LONG BEACH, CALIF. — iBorrow, a private commercial real estate lender, has provided a $9.3 million bridge loan for an assisted living community’s renovations in the Los Angeles suburb of Long Beach. The 64,090-square-foot property was originally built in 1929. When renovations are completed, it will feature 56 units of assisted living, as well as a rooftop garden, ocean views and some retail. It is located a half mile from the 415-bed St. Mary’s Medical Center. The borrower and name of facility were not disclosed. Will McCabe of iBorrow originated the loan.
SAN FRANCISCO — American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Co. LLC, the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Inc., have announced the fund will acquire a 327-unit, eight-property portfolio of seniors housing communities in Northern California. The portfolio will be purchased in tranches, with the first group including properties in Belmont, Fairfield, Menlo Park and Sacramento. The second round will include properties in Napa and Sonoma. The first tranche has already closed, while the second is expected to be completed before the end of the year. The first acquisition totals 134,000 square feet of assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. The communities are 100 percent occupied and operated by Colonial Oaks under a 15-year net lease. Several entities associated with Nazareth Healthcare sold the first tranche of properties. Grant Goodman and Chad Elliott of Lancaster Pollard & Co. LLC represented the sellers. Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV financed the acquisition using cash on hand and borrowings under its revolving line of credit with Bank of America NA and KeyBank National Association.
TAYLORSVILLE, UTAH — Construction has commenced for Summit Vista, a 105-acre continuing care retirement community in the Salt Lake Valley city of Taylorsville. Planning for the community began in 2015. Once completed, the property will feature a 62,000-square-foot clubhouse. Intermountain Healthcare will provide medical services at the community. Financial backers of the development include Gardner Co., iStar Inc., Solamere Capital and Zions Bank.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — IMPACT Strategies has completed Cedarhust of St. Charles, a $17.5 million seniors housing community in St. Charles. The 100-unit assisted living and memory care community is part of University Commons, a mixed-use development directly across from Lindenwood University. IMPACT served as construction manager for the 99,999-square-foot project. Dover Development was the developer. Cedarhurst’s proximity to Lindenwood University makes it the first seniors housing community in the St. Louis region to strategically locate on or near a university campus, according to IMPACT.
JANESVILLE AND SHEBOYGAN, WIS. — MBH Investment Real Estate LLC has brokered the sale of Janesville Regency House and Sheboygan Regency House in Wisconsin. The sales price was not disclosed. Janesville Regency House is a 55-unit seniors housing property in Janesville, about 40 miles south of Madison. Constructed in 1990 and located at 100 N. Franklin St., the three-story apartment building sits on a 1.2-acre site. One- and two-bedroom units range in size from 675 square feet to 880 square feet. Sheboygan Regency House is a 59-unit seniors housing property in Sheboygan, located in eastern Wisconsin. Built in 1989 and located at 919 Wisconsin Ave., the four-story apartment building also features one- and two-bedroom units. Both properties were 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. Matson Holbrook of MBH brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller, Doneff Asset Co. LLC.
BOULDER, COLO. — Blue Moon Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity investor, has acquired The Carillon at Boulder Creek, a 117-unit seniors housing community near the University of Colorado in Boulder. The price was not disclosed. Blue Moon replaces affiliates of Legacy Capital Partners, an Ohio-based private equity investor, in an existing joint venture. The remaining partners are MGL Partners, a Denver-based real estate developer/investor, and Leisure Care, a seniors housing operator. This marks the second Colorado investment for the Blue Moon, MGL and Leisure Care relationship. Northwestern Mutual provided the debt. MGL led the acquisition and redevelopment of The Carillon in 2006 when it was a nine-story assisted living and nursing care building. MGL completely gutted and renovated the existing structure and added two four-story wings on either side of the original building.
LAS VEGAS — CBRE has arranged financing for The Echelon, a 116-unit independent living community in Las Vegas. The borrower is Chicago Pacific Founders, which acquired the property in 2014. Since that acquisition, the new owners have increased occupancy from around 75 percent to 98 percent. Grace Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Pacific Founders, operates the community. CBRE secured a non-recourse, five-year, fixed-rate loan that includes 24 months of interest-only payments. A CMBS lender provided the capital. The amount and use of the financing were not disclosed.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) has announced plans to sell the entire skilled nursing portion of its business to BM Eagle Holdings for a total value of $910 million. Kindred is a Louisville-based owner-operator of transitional hospitals, skilled nursing centers, home care, hospice, assisted living and other medical services. The company has been working toward an exit of its skilled nursing business since it posted a $671.3 million loss during third-quarter 2016. The price includes the $700 million that will immediately go to Ventas as part of a previously announced deal. Ventas (NYSE: VTR), one of the largest healthcare REITs in the country, will turn over its ownership of 36 Kindred-operated facilities to BM Eagle Holdings, leaving Kindred with a total value of $210 million. BM Eagle Holdings is a joint venture led by affiliates of BlueMountain Capital Management. The Kindred portfolio spans 18 states and includes 89 nursing centers with 11,308 licensed beds and seven assisted living facilities with 380 licensed beds. The buyer did not disclose plans for the future operations of the portfolio. The deal will reduce Kindred’s annual rent expense by approximately $88 million, annual capital expenditures by approximately $30 million, and interest …
SPOTSWOOD, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has structured a $23.5 million Fannie Mae loan for Clearwater Village, a manufactured seniors housing community in Spotswood. Will Baker led the Walker & Dunlop team that originated the 10-year, interest-only acquisition loan for the undisclosed borrower. At closing, the property was 99 percent occupied. Built in 1976, Clearwater Village features 367 pads, a pool, clubhouse, picnic area with gazebos and bocce courts, parking and security cameras. The community caters to residents age 55 or older.
GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investment team will provide a total of $7.3 million in financing to Liberty Affordable Housing. The firm will provide a $2.6 million construction loan and up to $4.7 million in LIHTC equity financing for the development of Estee Senior Apartments. Located in Gloversville, the community will feature 37 energy-efficient affordable housing units for seniors age 55 or older. CRM Rental Management will manage the complex.