PHOENIX — Gardner Capital Development has announced plans for El Caro Seniors Residence, an $18 million, 102-unit affordable seniors housing property in Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Housing has reserved low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) for the project. Construction of the five-acre development, named after the former golf course located at the site, is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2017, with completion expected 15 months later. All units will be leased to seniors earning generally between $18,000 and $34,000 per year, with a mix of apartments set aside at 40 to 60 percent of the Metro Phoenix median income. A quarter of the units will be reserved for seniors or family members with developmental disabilities. Gardner will serve as lead developer. Reid Butler and Scott Davis will serve as additional advisors to the project. The United Cerebral Palsy Association of Central Arizona will provide supportive services for the housing community when completed. Gardner Capital is an affordable housing and renewable energy tax credit development, syndication and investment company with offices located in St. Louis, Dallas, San Francisco, Atlanta and Springfield, Mo.
BROOKINGS, ORE. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, a Chicago-based brokerage firm, has arranged the $1 million sale of Macklyn Place, a 36-unit assisted living community in Brookings, located along the Pacific Coast near the California border. A regional operator and developer purchased the property from a national owner/operator looking to divest non-core assets. Sold as a value-add opportunity, the buyer plans to add memory care services at the property. The sales price equates to $30,000 per unit. Ben Firestone, Jacob Gehl and Trent Gherardini were lead advisors on this transaction.
LITTLE CANADA, MINN. — Nottingham Construction has broken ground on Cardigan Ridge, a 118-unit senior living community in Little Canada, approximately 15 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The four-story facility, located at 3300 Rice St., will provide independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Construction on the 158,000-square-foot building is slated for completion by May 2017. Amenities at Cardigan Ridge will include overnight guest rooms, underground parking, a community room, private dining room, movie theater, fitness center, hair salon, spa tub room, workshop and craft room and library with computer access. Heart Development will own the property, and Ebenezer Management Services will manage the community. Kaas Wilson Architects is designing the project.
COVINGTON, LA. — Evans Senior Investments has arranged the $22.2 million sale of The Trace at Claiborne Hill, a 94-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Covington, approximately 40 miles north of New Orleans. A private equity company acquired the Class A community from a regional operator. The purchase price equates to $236,170 per unit. Built in 2009, The Trace at Claiborne Hill features 70 independent living and assisted living units, plus 24 memory care units added in 2014. At the time of the sale, the facility was 99 percent occupied. The 84,961-square-foot property sits on 2.7 acres in St. Tammany Parish, where the 65-and-older population is projected to increase 47 percent between 2010 and 2019. Evans Senior Investments represented the unnamed seller in the transaction. The capitalization rate was 7 percent on the trailing six months NOI of $1.56 million.
CLEVELAND — KeyBank has provided a $17.7 million loan for Hough Heritage, a 60-unit affordable housing seniors facility in Cleveland. The financing consists of an $8 million construction loan and a $9.7 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) investment from Key Community Development Corp. The three-story, garden-style community will target seniors 55 and older with incomes that are 50 to 60 percent of the area’s median household income. Hough Heritage will include 50 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom units. Kyle Kolesar and Ryan Olman of KeyBank arranged the financing.
ROSEVILLE, MINN. — Weis Builders has broken ground on Cherrywood Pointe of Roseville at Lexington, a 115-unit senior living community in Roseville, approximately eight miles northeast of Minneapolis. The four-story building, to be located at 2666 Lexington Ave. N., will consist of 85 independent and assisted living units, 24 memory care units and six private care units, which serve as an alternative to traditional nursing home care for those needing higher levels of care on a long- or short-term basis. L&M Associates is designing the 173,145-square-foot community, which is scheduled for completion by July 2017. United Properties will own the facility. Cherrywood Pointe of Roseville at Lexington will feature a dining room, private dining, overnight guest rooms, underground parking, decks and patios, a movie theater, fitness center, hair salon, bistro and group transportation.
GIG HARBOR, WASH. — Emerald Communities, a Seattle-based operator, has started construction of Heron’s Key, a 275-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Gig Harbor, approximately 40 miles southwest of Seattle. Being built on 18 acres of woodlands in the Harbor Hill neighborhood of Gig Harbor, Heron’s Key is more than 70 percent pre-leased. The first construction phase will include 194 apartment and cottage homes, 36 assisted living suites and 45 private skilled nursing rooms. Amenities built during this phase include multiple dining venues, a salon and barber shop, massage and day spa, nature walking trails and pond, fitness center, and onsite health center. This will be the first CCRC in the county, and the largest project ever built in Gig Harbor, according to Emerald Communities. The first phase is slated to open in early 2017.
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged the $5 million refinancing of Lohman Village, a seniors housing property located at 1 Wartburg Place in Mount Vernon. The loan features a 5-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. The 31-unit property is part of a large seniors housing campus in Mount Vernon known as Wartburg that offers a full spectrum of senior living options. Robert Ranieri of NorthMarq arranged the financing through NorthMarq’s relationship with an undisclosed regional bank.
MORAGA, CALIF., PLEASANT HILL, CALIF., AND PHOENIX — Grace Healthcare has sold Grace Healthcare of Moraga, Grace Healthcare of Pleasant Hill and Grace Healthcare of Phoenix for a total of $14.7 million. The dispositions mark the owner-operator’s exit from the states of California and Arizona. Located 20 miles east of San Francisco, Grace Healthcare of Moraga features 49 beds on 1.9 acres. Built in 1965, the 12,484-square-foot community offers dementia care and rehabilitative care. Grace Healthcare of Pleasant Hill is located 10 miles east of the Moraga community and features 51 beds. The community was built in 1958 on one acre, and underwent renovations in 2012. Grace Healthcare of Phoenix features 100 beds in a 26,621-square-foot facility on three acres. A California-based investor bought both California communities for a total of $8.2 million. The new owner will lease the community to a new operator. A regional investment group bought the Phoenix property for $6.5 million. Evans Senior Investments, a seniors housing brokerage firm, represented Grace Healthcare in the three transactions.
NEW YORK CITY — Welltower Inc. and Hines have partnered to develop an assisted living and memory care community at 139 E. 56th St. in Midtown Manhattan. Designed by SLCE Architects, the as-of-right development will have retail space at its base and a senior living and memory care facility above. The 15-story, 125,000-square-foot facility will feature residential units on floors three through 14, community space throughout the property, and outdoor living space on three floors, including landscaped terraces and gardens.