WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health Corp. (NYSE: CVS) reported total revenue of $634 billion in the second quarter, a year-over-year increase of 35.2 percent. The company’s net income also rose by 48 percent to roughly $5 billion during the period, suggesting that revenues are rising while costs are remaining relatively flat. The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based pharmacy and convenience store chain, which acquired insurance giant AETNA in late 2018, saw its stock price open at $65.53 per share on Wednesday, Aug. 5, giving it a year-to-date increase of nearly 20 percent. CVS announced plans to close 22 underperforming stores during the first quarter, but has kept all its U.S. locations open throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as an essential retailer. As of 2019, CVS operated just shy of 10,000 stores across the United States.
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Tryko Partners has acquired Hopkins Manor, a 200-bed skilled nursing facility in North Providence, for $14.5 million. Located on four acres at 610 Smithfield Road, the property provides short-term rehabilitation, long-term, Alzheimer’s and dementia care services, as well as hospice and respite services. Tryko will invest $5 million to renovate the facility, which will be renamed Lincolnwood Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has brokered the $4.3 million sale of Elderwood at Riverside, a 57-bed skilled nursing facility in Providence. The property was constructed in 1962. The seller, an East Coast-based owner-operator, initially acquired the asset with the intent to move the licensed beds to a different county in Rhode Island. When regulatory obstacles prevented moving the licensed beds across county lines, the owner decided to exit the property through a sale at approximately $75,000 per bed. At the time of the sale, the property was 89 percent occupied. The buyer was an owner-operator based in the Southeast, and Elderwood is its first property in Rhode Island.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Eastie Realty LLC, a Boston-based investment firm, has purchased a 13,818-square-foot medical office building in Providence for $3.5 million. Located at 111 Plain St., the property is fully leased to Rhode Island Hospital, the flagship hospital of Lifespan Health System. The building is also located near Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital and Brown University’s medical campus. Joseph Alvarado, George Deoulas and Casey Valente of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, Legacy Real Estate Ventures, in the deal. The team also procured Eastie as the buyer.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health plans to immediately hire 50,000 full-time, part-time and temporary employees across the country in response to healthcare needs generated by the coronavirus outbreak. Roles include store associates, home delivery drivers, distribution center employees and customer service professionals. The Rhode Island-based pharmacy and retail giant operates approximately 6,200 stores across 43 states. The company has also temporarily waived charges for home delivery of prescription medications and will award monetary bonuses to pharmacists and other employees that are required to work.
CRANSTON, R.I. — WS Development has acquired Garden City Center, a 530,000-square-foot retail property in Cranston, a southern suburb of Providence. Whole Foods Market anchors the retail center, along with Starbucks, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn and other tenants. Robert Griffin, Geoffrey Millerd and Justin Smith led a Newmark Knight Frank team that represented the seller, a public pension fund advised by TA Realty LLC.
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Edgewood Group has acquired Smithfield Manor, a 42-unit multifamily property in North Providence, for $3.1 million. The community has since been rebranded as The Belmore and is located in close proximity to Providence College, Rhode Island College, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and downtown Providence. Edgewood plans to renovate the property, which was built in 1968, with interior and exterior upgrades as well as new signage and landscaping. The seller was undisclosed.
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — CBRE has brokered the $20.4 million sale of Bay View Estates, a 130-unit multifamily community in Portsmouth, located approximately 20 miles southeast of Providence. Bay View Estates comprises 72 apartments in a single eight-story high-rise building, 35 apartments in a garden building and 23 direct-access units in a terrace building. Floor plans include a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom flats with an average size of 743 square feet per unit. Amenities include a community room, outdoor pool, gym and a tennis count. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE represented the seller, Bay View Apartments LLC, a partnership that includes Chestnut Hill Realty and Providence and Lisco Development. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, Schochet Cos.
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of RI Self Storage, a 458-unit facility in Central Falls, a northern suburb of Providence. Located at 817 Dexter St., the facility comprises 316 climate-controlled units, 142 non-climate-controlled units and three office and warehouse spaces totaling 37,826 net rentable square feet. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor. Nathan Coe and Hatcher also represented the buyer, a limited liability company.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brooklyn-based agricultural company Gotham Greens has opened a 100,000-square-foot greenhouse in Providence. The project is located along the Woonasquatucket River, at the site of a former General Electric lighting factory. The new urban farm will provide fresh produce to local restaurants and grocery stores, including Whole Foods Market, and will host educational programming about sustainable agriculture. Gotham Greens expects to create approximately 60 full-time jobs in Rhode Island and has committed to donating more than 5,000 pounds of fresh produce to the Rhode Island Food Bank during the winter season.