ATLANTA — NorSouth Constructs has started construction on the 48-unit Betmar Village, a seniors housing property located in the Betmar LaVilla community at 345 Ashwood Ave. in Atlanta. National Church Residences is the developer for the project. HUD provided a $3.9 million 202 Elderly Housing Grant for construction of the property, and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs is providing 4 percent tax credits and Invest Atlanta is issuing tax-exampt bonds.
SALINA, KAN. — Red Mortgage Capital has arranged an $11.8 million Fannie Mae loan for Eaglecrest Retirement Community in Salina. The 102-unit community includes 62 independent living and 40 assisted living units. Midwest Health, which owns 43 senior living communities throughout the Midwest, acquired Eaglecrest last month.
ATLANTA — Orlando-based CNL Lifestyle Properties has closed on its previously announced acquisition of four seniors housing properties in the Greater Atlanta area from Solomon Holdings III Dogwood Four for $79.8 million. The properties, which total 347 units, include Dogwood Forest in Alpharetta, Dogwood Forest of Eagles Landing in Stockbridge, Dogwood Forest in Fayetteville and Dogwood Forest in Gainesville. Trinity Lifestyles Management will continue to manage the communities.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — SAS Architects & Planners is designing an assisted living and dementia care community in Northbrook, which will break ground this November. Called North Shore Place, the two-phase project will be built on a 7-acre site at 1000 Sunset Ridge Rd., near the intersection of Sunset Ridge Road and Skokie Boulevard. The project will include a 156-unit residence with 40 apartments for those requiring memory support services. Amenities will include a theater, card room and computer center. The second phase will include a 32-unit assisted living memory care center, designed to meet the needs of residents with more advanced dementia. The project is slated for completion by year-end 2013.
BRADENTON, FLA. — The 80-bed Langdon Hall, an assisted living facility located at 1120 33rd Ave. W. in Bradenton, has sold for $4.9 million. The 55,275-square-foot building is 88 percent leased. Kenneth Carriero and Damien Carriero of Colliers International's Clearwater, Fla., office represented the seller, Ohio-based Langdon Hall LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Chicago-based Aviv REIT.
LA VISTA, NEB. — Harrison Heights, a112-unit senior apartment community has opened in LaVista, a suburb of Omaha. Harrison provides independent living with no income restrictions for those age 55 and above. Located at 7544 Gertrude St., the apartments include one- and two-bedroom apartments. The apartments include a community room with kitchen, a lounge with fireplace and community laundry. Wheatfield, N.Y.-based Calamar owns the $10 million property.
BOSTON — Boston-based KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $114 million in HUD funding for the refinancing of 13 seniors housing communities in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The borrower is Athena Health Care Systems, one of the largest managers of skilled nursing facilities. The fixed-rate loan has a 30-year amortization schedule.
AUSTIN — Irvine, Calif.-based Silverado Senior Living has teamed with Dallas-based Meridian Realty Advisors to develop the 45,000-square-foot Silverado Senior Living-Onion Creek, a memory care facility to be located on 5 acres at 1700 Onion Creek Pkwy. in Austin. The $12 million facility will be Silverado's eighth memory care facility in Texas. The new property is slated for a late 2012 completion.
HOMER GLEN, ILL. — Northbrook, Ill.-based SAS Architects & Planners has been selected to design three residences for Victorian Village, a senior living community in Homer Glen. Two single-story residences will house 10 seniors each, while the third, a two-story residence, will house 30 seniors. The units will include private bedrooms and bathrooms as well as shared living, kitchen and dining areas. Residents will also have access to skilled nursing services. The project is slated for completed by the end of 2013.
DALLAS — Dallas-based Capital Senior Living Corp. has acquired five senior living communities in Indiana and Texas for $49.4 million. The properties are 94 percent occupied and the average monthly rents are approximately $3,200. Additional terms of the deal were undisclosed.