls for 100 independent living units, 64 assisted living residences and 24 memory care residences, with a planned second phase that will add another 75 independent living units. Amenities at the community will include multiple dining venues, a bar/pub and other entertainment areas, a wellness center with salon and spa, multiple activities venues, a fitness center, club rooms, a theater, outdoor pool, dog park, walking paths and dedicated courtyard spaces. Pi Architects is designing the project. Construction of Phase I is scheduled to begin in January 2020 and to be complete in summer 2021.
PLANO, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has completed McDermott Park Senior Living, a 144-unit project located just off Sam Rayburn Tollway in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Plano. McDermott Park features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with modern finishes and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, media room, theater and a coffee bar. The property marks the 15th collaboration between KWA and the project developer, Seneca Investments.
CONCORD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $19.9 million in financing for Carlton Senior Living Concord, a 152-unit independent living community in Concord, approximately 25 miles northeast of San Francisco. The borrower, a joint venture between Carlton Senior Living and Piedmont Properties Group, will use the funds to refinance existing debt. The community is located in an affluent suburb, with average housing value within a five-mile radius of the property of $640,385, while average household income stands at $117,447. The property is located less than 1.5 miles from the John Muir Medical Center, the No. 1 ranked adult specialty hospital in the nation. Andrew Behrens of CBRE Multifamily Institutional Group, along with Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the transaction. The 10-year, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan features full-term interest-only payments. Carlton Senior Living is a Bay Area owner-operator with 11 seniors housing communities across Northern California.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Cadence Living has acquired 7.7 acres in Chandler, approximately 20 miles southeast of Phoenix, with plans to build a seniors housing community on the site. Named Cadence at Ocotillo, the community will offer 191 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Development costs for the 206,283-square-foot building are estimated at $46 million. Construction of Cadence at Ocotillo is slated to begin in the fall of this year. Partners on this project include Chandler-based Whitneybell Perry as the architect and locally based Drive Development Partners as construction manager. The company partnered with Global Senior Housing on the land acquisition. This will be Scottsdale-based Cadence’s fourth community in Arizona: Inspira Arrowhead in Glendale celebrated its grand opening on March 28, 2019. Inspira Arrowhead is in partnership with locally owned The PB Bell Companies and MT Builders. Acoya Mesa, opening in Summer 2019, is located adjacent to Granite Reef Park in Mesa and will feature 170 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Acoya Scottsdale at Troon, which features views of Pinnacle Peak, is located in north Scottsdale. Cadence broke ground on the community in November 2018 and plans to open 135 luxury independent and assisted living …