BLUE ASH, OHIO — Harborview Capital Partners has arranged $73 million in loans for the refinancing of a skilled nursing portfolio operated by CommuniCare, a healthcare owner-operator based in the Cincinnati suburb of Blue Ash. The nine-building portfolio includes 936 beds and is located throughout Ohio and Maryland. The financing consists of a $12 million revolver loan and a $61 million bridge-to-HUD loan. The capital stack was further enhanced by a mezzanine loan in the amount of $8.5 million. The funds were used to refinance existing debt, exercise purchase options and consolidate balance sheets in preparation for bringing the portfolio to HUD. The five-year, floating-rate loan is non-recourse and has a LIBOR-based interest rate with one year of interest-only payments. Ephraim Kutner and Jonathan Kutner, both principals with Harborview, originated the loan. Gershon Yarmush, senior loan analyst, negotiated the terms.
MARIETTA, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a credit enhancement and joint venture sponsor to finance the construction of The Arbor Terrace at Burnt Hickory, a 92-unit seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta. Developer and operator The Arbor Co. is developing the community, and the general contractor, Choate Construction, expects to deliver the property by March 2017. Will James of NorthMarq’s Atlanta office secured the financing for the landowner, Hollander Properties. Specific terms were not disclosed.
ORO VALLEY, ARIZ. — Nonprofit owner/operator La Posada and architecture firm three: living architecture have unveiled plans for Nakoma Sky, a 268-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Oro Valley, just north of Tucson. The community will be a resort-style complex situated on 79 acres in the foothills of the Catalina and Saguaro mountain ranges. The main building will be 500,000 square feet and five stories tall. Development costs are estimated at between $90 million and $100 million. When complete, the community will offer 220 independent living units, 24 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. The development team expects Nakoma Sky will open in early 2019. Diversified Design and Construction, landscaping firm Talley Associates, interior design firm THW Design, and three: living architecture will collaboratively design the project.
ORLAND PARK, ILL. — Caddis has unveiled plans for a new senior living facility in Orland Park, approximately 25 miles southwest of Chicago. Heartis Village Orland Park, located at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue, will be a 94-unit, 89,950-square-foot assisted living facility. Caddis began developing its first Illinois facility last year in Peoria, and the project is expected to open this fall. Both properties will be owned by Caddis and managed by Pathway Senior Living LLC. Heartis Village Orland Park will feature a salon and spa with a therapeutic tub, two interior courtyards, a large dining room, a private dining room, chef-prepared meals, daily activities, an arts and crafts room, media room, licensed nursing services, 24-hour emergency call system, housekeeping and laundry services and personal transportation. Austin, Texas-based Katus LLC is the architect, and Rosemont, Ill.-based McShane Construction Company LLC is the general contractor. The project is slated for delivery next fall.
WICHITA AND OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Anthem Memory Care has acquired Morningside Place in Overland Park and Chisholm Place in Wichita, both 66-bed memory care communities, for an undisclosed price. JEA Senior Living previously operated the properties, which were both rebranded as Cypress Springs Alzheimer’s and Memory Support Residences. The acquisitions bring Anthem’s portfolio up to eight properties and mark the Oregon-based operator’s entry into Kansas. LTC Properties Inc., a healthcare REIT, financed the acquisitions. Anthem plans to invest $1 million in upgrades to the communities.
IRVINE, CALIF. — HCP (NYSE: HCP), one of the largest healthcare real estate investment trusts in the United States, will spin off its HCR ManorCare portfolio of skilled nursing and assisted living assets into an independent, publicly traded REIT. The company’s board of directors approved the plan today. The newly formed REIT, SpinCo, will be composed of more than 320 properties operated by HCR ManorCare. The portfolio has an expected in-place annual rent of approximately $485 million. “Post spin, HCP will own a stable, private-pay portfolio that has a track record of delivering consistent, attractive returns,” says Lauralee Martin, president and CEO of Irvine-based HCP. “HCP will be able to sharpen its focus on high-growth healthcare sectors.” This is the second major REIT to spin off its skilled nursing portfolio in the past year. In August, Ventas created Care Capital Properties as a way to spin off its skilled nursing assets. “We need to eliminate the overhang that exists from the current challenges facing HCR ManorCare so the rest of our business can flourish,” said Micheal McKee, executive chairman of the board, on the company’s first-quarter earnings call this morning. “As we reviewed our options, for many reasons it became clear …
TINTON FALLS, N.J. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Kensington Court, an assisted living and memory care facility located at 864 Shrewsbury Ave. in Tinton Falls. An affiliate of the Carlyle Group acquired the 118-unit, 121-bed facility from Clark, N.J.-based TAK Group for an undisclosed price. Built in 2001, the 91,000-square-foot facility features 42 studio units and 49 one-bedroom apartments in the assisted living portion, and 26 studio apartments and two one-bedroom units in the memory care portion. Mark Myers, Joshua Jandris and Charles Loccisano of IPA and J.D. Parker of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL. — Harborview Capital Partners, a New York-based finance firm, has arranged an $8 million refinancing for The Springs at Crystal Lake, a 97-bed skilled nursing facility in Crystal Lake, approximately 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The borrower was Mark Weldler, an experienced operator in the Midwest. This is the third loan Harborview has closed for Weldler in the last 12 months. Jonathan Kutner, managing director and principal at Harborview, originated the transaction. The non-recourse loan was refinanced through HUD’s 232/223(f) program at a fixed interest rate for 35 years.
ACWORTH, GA. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of The Overlook at Cedarcrest, a 38-unit assisted living community in the northwestern Atlanta suburb of Acworth. Senior Housing Properties Trust bought the community from an undisclosed seller for $8.4 million. Five Star Senior Living will operate the community. The building was constructed in 2014, and the developers listed the community for sale once stabilization was reached. Bradley Clousing and Jeff Binder of SLIB brokered the transaction.
ATLANTA — Skyline Healthcare LLC will execute a purchase option on the master lease for the nine Arkansas skilled nursing facilities it currently operates for AdCare Health Systems Inc. Skyline will purchase the properties for $55 million. Skyline was brought in as the new manager of the nine facilities on April 1. The company expects to complete the purchase by Aug. 1. AdCare, a publicly traded skilled nursing investor, will use $30 million of the proceeds to repay mortgage debt on the nine properties. The Atlanta-based firm will use the remaining money for general corporate purposes.