ANOKA, MINN. — Volunteers of America National Services has opened Nolte River Place, an 80-unit affordable seniors housing community in Anoka, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. The property features one- and two-bedroom units, eight of which are reserved for formerly unhoused senior veterans and 10 are designated units for Project Rental Assistance Contracts vouchers. Amenities include a community room, exercise room, underground parking, hair salon and library. Volunteers of America is a faith-based nonprofit with programs in 46 states.
MILTON, PA. — The Prestige Group Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of Rockwell Center, a 220-bed former assisted living community in Milton, a borough in Central Pennsylvania. In the early 1980s, a local real estate entrepreneur purchased a former Milton high school and repositioned the property for seniors housing usage. The founder’s family made the decision to close the facility in June 2023. The buyer was a local real estate entrepreneur who plans to reopen the facility.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Copper Springs Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care community in Meridian, just west of Boise. The community consists of 95 units and 105 beds and was built in 1969 with remodeling done in 2013. The property totals 49,664 square feet on approximately five acres of land. The seller is a REIT divesting to exit operations in the state of Idaho. The buyer is an Idaho-based owner-operator expanding its footprint in the state. The price was not disclosed. Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Jake Anderson of SLIB handled the transaction. “There’s been a trend over the past few years with newer investors/operators wanting to enter the seniors housing industry, but for various reasons there can be barriers to entry,” says Viverito. “We strategically focused on a confidential auction process that allowed us to reach the fully qualified investment market and seek out a buyer excited about a turnaround project like Copper Springs.”
TACOMA, WASH. — First Citizens Bank, through its healthcare finance business, has provided a term loan to refinance GenCare Lifestyle Tacoma at Point Ruston, a 159-unit senior living facility in Tacoma. The borrower is a joint venture led by Harrison Street. The same joint venture with PMB LLC served as the facility’s original developer, with GenCare Lifestyle, another joint venture partner, as the facility operator. The amount of the financing was not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 52-unit seniors housing property in Oklahoma City. The unnamed property, which opened in 2000 and was 99 percent occupied at the time of sale, offers assisted living and memory care services. The seller was a national developer and investor, and the buyer was a regional owner-operator. Both parties requested anonymity. Giancarlo Riso, Amy Sitzman and Alex Florea of Blueprint brokered the deal.
WORCESTER, MASS. — The United Group of Cos. Inc. has broken ground on The Arbella at Bramble Hill, a 123-unit active adult project that will be located in the central Massachusetts community of Worcester. The property will span 17 acres and offer one- and two-bedroom apartments across three buildings. The community will also feature an 8,500-square-foot clubhouse. JLL arranged a $35 million construction loan through The Washington Trust Co. for the project, which is scheduled for a spring 2025 completion.
STILLWATER, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale and financing of Rivertown Commons, a 96-unit Section 8 affordable seniors housing community situated along the St. Croix River in Stillwater. The seven-story building totals 55,800 square feet. Amenities include a game room, library and private garden patio. Josh Talberg and Doug Childers of JLL represented the seller, Dominium Management, and procured the buyer, Standard Communities. The buyer plans to refresh the units and common areas in addition to extending the existing affordability restrictions. C.W. Early, Ken Dayton and Pat McMullen of JLL arranged acquisition financing through Freddie Mac.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Marquis Health Consulting Services has opened Florham Park Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, a 101-bed skilled nursing facility in Florham Park, about 30 miles west of New York City. The 43,000-square-foot facility is located on the former Lutheran Ministries healthcare campus and is undergoing a multi-phase renovation and modernization following an ownership change. Phase I focused on the updating and remodeling of patient areas and is complete. Phase II is underway and will introduce the largest rehabilitation therapy gym in the greater Morris County region.
Kauhale Health Acquires 66,765 SF The Parker Assisted Living Community in Greenville, South Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Kauhale Health has acquired The Parker, a 66,765-square-foot assisted living and memory care facility located in the Pettigru Historic District, roughly one mile outside downtown Greenville. Comprising 75 assisted living and 17 memory care private suites, the property will be rebranded as Kauhale Pettigru. Amenities at the facility, which is 100 percent private pay, include common dining areas, private dining, a beauty salon, community room, game room, parlor room, theater, gardens, patios and multiple walking paths. A subordinate of Kauhale Health will operate the community, with Kauhale Healthcare Management managing the facility. Built in 2001 on 3.5 acres, the property recently underwent renovations to the common areas and one-third of the residential units.
LYNNWOOD, WASH. — IRA Capital, a California-based private equity firm, has acquired Quail Park of Lynnwood, a 253-unit, Class A property in the Seattle suburb of Lynnwood. Quail Park is spread across 15 acres and was developed in two phases in 2013 and 2020. The property offers independent living, assisted living, “enhanced assisted living” and memory care. IRA made the acquisition in an all-cash deal alongside an institutional joint-venture partner. The new owners plan to invest in updates to common areas and amenities. The seller and price were not disclosed.