FULLERTON, CALIF. — Morningside, a seniors housing community in the Orange County city of Fullerton, has completed a $1.6 million expansion of its outdoor amenities. Morningside added a pitch-and-putt golf course and a pickleball court on 4 acres of vacant land. The project included a $100,000 habitat restoration project through the California Department of Fish and Game and the Army Corps of Engineers. This is the most recent of several expansion and renovation projects at the community. The dining and kitchen areas were recently renovated, and the wellness center was expanded to include a spa and fitness area. The community room also underwent a $2 million redevelopment.
SCHERERVILLE, IND. — Clarendale of Schererville has opened in Schererville, about 38 miles south of Chicago. The 177-unit seniors housing community is located at 7770 Burr St. The $40 million development is the third Clarendale property from developer-builder Ryan Cos. Situated on nine acres, the three-story community is comprised of 85 independent living residences, 38 assisted living residences and 54 memory care residences. The residences range from 300 square feet to 1,300 square feet. Amenities include a movie theater, crafts room, bistro, pub and billiards room, library, multipurpose room and fitness center. Des Moines, Iowa-based Life Care Services will manage the community.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Tabor Crest Memory Care, a 27-unit memory care community in Portland. The price was not disclosed. Tabor Crest was built in 2004 and expanded in 2008. Totaling 11,335 square feet on a 21,700-square-foot infill plot, the beds could potentially be expanded from 30 to 38. The buyer was an affiliate of Granite Investment Group. The new owner has leased the property to Avalon Health Care Group. This is the buyer’s first acquisition in Oregon with the plans to continue to acquire in the state. The seller was not disclosed. Jason Punzel and Brad Goodsell of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.
ERIE, PA. — The Woda Group Inc. is developing Willow Commons, a $9.5 million seniors housing property located at 2064 Willow St. in Erie. A combination of new construction and the adaptive reuse of The Wesleyville Public School, Willow Commons will feature 29 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom affordable apartments for seniors age 62 or older, with income levels below 60 percent of area median income. Slated for completion this fall, the property will feature a community room with kitchen, common laundry, a library/craft room, an exercise room, an outdoor space with a community garden and seating area.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. AND BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — CareTrust REIT Inc. has acquired two skilled nursing facilities: The Rio at Cabezon, a 136-bed facility located in Albuquerque, and The Rio at Fox Hollow, a 126-bed facility in Brownsville, Texas. The purchase price was approximately $27.3 million, inclusive of transaction costs. The Albuquerque facility represents CareTrust’s entry into the New Mexico market. In connection with the acquisition, CareTrust REIT assumed the existing facility leases with affiliates of OnPointe Health LLC, a regional post-acute care provider with operations in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. The seller was a prominent Texas developer. The properties are currently in the lease-up period and approaching stabilization, according to Lamb. The investment is expected to generate an initial cash yield of 9 percent, based on the annual cash rent of $2.5 million under the terms of the existing leases. The two existing leases have remaining terms of approximately 17 and 19 years, respectively, and include a hybrid of fixed- and CPI-based rent escalators. CareTrust REIT, a publicly traded investor based in California, funded the acquisition with cash on hand.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Medical Development Partners has broken ground on Parkland Memory Care, a 56-unit memory care community in Chandler. The $10 million, 36,400-square-foot project will be located on a 4.5-acre plot. Live Oak Bank, Aileron Capital Management and Mercantile Capital Corp. provided financing. JF Construction Co, which is building the project, estimates a spring 2018 completion date. Upon completion, Seasons Management Group, based out of Oregon, will operate the community. Lenity Architecture designed the property, with landscape architecture provided by Ryan & Associates.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $59.8 million HUD-insured permanent loan for The Pavilion at Queens for Rehabilitation & Nursing, a skilled nursing facility in Queens. The borrower is Kennedy Management. Fred Levine of Greystone’s Monsey, N.Y., office originated both the bridge and permanent FHA loan for the property. The HUD-insured financing for The Pavilion represents a permanent self-amortizing exit. In 2015, Greystone arranged a bridge-to-HUD loan to finance the acquisition, renovation and rebranding of the 302-bed facility, which includes an onsite 40-bed ventilator-dependent unit and a 12-chair dialysis center.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — A joint venture between PGIM Real Estate and Kisco Senior Living has acquired Byron Park, a 187-unit independent living and assisted living community in Walnut Creek. Although the purchase price was not disclosed, BMO Harris Bank arranged and was lead lender on $61.8 million in financing in connection with the transaction. The loans were structured as $50.1 million in term loan financing and $11.7 million in construction financing, which will fund the addition of a 40-unit assisted living and memory care building on the campus. Byron Park is PGIM Real Estate’s third joint venture partnership with Kisco Senior Living, which will continue to operate the community. Kisco has owned and operated Byron Park since 2012 as part of a joint venture with an investment partner that sold its stake as part of the transaction.
THE DALLES, ORE. — Capital One has provided a $17.5 million fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan to refinance The Springs at Mill Creek, a 92-unit seniors housing community in The Dalles, a city in northern Oregon. The sponsor, The Springs Living, is a family-owned seniors housing company with 14 communities totaling nearly 1,700 beds in Oregon and Montana. The sponsor is using the loan to pay off existing debt and buy out its joint venture partner, a private equity firm based in Chicago. Dague Retzlaff and Mark Bultman of Capital One originated the transaction. The team worked with Capital One’s Multifamily Finance team to structure the transaction.
HOUSTON — Casa Solace Memory Care has received a $7 million construction loan for a new memory care facility on Space Center Boulevard in Houston. The first phase of construction will deliver a 36-bed facility and a community center totaling 25,600 square feet. Upon completion, the project will feature 90 beds for assisted living and memory care. Kevan McCormack of Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. arranged the loan through an unspecified local bank.