STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — The LaSalle Group has broken ground on Autumn Leaves of Stockbridge, a 26,000-square-foot memory care facility located at 100 Monarch Village Way in Stockbridge. The $10 million property is the first stand-alone memory care facility in Henry County. The LaSalle Group partnered with Silverado Interests and OmniAmerican Bank for the project. The memory care facility is expected in open in the summer of 2014.
BLOOMFIELD, N.J — The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency has awarded Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to Community Investment Strategies Inc. for an 82-unit affordable housing project in metro Newark. The tax credit will result in about $12.7 million of equity for the Heritage Village at Bloomfield development. The project also was awarded $5 million in funding under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Action Plan Sandy Disaster Recovery Program. Located on the corner of Franklin Street and Municipal Plaza in Bloomfield, Heritage Village at Bloomfield will feature energy-efficient and handicapped-accessible units for residents 55 years of age and older. The community will include 74 one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom apartments, as well as a 1,800-square-foot community center. Construction of the development is slated to begin next spring.
CIBOLO, TEXAS — Developer WholeLife Traditions has received a $55 million tax-exempt bond from the Bexar County Commission for a new active adult living community in Cibolo, a suburb of San Antonio approximately 20 miles northeast of downtown. Samarian Housing, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, will own the 154-unit development. Plans include landscaping, sidewalks and streetlights to create the feel of a neighborhood, as well as a WholeLife club facility for gatherings, events, a fitness center, pool and game room.
GARDEN RIDGE, TEXAS — Love Funding has arranged an acquisition financing loan of $4.9 million for Graceland at Garden Ridge, a 46-bed assisted living and memory care center located approximately 25 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio. The facility, located at 19095 FM 2252, was originally constructed in 2007. Leonard Lucas of Love Funding’s Boston office secured the loan for the buyer, Cara Graceland LLC, through the HUD 232/223(f) LEAN program.
IRVINE, CALIF. — Cornerstone Core Properties REIT has acquired three assisted living facilities in North Carolina for approximately $15.3 million. The three facilities include the 64-bed Carteret House in Newport, the 60-bed Hamlet House in Hamlet and the 64-bed Shelby House in Shelby. Cornerstone purchased the facilities through a sale-leaseback transaction with wholly owned subsidiaries of Meridian Senior Living LLC, which will continue to operate the facilities.
SCHERTZ, TEXAS — PinPoint Commercial LP and Thrive Senior Living LLC have broken ground on a new seniors housing property, The Legacy at Forest Ridge Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility, in the northeast San Antonio suburb of Schertz. The community, located near I-35 North and Schertz Parkway, will consist of up to 112 assisted living beds and 28 memory care beds and incorporate cutting-edge technologies such as remote radio-frequency identification for resident location monitoring. Construction is slated for completion in mid-2014.
CHICAGO — Aviv REIT Inc. has acquired four post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facilities in Ohio and Indiana for $35.9 million. The properties are triple-net leased to existing Aviv operator Diversicare Healthcare Services. Diversicare is an operator of 47 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in nine states. The 15-year triple-net lease has an initial cash yield of 10 percent. Chicago-based Aviv has now closed three transactions with Diversicare totaling $55 million in the past year.
GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — A joint venture between MedProperties Holdings LLC and the LaSalle Group, both based in Dallas, will soon begin construction of the 46-bed Autumn Leaves of Glen Ellyn. The 27,000-square-foot, one-story memory care community will be located at the northwest corner of Geneva and Bloomingdale roads, about 23 miles west of Chicago. The LaSalle Group will operate the community under its Autumn Leaves brand. Construction of The Autumn Leaves of Glen Ellyn is slated to begin next month, with a completion date set for late 2014. Chicago-based BMO Harris Bank is providing construction financing for the project.
GEORGETOWN AND KELLER, TEXAS — PinPoint Commercial LP and Thrive Senior Living have completed construction of two assisted living and memory care facilities in Texas. The Legacy at Georgetown is a 158-bed, 63,000-square-foot property in Georgetown, located about 28 miles north of Austin. The Legacy at Bear Creek is a 116-bed, 55,000-square-foot property in Keller, located about 20 miles north of Fort Worth. The former is situated adjacent to Scott and White Georgetown Clinic, allowing for convenient medical care, while the latter is near Keller Town Center, a master-planned, mixed-use development. PinPoint acted as developer on the projects, and Thrive will manage the properties.
SAN ANTONIO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $32.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Franklin Park at Sonterra, a 202-unit independent and assisted living community in San Antonio. A joint venture between Harrison Street Real Estate Partners IV and Franklin Cos. purchased the property, which was developed by Franklin Development and is operated by a Franklin-affiliated management company. Franklin Cos. currently owns and operates seven seniors housing properties in the Dallas and San Antonio metro areas.