PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Spellman Brady & Co. has completed interior design work for Village Walk, a five-story assisted living community in the Long Island village of Patchogue. Carlisle Senior Living Communities, an affiliate of The D&F Development Group, is developing the 87,700-square-foot community. Spellman Brady & Co. is a St. Louis–based interior design firm specializing in senior living, healthcare and higher education.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — The Wolff Company has announced plans for Revel AmberGlen, a 140-unit independent living community in the Portland suburb of Hillsboro. Wolff plans to break ground later this year for a planned completion in 2020. The four-story property will be located in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of Portland. Revel AmberGlen is the 12th senior living community that The Wolff Company has developed since 2016. The company plans to invest $300 million to $400 million annually in the development of new independent and assisted living communities, in addition to the purchase and renovation of existing communities.
SALT LAKE CITY — Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust Inc. has acquired a portfolio of three assisted living communities in Salt Lake City totaling 294 units. The seller and price were not disclosed. The portfolio includes The Wellington, Cottonwood Creek and The Charleston at Cedar Hills. Although the operator was not named, all three communities appear on the website of California-based operator MBK Senior Living. The Wellington features 119 units, Cottonwood Creek features 111 units and The Charleston features 64 units. Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust Inc. is a private real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management. This acquisition marks SmartStop’s first entry into the seniors housing space. The company specializes in self-storage assets.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Juniper Communities has acquired Applewood Place and Lakewood Reserve, two seniors housing communities in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. The seller and price were not disclosed. Built in 2008, Applewood Place is a 90,500-square-foot, two-story community featuring 65 assisted living units and 42 memory care units. Lakewood Reserve, built in 1999, is a 112,516-square-foot, two-story community featuring 118 assisted living units and 19 memory care units. The acquisitions bring Juniper’s total portfolio size to 1,862 units in 23 communities. Is also expands the company’s presence in the Denver area, where it already owns and operates three communities.
MEBANE, N.C. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $15.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Mebane Ridge Assisted Living, a 65-unit seniors housing property in Mebane, roughly 25 miles northwest of Durham. Charlie Shoop of KeyBank arranged the 10-year loan with two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The name of the borrower was not disclosed, but the property website lists Ridge Care Inc. as the owner/operator. The one-story Mebane Ridge Assisted Living was constructed in 2014 and includes assisted living and memory care units.
DELAND, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $4 million permanent loan for Whisperwood Manufactured Home Park, a 396-unit seniors housing/manufactured home park located at 3070 Whisper Blvd. in Deland, roughly 40 miles north of Orlando. Larry Curry of NorthMarq arranged the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company. The community features a 9-hole pitch and putt golf course, two swimming pools, billiard and poker tables, lighted tennis courts, shuffleboard courts, bocce ball courts, horseshoes, library and a fully equipped kitchen.
GARLAND, GRAPEVINE AND MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of the Grand Brook Portfolio, a trio of memory care communities in the DFW metroplex totaling 114 units. The Class A properties were developed between 2004 and 2006 and are located in Garland, Grapevine and McKinney. Cody Temper and Mike Garbers of Greystone represented the seller in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not released.
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $11.6 million in construction financing for The Palms at San Lauren, a 68-unit assisted living and memory care community in Bakersfield. The borrower was a joint venture between development firm Blue Mountain Enterprises Inc. and regional operator Pragma Management. The project is the third development project by the partnership. Pragma will manage the community once completed. PNC provided the capital for the loan. The Palms at San Lauren will be situated on a 3.5-acre site and will feature 44 assisted living units and 24 memory care units in a single-story building. The community will be situated next to a newly constructed skilled nursing facility. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Aaron Rosenzweig, Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Alex Petrosian.
TORRANCE, CALIF. — The Wolff Company has unveiled plans for Revel South Beach, a 185-unit independent living community in the coastal Los Angeles suburb of Torrance. Wolff, an Arizona-based private equity firm and developer, plans to break ground on the community before the end of the 2018 and open the community during 2019. The property is located near many of Southern California’s most notable beaches, including Manhattan, Redondo, Torrance and Palos Verdes. The four-story property will be the 10th seniors housing community Wolff has developed since 2016. The company plans to invest $300 million to $400 million annually in seniors housing developments, in addition to seeking acquisition opportunities.
LITCHFIELD PARK, ARIZ. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Hacienda Del Rey, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Phoenix suburb of Litchfield Park. Hacienda Del Rey is arranged as nine 10-unit buildings surrounding a courtyard. A local developer built the Class A community in 2015. Recognizing the need for a more experienced operator, the developer sold the property to MBK Senior Living, a Southern California-based operator looking to expand its footprint in Arizona. Blueprint’s Jacob Gehl, Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso led the transaction. The price was not disclosed.