LAS VEGAS — Spring Hills Senior Communities has announced plans for Poet’s Walk Summerlin memory care community in the northwest submarket of Las Vegas. The community will feature 72 beds. The project is part of Spring Hills’ continued expansion plans within the memory care sector.
HENDERSON, NEV. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for The Vineyard, a memory care community in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas. The borrower is Valeo Partners, which is developing the project. The property features 66 beds across 62 units. The seniors housing division of Valeo Partners is seeking to expand its portfolio. A balance-sheet lender provided the 36-month loan. Peter Martz, based in Meridian’s Boca Raton, Fla. office, negotiated the financing.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has provided a $94.3 million HUD loan for the refinancing of The Village at Gainesville, a 639-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Gainesville. The Florida-based borrower is SantaFe Senior Living, the not-for-profit operator of the community. The Village at Gainesville features 511 independent living units and 128 assisted living/memory care units. The property is located on 104 acres. The independent living units offer board and care services, allowing residents to maintain their “independent” status longer. The FHA-insured mortgage offers a 35-year fixed interest rate below 3.5 percent. The refinancing, which was arranged through FHA’s 232/223 (f) program, lowered the borrower’s debt service and recapitalized the facility. According to Ziegler, the loan is the largest refinance of a single-asset seniors housing community in HUD’s portfolio.
HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Healdsburg Senior Living Community, a 110-unit assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing campus in the Sonoma County city of Healdsburg. Sitting on approximately seven acres, the community features 40 assisted living units, 32 memory care beds and 38 skilled nursing beds. A global private real estate investment firm with a large national seniors housing portfolio acquired the property for $19 million, or $173,000 per bed. The seller was not disclosed, though the property is featured on Pacifica Senior Living’s website. Mario Wilson and Christopher Hyldahl of Blueprint led the transaction.
DENVER — Focus Property Group, a Denver-based property investor and developer, and Ascent Living Communities, an owner and operator of senior living communities based in nearby Centennial, have announced plans for a seniors housing community in Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood. The three-story property, which has not yet been named, will sit on 4.4 acres and feature 200 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments. Focus Property Group acquired the site, a former milk processing and distribution center, in 2016. Focus teamed with Ascent Living Communities to co-develop, operate and manage the community. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2019, with initial move-ins planned for summer 2020. Hord Coplan Macht will design the project.
Exciting times are in store for the senior living industry. A massive generation of baby boomers is entering the golden years of retirement and beyond, driving a wave of demand for seniors housing. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates 78 million baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. The youngest boomers are 54 this year and the oldest are 72, so we are just eclipsing the front end of the wave. In 2029, just 11 years from now, all baby boomers will be at least 65 years old, with the vast majority beyond age 65. This group will represent 20 percent of the U.S. population, and that is when the wave may start to resemble a tsunami. Strength in numbers Demographers agree that circumstances are favorable for growth in the seniors housing market, and the real estate industry is responding. In the Twin Cities, market conditions are balanced with an adequate supply of seniors housing to handle the first groups of seniors moving in. At this time, we observe that the greatest demand is for independent living versus assisted living, memory care or skilled nursing. Overbuilding has not been an issue in the Twin Cities and most of the Midwest …
CONWAY, ARK. — Abby Development has broken ground on Ridgemere, a 92-unit seniors housing community in the Little Rock suburb of Conway. Located on 14 acres, Ridgemere will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The previously announced project was formerly known as Arabella of Conway. Independent living units will be split among 20 cottages offering a variety of floorplans averaging 1,485 square feet. Abby Development is a Dallas-based seniors housing developer, owner and operator. The company’s portfolio includes five communities in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
SPARKS, NEV. — Radiant Senior Living has acquired Arbors Memory Care, a seniors housing community in the Reno suburb of Sparks. The seller was the independent owner-operator of Arbors. The price was not disclosed. Radiant owns and operates 18 assisted living and memory care communities in the West.
CAPE CORAL, FLA. — Studio+ will provide architecture and interior design services for Thrive at Four Mile Cove, a 140-unit seniors housing community in Cape Coral, located on the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers. Fortress Ventures is developing the community on 11 acres. Development costs are estimated at $31 million. The community will offer 60 independent living units, 48 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. The project is scheduled for completion in January 2019.
ELK GROVE, CALIF. — Koelsch Communities has announced plans for Laguna Springs Senior Community, a 240,000-square-foot seniors housing property in the Sacramento suburb of Elk Grove. Groundbreaking is scheduled for June for a planned opening in December 2019. Development costs were estimated at $71 million. Located on 11 acres, the project will feature The Park at Laguna Springs Independent Living and The Gardens at Laguna Springs Memory Care. The independent living portion will be a three-story building housing 135 apartments plus 16 single-story homes. The memory care portion can house up to 70 residents in various stages of memory loss. Koelsch Communities will manage the property upon completion. The company is developing the project in partnership with RJ Development, with Koelsch Construction acting as general contractor. Judy Koelsch and David Goularte of JSK Design will design the interiors.