SIOUX CITY, IOWA — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Countryside Nursing & Rehab, a 222-bed skilled nursing facility, and Four Seasons Countryside Estates, an independent living community, for a combined $3.1 million. The two properties are located a half mile from each other in Sioux City, near the Nebraska border. The buyer was Ide Management Group, an Indiana-based owner-operator expanding its footprint in Iowa. The seller was a public REIT looking to divest the non-core asset. Countryside Nursing & Rehab is 68,457 square feet and sits on 8.5 acres. It was originally built in 1965 and most recently renovated in 2003. Four Seasons Countryside Estates includes 45,553 square feet of space and sits on 5.4 acres. It was built in 1936 and renovated in 1986. Ide will invest in updates to the skilled nursing portion of the portfolio to help improve a low occupancy rate of 35 percent. Ryan Saul and Jeff Binder led the SLIB team in the deal.
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NEW ALBANY, OHIO — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $43.6 million in bond financing for the construction of Wesley Woods, a new continuing care retirement community in the Columbus suburb of New Albany. The recipient of the proceeds is Methodist ElderCare Services, an affiliate of the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church that provides housing, healthcare and services to seniors in central Ohio. Wesley Woods will be located on 37.8 acres alongside a nature preserve. The size of the community and number of units were not disclosed. The bond financing will also be used to add a wellness center to Wesley Ridge, another Methodist ElderCare development in Ohio that offers assisted living and independent living. In addition to providing new funds for the construction projects, the debt structure will refinance Methodist ElderCare’s existing 2005, 2010 and 2011 tax-exempt bonds. The Series 2015A and Series 2015B bonds were privately placed with two regional banks. The first 50 percent of entry fee receipts are earmarked and estimated to pay down the Series 2015B bonds of $6 million over a four-year period. Kass Matt led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
BALTIMORE — Mid-Atlantic Health Care LLC, a Baltimore-based healthcare provider, has purchased four skilled nursing facilities in western and central Maryland for an undisclosed price. The four facilities include Northampton Manor Health Care Center in Frederick, Devlin Manor Health Care Center in Cumberland, Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown and Moran Manor Health Care Center in Westernport. The seller is The Magnolia Group, a skilled nursing owner/operator in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The company will continue to provide services to the facilities through its affiliate, Magnolia Rehabilitation Services LLC. With these acquisitions, Mid-Atlantic will now operate the largest group of facilities in western Maryland and become one of the region’s largest employers, according to the company. Adding the Magnolia facilities will increase Mid-Atlantic Health Care’s total number of locations from 17 to 21.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — Design and construction firm The Weitz Co. and developer LCS have opened the doors to Trillium Woods, a 46-acre continuing care retirement community in the Minneapolis suburb of Plymouth. The 500,000-square-foot community cost $161 million to develop. The buildings are split into a 50,000-square-foot commons building, a 58,000-square-foot health center and three independent living buildings totaling 392,000 square feet. The three-level health center building contains 44 memory care and skilled nursing units. The independent living buildings contain 195 apartments. In addition, there are 14 detached townhome residences in seven separate buildings. Life Care Services, a subsidiary of LCS, will operate the new community.
Lancaster Pollard Closes $4.5M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Community in Washington
by Nellie Day
CLARKSTON, WASH. — Lancaster Pollard has closed a $4.5 million refinancing for Evergreen Estates Retirement & Assisted Living Community, a seniors housing community located in Clarkston along the southeast border of Washington State. The FHA loan will be used to refinance existing debt and fund the community’s replacement reserve account. The loan features a 30-year term at a lower interest rate than the previous bank loan. Matt Lindsay led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE:LTC), a seniors housing and healthcare REIT based in the Los Angeles suburb of Westlake Village, has added industry veterans Doug Korey and Mandi Hogan to its management team. Doug Korey joins LTC as senior vice president of business development, a newly created position. Korey brings 25 years of experience in the seniors housing and care industry, most recently as president of Lancaster Pollard Finance Co. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) and holds a master’s degree in real estate finance and investment from New York University. Mandi Hogan has been named LTC’s director of marketing, succeeding Mark Hemingway, vice president of marketing, who is retiring as a full-time employee effective Feb. 29, 2016. Hemmingway will remain with LTC on a part-time basis. Hogan joins LTC with more than 20 years of marketing experience, most recently as national director of marketing for National Health Investors. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
SEATTLE — Living Care Lifestyles, a Seattle-based seniors housing operator with communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon, Texas and Washington, has hired John Renner as regional director of operations for Texas, California and Hawaii. Renner has more than 20 years of experience in assisted living and independent living. He will be responsible for the overall administration, operations and management of the six communities in the region, mostly under the company’s Quail Park brand. Prior to joining Living Care Lifestyles, Renner was the operations director at Leisure Care where he oversaw and managed 12 assisted living and independent living communities. He was also the general manager at Fairwinds.
NEPTUNE CITY, N.J. —Tryko Partners LLC has acquired Medicenter Rehabilitation & Nursing, a skilled nursing facility in Neptune City. Tryko Partners has a $2.5 million upgrade planned for the 110-bed facility, which will be renamed Coral Harbor Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. The planned improvements include creating a modern, home-like atmosphere for residents and staff and a complete overhaul of all patient rooms, including private showers, updated flooring, wallpaper, artwork and the installation of flat-screen television and free WiFi for residents and staff. Additionally, the owners will construct a new therapy gym with state-of-the-art equipment; renovate the dining hall, common areas and elevators; and improve the grounds with general landscaping upgrades and a resurfaced parking lot. Tryko Partners will also develop and introduce specialty pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation programs with services seven days per week.
STARKVILLE AND OXFORD, MISS. — Blake Management Group has opened The Claiborne at Adelaide, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Starkville, near the Alabama border. Blake manages the 82,000-square-foot community, which includes 14 independent living units, 43 assisted living units and 25 memory care units. The Mississippi-based seniors housing operator has also opened The Blake at Oxford, a 100-unit assisted living and memory care community in Oxford. The 85,000-square-foot community features 66 assisted living units and 34 memory care units. Cardinal Ventures Inc., a Mississippi-based developer, built The Blake at Oxford. Based in central Mississippi, Blake operates communities in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Carolina.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Evans Senior Investments has arranged the sale of Sunnycrest, a private-pay assisted living community in Fullerton in northern Orange County, for $37 million. The community was recently remodeled and includes 130 units, resulting in a price per unit of $284,615. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Orange County experienced 45 percent growth in the 85+ age demographic between 2000 and 2010, according to the U.S. census. Evans Senior Investments is an investment-banking firm exclusively serving the seniors housing industry.