REDDING, CALIF. — Summit Healthcare REIT has acquired a 40-unit assisted living facility in Redding for $3.5 million. The 26,000-square-foot facility has been triple-net leased to an affiliate of Compass Senior Living. This is Summit’s first acquisition since changing its name from Cornerstone Core Properties REIT this past October.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND. — HealthLease Properties Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired a newly built, 100-unit seniors housing facility in Crawfordsville from Mainstreet Property Group LLC, the asset manager for the publicly traded REIT. Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville sold for $16.9 million. The facility is leased on a triple-net basis to an operator that is owned 50 percent by Life Care Services and 50 percent by an affiliate of Mainstreet. Of the 100 units at Crawfordsville, 70 are licensed to provide skilled nursing, rehabilitation and therapy services, while the other 30 provide assisted living. The Toronto-based REIT (TSX: HLP.UN) owns 45 seniors housing facilities with 12 in Canada and 33 in eight U.S. states.
SAN ANTONIO — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the sale of TRISUN Care Center Lakeside, a 110-bed skilled nursing facility in San Antonio. Located at 8707 Lakeside Parkway, the 42,853-square-foot facility provides 24-hour care for long-term residents, as well as rehabilitation services. Jason Middlebrook and Bob Dickerson of SRS represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
PEACHTREE CITY, GA. — Somerby of Peachtree City, a $16 million seniors rental community, has opened in Peachtree City. Phase I of the facility includes 72 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. The upscale community includes a Wellness Your Way Clinic, which is staffed by Agape Senior Primary Care physicians. The community features amenities such as a fitness center, restaurant, bistro and café, library with a computer center and a theater. Somerby Senior Living, a division of Birmingham, Ala.-based Dominion Partners, is the project developer. Chicago-based Harrison Street Capital is Somerby’s equity partner in the project. The project team includes architect Trammell + Rubio LLC, general contractor Hardin, construction manager Maxus Construction and civil engineer/landscape architect Eberly & Associates.
ROCHESTER, MINN. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $27.8 million construction loan secured by The Waters on Mayowood, a senior living development in Rochester, a city in southeast Minnesota. Located near the Mayo Clinic and adjacent to the Apache Mall, the 175-unit community is slated to open in late 2014. A local developer is constructing the 276,000-square-foot facility, which will include a four-story assisted living wing with 70 units and six enhanced-care suites, a four-story, 71-unit independent living wing and a two-story, 28-unit memory care wing. The Waters Senior Living, an owner and operator of senior living communities in the Twin Cities, will manage the community. Tony Carlson of Grandbridge originated the loan.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — General contractor Weis Builders has completed the first phase of The Villas of Hulen Bend, a $12 million affordable independent living community in Fort Worth. The first phase of the HUD-financed property, which is specifically designed for active seniors, consists of 138 units in one- and two-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a pool, putting green, gazebo and community garden with greenhouse, and select units have an attached garage. Trinity Courtyard LP acted as developer on the project, which is located at 6150 Oakmont Trail, and RPGA Design Group Inc. served as architect.
NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Pennrose is developing The Jefferson, a 70-unit affordable seniors housing community in New Britain that is being built in conjunction with the New Britain Housing Authority. The three-story building will include residences with spacious floor plans, oversized windows and wall-to-wall carpeting in the bedrooms, along with secure access entry. Modern kitchens in the units are fully equipped, including dishwashers. Eight of the apartments are handicapped-accessible, and all units have 24-hour emergency call systems in the bedrooms and bathrooms. Energy-saving features include 100 percent Energy Star appliances, solar-assisted hot water and energy-efficient, resident-controlled heating and cooling. Amenities include a community room, a fitness center, outdoor patio with picnic area and on-site laundry facilities. The first resident move-ins are expected later this month. Rents are affordable and vary depending on resident income. To live at The Jefferson, at least one member of each household needs to be age 62 or older. Philadelphia-based Pennrose, which operates more than 150 affordable, market-rate and senior residential communities in eight states, will manage the property.
ATLANTA — Bull Realty has arranged the $4.3 million sale of 1753 Peachtree St., a 1.2-acre site in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket. UHS-Pruitt, a healthcare real estate owner and operator based in Norcross, Ga., purchased the land from Woodhaven Ventures LP. UHS-Pruitt plans to develop an upscale, six-story skilled nursing facility on the property that will house 120 beds. The corner site is located within a half mile of Piedmont Hospital and the Shepherd Center. Michael Bull and Daniel Latshaw of Atlanta-based Bull Realty represented the seller in the transaction. Rush Bradley of Lavista Associates represented the buyer. The site is located at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Huntington Road.
SEATTLE — HomeStreet Bank Commercial Real Estate has launched a new senior housing lending program and has financed its first project. It has provided $13.6 million to fund the construction of Vineyard Park at Mountlake Terrace. The 110-bed assisted-living and memory care facility will be located along 56th Street West in Mountlake Terrace, just north of Seattle. Vineyard Park is being developed by Round Lake, LLC. It will be managed by Care Partners. The loan was originated by HomeStreet’s Diane Leonidas.
SEATTLE — HomeStreet Bank Commercial Real Estate has launched a new senior housing lending program and has financed its first project. It has provided $13.6 million to fund the construction of Vineyard Park at Mountlake Terrace. The 110-bed assisted-living and memory care facility will be located along 56th Street West in Mountlake Terrace, just north of Seattle. Vineyard Park is being developed by Round Lake, LLC. It will be managed by Care Partners. The loan was originated by HomeStreet’s Diane Leonidas.