ELMHURST, ILL. — Focus Healthcare Partners LLC, a Chicago-based real estate investment and asset management firm, has acquired a senior living community in Elmhurst for an undisclosed price. The buyer will rebrand the property as The Roosevelt at Salt Creek and convert it from an entrance-fee model to a rental community offering both independent living and assisted living. Life Care Services will manage the community and help facilitate its multi-year renovation. The transformation will include building out common areas with a new design and broadening programming options for residents. Amenities will include an indoor pool, cinema, art studio, game room and sports lounge. The property was formerly named Lexington Square Senior Living.
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Rising Interest Rates Take Toll on Fannie, Freddie Deal Volume
The multifamily divisions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are off to a slow start this year as the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), their network of lending partners and multifamily borrowers contend with rising interest rates. Fannie Mae’s volume of new multifamily business totaled $10.2 billion in the first quarter of 2023, which is a 36 percent decrease from the same period a year earlier when the agency closed $16 billion. Freddie Mac closed $6 billion in new multifamily business in the first quarter, a year-over-year decrease of 60 percent. Seasoned agency lending professionals all point to elevated borrowing costs as the primary reason for the two agencies closing less business thus far in 2023. “The rapid increase in rates across the board has really been a shock to the industry,” says Vic Clark, senior managing director and head of conventional multifamily production at Lument. At its May meeting, the Federal Open Markets Committee raised the federal funds rate to a target range of 5 to 5.25 percent. The fed funds rate is the interest rate that U.S. banks charge each other to lend funds overnight. This time a year ago, the short-term benchmark rate was at a range of 0.75 …
DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has formed a joint venture with the Broward County Housing Authority to develop Hillsboro Landing, a 75-unit affordable housing project in Deerfield Beach that will be reserved for renters age 62 and older. The duo broke ground on the $41 million development last month and are aiming for an October 2024 completion date. The project is the first of a two-phase redevelopment of a former public housing site that was demolished in 2007. Located at 3851 N. Dixie Highway, Hillsboro Landing will be a six-story, pet-friendly residential building featuring 45 one-bedroom units spanning 702 square feet and 30 two-bedroom units spanning 927 square feet. Apartments will be reserved for income-qualifying seniors who earn at or below 22, 25 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Monthly rents will range $374 to $1,225. Amenities will include a multipurpose room, fitness center, bocce ball court and outdoor rooftop terraces, along with 96 parking spots. Debt and equity partners on the project include Raymond James, Fifth Third Bank, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, the State of Florida and Broward Housing Finance Authority. The design-build team includes architect ATL Architecture, general contractor Ferncore Corp., engineer …
WEST SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Avanath Capital Management LLC has acquired Rivers Senior, a 120-unit affordable seniors housing community in West Sacramento, for $19 million. Constructed in 2008, Rivers Senior was built utilizing the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) along with bond financing via multiple agencies. Additionally, the asset benefits from the State of California’s Welfare Tax Exemption. The community features 96 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom units, 60 of which are reserved for residents earning up to 50 percent of area median income (AMI) and 59 units of which are reserved for residents at 60 percent of AMI. The property consists of nine two-story buildings situated on 4.8 acres, located approximately 2.5 miles west of downtown Sacramento, the main employment center for the city of Sacramento. The property, Avanath’s 19th acquisition in Northern California and its 13th in the greater Sacramento area, was purchased in an off-market transaction with the seller, from which Avanath has previously purchased numerous Sacramento-based multifamily assets. Avanath will manage the property internally and plans to implement several capital improvements at the property, including replacing the roofs and boilers. The firm will also incorporate ESG principles aligned with its mission, including upgrading …
PITTSBURGH — New Jersey-based Tryko Partners has broken ground on Cedarwood Homes, an age-restricted affordable housing project that will be located at the site of the former Fairywood School in Pittsburgh. The majority (39) of the units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Merchants Capital secured an $11 million construction and equity bridge loan financing for the project. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency also awarded a 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to fund the project. Completion is slated for some time next year.
SAN ANTONIO — Sodalis Senior Living has purchased Sodalis at Stone Oak, a 63-unit assisted living and memory care complex in San Antonio. Sodalis is the current operator at the facility, which was built in 2017. The unit mix consists of 42 assisted living residences and 21 memory care units. Evans Senior Investment brokered the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. At the time of sale, Sodalis at Stone Oak was 95 percent occupied.
GLENDALE, THOUSAND OAKS AND FRESNO, CALIF. — Agemark Senior Living has taken over management at three seniors housing communities in California: Sage Glendale in Glendale, Sage Mountain in Thousand Oaks and Kingston Bay in Fresno. Ownership of these three communities is a joint venture between Mountain Capital Partners, Dekel Capital and Willis Development. Sophos Equities was the consulting asset manager for the transition. Agemark now operates 29 communities. Agemark’s brands include Astoria, CountryHouse, Kensington-Evergreen, Holland Farms, Serra Sol, Symphony Pointe and TreVista.
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIF. — Harbert South Bay Partners has broken ground on The Seville, an assisted living and memory care community in San Clemente, a coastal city approximately 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The property will feature 63 assisted living and 24 memory care units. Completion is scheduled for summer 2024. Project partners include Momentum Senior Living as operator, Banvard & Soderbergh as architect, Rodrigo Vargas Design as interior designer and W.E. O’Neil as general contractor.
HAYWARD, CALIF. — Sherman & Roylance has arranged the bankruptcy sale of Parkview Healthcare Center, a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in the Bay Area city of Hayward. The 56,367-square-foot community was in bankruptcy, and Shep Roylance and John Sherman led a 30-day closing process. The new operator will be Spyglass Healthcare.
BILLINGS, MONT. — PGIM Real Estate has provided $16.1 million in fixed-rate FHA financing to Lincoln Avenue Capital (LAC) for the acquisition and rehabilitation of South Forty Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Billings. The property features 101 units and is 100 percent subsidized by a Section 8 contract. The property also has a tax credit LURA on title restricting half of the units to residents earning up to 50 percent of area median income (AMI) and the other half at 60 percent AMI through 2069. LAC plans to complete an extensive rehabilitation of the property that will address deferred maintenance at the property, revitalize the apartments and update site amenities. The property was originally constructed in 1987 and was last renovated in 2007. LAC’s scope of work will include new kitchens and baths, new windows throughout, upgrades to the clubhouse, new solar panels and accessibility repairs. Alex Viorst, executive director at PGIM Real Estate, led the financing on behalf of the firm.