GREENVILLE, S.C. — Kauhale Health has acquired The Parker, a 66,765-square-foot assisted living and memory care facility located in the Pettigru Historic District, roughly one mile outside downtown Greenville. Comprising 75 assisted living and 17 memory care private suites, the property will be rebranded as Kauhale Pettigru. Amenities at the facility, which is 100 percent private pay, include common dining areas, private dining, a beauty salon, community room, game room, parlor room, theater, gardens, patios and multiple walking paths. A subordinate of Kauhale Health will operate the community, with Kauhale Healthcare Management managing the facility. Built in 2001 on 3.5 acres, the property recently underwent renovations to the common areas and one-third of the residential units.
Seniors Housing
IRA Capital Buys 253-Unit Quail Park of Lynnwood Seniors Housing Community in Washington
by Amy Works
LYNNWOOD, WASH. — IRA Capital, a California-based private equity firm, has acquired Quail Park of Lynnwood, a 253-unit, Class A property in the Seattle suburb of Lynnwood. Quail Park is spread across 15 acres and was developed in two phases in 2013 and 2020. The property offers independent living, assisted living, “enhanced assisted living” and memory care. IRA made the acquisition in an all-cash deal alongside an institutional joint-venture partner. The new owners plan to invest in updates to common areas and amenities. The seller and price were not disclosed.
BOISE, IDAHO — Lument has provided a $9 million bridge loan to finance three The Cottages-branded communities in metro Boise: Alpine Meadows, The Cottages of Boise, and The Cottages of Lochsa Falls. Lument will carry the loan directly on its balance sheet. Rob McAdams, a director based in Denver, led the transaction for Lument. The transaction is structured as a single loan secured by the three assets and includes financing the acquisition of Alpine Meadows, a 34-bed assisted living facility in Meridian, and refinancing existing debt of the Boise and Lochsa locations, both 32-unit assisted living and memory care facilities in Garden City and Meridian, respectively. The loan features a two-year term, floating interest rate and interest-only payments. Once performance at Alpine Meadows has stabilized, Lument plans to convert the financing into a HUD scattered-site loan to create a larger base of beds and diversify the operational risk across buildings.
MERCER ISLAND, WASH. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 50-unit assisted living and memory care community in Mercer Island, located in Lake Washington just east of Seattle. The property was built in 1990. Its name was not disclosed. The seller was a private real estate fund. The buyer is a Northwest-based owner-operator looking to expand its portfolio in Washington. The new owner plans to remodel the community Jason Punzel and Daniel Geraghty handled the transaction for SLIB.
LAS VEGAS — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of a 45-bed post-acute rehab community in Las Vegas. The seller was a regional owner-operator. A national owner-operator with a presence in Nevada acquired the asset for $8.5 million, or $188,888 per bed. The community, exclusively licensed to accept Medicare only, has provided skilled nursing care since its inception in 2015. At the time of marketing, the facility was 73 percent occupied and had struggled to maintain healthy occupancy levels in previous months. Despite these challenges, ESI noted the facility’s growth potential and the anticipated Medicare rate increase set to take effect this year. The previous owner-operator made the strategic decision to divest this asset to better concentrate on its regional portfolio. This was the seller’s only asset outside of the state of Michigan.
AURORA, COLO. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Summit Rehabilitation & Care Community, a 110-bed skilled nursing facility in the Denver suburb of Aurora. The seller was an independent owner-operator. An East Coast-based real estate holding company acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. ESI also helped arrange a new tenant for the property. Built in 1972 with a 2018 renovation, Summit Rehabilitation & Care Community maintained a 95 percent occupancy rate, generating over $11.9 million in annual revenue.
DAPHNE, ALA. — SRI Management has opened Seagrass Village of Daphne, an independent living and assisted living community in the Gulf Coast city of Daphne. The property offers 45 independent living apartments, 45 independent living villas and 45 assisted living apartments across a 184,000-square-foot building. Project partners include Sage Development Group, Arrive Architecture Group, Lori Bates Interiors and EMJ Construction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Sherman & Roylance has brokered the sale of an eight-acre seniors housing development site in Austin. The City of Austin had previously approved the site for the development of a two-story, 98-unit assisted living and memory care facility, but the project faced construction delays and ultimately ended up in foreclosure in September 2023. The lender, Woodforest Bank, sold the partially completed project to Novak Brothers, which may convert the project into a general multifamily development.
JLL Arranges Refinancing for 220-Unit Seniors Housing Property in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
by Amy Works
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a refinancing for Fairwinds Rio Rancho, a three-story, 220-unit independent living and assisted living community located in Rio Rancho, a suburb north of Albuquerque. JLL represented the borrower, Lytle Enterprises, and secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The amount of the loan was not disclosed. Fairwinds Rio Rancho totals 211,213 square feet. It was built in 1997 and renovated in 2019. Alanna Ellis, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Alex Sheaffer led the JLL team.
KIRKLAND, WASH. — The Cogir Family of Companies has completed work on Cogir of Kirkland, a 76-unit independent living and assisted living community in Kirkland, a suburb east of Seattle. Located in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood, the community offers units ranging from 375 to 475 square feet. Cogir will hold a ribbon cutting on June 20 at the property.