MISSION VIEJO, CALIF. — Project partners MorningStar Senior Living, Confluent Senior Living and Concord Development Partners have completed MorningStar of Mission Viejo. The 166,000-square-foot, 132-unit senior living community is located in the Orange County city of Mission Viejo. The developers broke ground in March 2021. The community offers studio, one- and two-bedroom suites as well as 126 below-grade parking spaces. The property features 13,809 square feet of outdoor space including a pool, dog run, resident garden and al fresco dining. The project introduces Whole Health Standards, a new criteria under which all future Confluent and MorningStar communities will be developed. Confluent and MorningStar have a strong history of partnering on senior living communities, with MorningStar of Mission Viejo representing the partnership’s 14th joint venture across six states. Other project partners include KTGY Architecture + Planning as architect, Snyder Langston as general contractor, David Evans and Associates as civil engineer and Thoma-Holec Design as interior designer.
Seniors Housing
WILDOMAR, CALIF. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Wildomar Senior, a 284-unit seniors housing community in Wildomar, a city in Southern California’s Inland Empire. TMG represented the seller, Craig Thralls, who developed the property in 2000. The buyer was a Los Angeles-based private investment group. The fully occupied property features 176 independent living apartments and 108 assisted living units.
BETHESDA, MD. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $46 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of four assisted living facilities totaling 244 beds that are located throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. Woodstock Terrace and Valley Terrace respectively comprise 42 and 61 beds and are located in Woodstock and White River Junction, Vt. Wheelock Terrace and Windham Terrace respectively total 70 and 71 beds and are located in Hanover and Windham, N.H. Frank Cassidy of Walker & Dunlop originated the financing through HUD’s 232/223(f) program on behalf of the locally based borrower, Terrace Communities.
BELLWOOD, ILL. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has topped off construction of Bellwood Senior Apartments in Bellwood, a western suburb of Chicago. The 80-unit affordable seniors housing property is slated for completion in August. The $30 million project replaces a former Walgreens property. Operated by Evergreen’s in-house management team, Bellwood Senior Apartments will be reserved for residents age 62 or older with incomes at or below 60 percent of the area median income. General contractor F.H. Paschen has completed the concrete block masonry and precast plank structure. The construction crew is currently installing mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection, which will be followed by drywall work, windows and façade finishes. Weese Langley Weese Architects Ltd. is the project architect. Amenities will include laundry rooms on each level, three community rooms, storage rooms and a fitness center. The Illinois Housing Development Authority served as the tax credit issuer and subordinate funds provider. The Village of Bellwood provided tax-increment financing incentives and a loan. Additionally, Bank of America is the investor and construction loan lender, Hudson Housing Capital syndicated the tax credits and Cook County provided HOME funds.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of a 48-unit assisted living and memory care community in Merrillville, a city in Northwest Indiana. A regional family ownership group sold the asset to Lloyd Jones for an undisclosed price. The community was originally purpose-built for memory care in 2016 and received in-place rents above $5,000 a month at that time. In late 2019, the community began accepting assisted living residents due to slow lease-up velocity of the existing memory care units. The property experienced multiple bans on admissions due to COVID-19 outbreaks, with the most recent ban taking place in February 2022. At the time of marketing, the asset was 79 percent occupied and experiencing positive cash flow.
STOW, MASS. — Massachusetts-based developer Habitech Acquisitions has acquired 37.3 acres in Stow, about 30 miles west of Boston, with plans to construct a 141-unit active adult community. Known as The Cottages at Wandering Pond, the project will feature a recreation area with walking trails, as well as a clubhouse, pool, activity lawn and a pickleball court. Jake Parsons of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston represented the seller, EFMC Associates, in the land deal and procured Habitech Acquisitions as the buyer. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
SUN PRAIRIE AND WAUNAKEE, WIS. — Trilogy Health Services has taken over operations at Sun Prairie Senior Living in Sun Prairie and Waunakee Valley Senior Living in Waunakee, the company’s first properties in Wisconsin. The last time Trilogy expanded into a new state was in 2006 when the company added The Oaks at Northpointe Woods in Battle Creek, Mich., to its roster of campuses. Trilogy now operates nearly 130 senior living communities across five states. Waunakee Valley offers residents independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. Sun Prairie offers assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services.
Bayview Arranges $13M in C-PACE Financing for Varenita of Simi Valley Seniors Housing Community in California
by Jeff Shaw
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — Bayview PACE has arranged $13 million in Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing for the Varenita of Simi Valley seniors housing community in the Ventura County city of Simi Valley. The Class A property, which opened in February 2022, totals 97,000 square feet of space with 102 units of assisted living and memory care. Its location in the heart of Griffin Plaza, an active shopping center, provides opportunities for residents to explore and socialize in nearby retail shops and restaurants. The C-PACE loan is being utilized to pay down senior debt and provide cash-out proceeds to the borrower for future projects. The borrower, Griffin Living, is a privately owned development firm based in Calabasas. The financing features a 29-year term and a loan-to-value ratio of 24.4 percent. It is structured as a bridge refinancing.
HTG, Mount Hermon AME Church Break Ground on Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Fort Lauderdale
by John Nelson
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) and Mount Hermon African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Inc. has broken ground on Mount Herman Apartments, an affordable seniors housing project in Fort Lauderdale. The seven-story property will be located at 750 NW 4th St. and offer one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 650 to 950 square feet. Apartments will be reserved for income-qualifying residents 62 and older who earn at or below 25 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), with rents ranging from $425 to $1,225 per month. Amenities will include a rooftop pool and pool deck with lounge seating, fitness center, multipurpose clubroom with kitchenette and an outdoor community gathering space. Services provided at the community will include 24-hour resident assistance and a resident assurance check-in program, adult literacy training and assistance with light housekeeping, grocery shopping and laundry. Funding sources for Mount Hermon Apartments include $32.6 million in 9 percent LIHTC equity syndicated through Raymond James, a $33 million construction loan through TD Bank, a $7.5 million Freddie Mac loan through Berkadia and a $640,000 loan from the City of Fort Lauderdale. HTG and Mount Hermon AME Church plan to open the property in late 2024.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has provided an $18.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Village on the Park Onion Creek, a 124-unit seniors housing community in Austin. The borrower is Bridgewood Property Co. Operated by The Aspenwood Co., the property sits on nine acres and predominantly offers independent living services. Aron Will, Tim Root and Michael Cregan of CBRE arranged the 10-year, floating-rate loan, which carried five years of interest-only payments.