PLAINFIELD, CONN. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Villa Maria Nursing and Rehab, a 62-bed skilled nursing facility in Plainfield. The seller was a private investor, and the buyer was a New England-based owner-operator that now owns three communities in Connecticut. The price was not disclosed. Dave Balow of SLIB handled the transaction.
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Ziegler Arranges $91.9M Bond Financing for Eliseo Seniors Housing Expansion in Tacoma, Washington
by Amy Works
TACOMA, WASH. — Ziegler has arranged $91.9 million in bond financing, issued through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, for an expansion project at Eliseo, a continuing care retirement community in Tacoma. Eliseo, formerly known as Tacoma Lutheran Retirement Community, is a nonprofit corporation established in 1975 to develop, own and operate senior living facilities. Eliseo comprises 53 independent living apartments, 88 condo-style independent living units, 41 licensed assisted living beds, 14 memory care units and 187 skilled nursing beds. The expansion project will add 91 new independent living units (consisting of 50 apartments and 41 villas) and a new dining venue, as well as renovations to multipurpose and meeting rooms, administrative offices and the entrance to the health center. In addition to funding the project, the bonds will refinance bonds from 2013 and repay a loan used for pre-development expenses.
CANBY, ORE. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Countryside Living, a memory care community in Canby, approximately 21 miles south of Portland. The asset features 37 units and 55 beds. The community was originally built in 1959; gutted, remodeled and expanded in 2007; and had its most recent renovations and expansion in 2011. The facility is approximately 21,746 square feet and is situated on approximately 0.78 acres of land. The seller was a local owner that has multiple different business interests. The buyer is an Oregon-based owner-operator with extensive senior living development and operations experience. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction. “Countryside Living is a strategically located community in downtown Canby,” says Punzel. “The community has had historically high occupancy and overall did very well through COVID. The new owner-operator is expanding their Oregon portfolio.”
SAN ANTONIO — Cadence McShane Construction Co. has started renovations on the 12-story Granada Homes Senior Living Apartments, an age-restricted, low-income seniors housing property located in San Antonio’s RiverWalk area. The project will involve a complete revitalization of the 249-unit building, which was originally constructed in 1928. Renovations will include a restoration of levels one and 15 per historic guidelines to include updated unit amenities such as countertops and appliances, as well as the addition of 16 new apartment units, and community leasing and amenity space. Exterior improvements will also be made to the ground floor to restore historic features. CREO Architects is the project architect. Merchants Capital and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) are providing financing for the project. Completion of the renovations is slated for late 2022.
NEW YORK CITY — Commercial lender BHI, a division of Israel’s Bank Hapoalim, has provided a $31.1 million acquisition loan for a seniors housing community in Southern New Jersey. The name and location of the property, which has 110 units and is licensed for 130 beds, were not disclosed. Amenities include five living rooms, a library, game room, tea room, three dining rooms and a beauty salon. The borrower was Lionstone Care. The seller was also not disclosed.
WOODBURY, MINN. — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has begun construction of Talamore Senior Living Woodbury, a 200-unit senior living community in Woodbury, an eastern suburb of the Twin Cities. The four-story, 245,000-square-foot property will include 90 independent living units, 70 assisted living units, 26 memory care units and 14 care suites. Along with multiple dining venues, amenities will include a library, wellness and fitness center, spa, clubroom, activity room and large gathering space. Ryan is the developer, builder and capital markets partner. Ryan Architecture + Engineering is the design architect and provided interior design, landscape architecture and civil engineering services. UrbanWorks will serve as the architect of record. Bell Bank is the lender. Upon completion, Ryan will own the property in partnership with Great Lakes Management and Artemis Real Estate Partners. Great Lakes Management will handle day-to-day operations and Ryan will provide asset management services.
Live Oak Funds $15M Construction Loan for Seniors Housing Community in Fairbanks, Alaska
by Amy Works
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — Live Oak Bank has provided a $15 million construction loan for owner-operator Frontier Partners LLC to support the development of a 68-unit assisted living community in Fairbanks. The community will consist of 50,680 square feet and will be situated on 7.8 acres. The debt was structured into two loans utilizing the SBA 504 program. The interim construction loan will be held by Live Oak Bank in the amount of $10.2 million, and the second bridge loan prior to the 504 Debenture will be in the amount of $4.8 million.
GLEN MILLS, PA. — Erickson Senior Living has completed Evergreen Pointe, an expansion at Maris Grove, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the western Philadelphia suburb of Glen Mills. The project, which is part of a multi-year plan to grow and renovate the CCRC, added a 76,000-square-foot assisted living building to the property. In addition to its continuing care neighborhood, Maris Grove has three independent living neighborhoods, with more than 1,200 independent living apartments on an 87-acre campus. Evergreen Pointe’s designer was architectural firm SFCS.
HOLBROOK, MASS. — Port One Cos. and Tiderock Cos. have formed a partnership to develop a 410-unit seniors housing community on a 48-acre parcel in Holbrook, approximately 15 miles south of Boston. The estimated budget for this project is $190 million. The developers are under contract to acquire the site for $19 million. Tiderock will provide operational support and oversight including but not limited to project management, marketing, budgeting, product mix and review of and negotiations for limited partner equity and debt. Further details on the project were not disclosed.
NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Capitol Seniors Housing has broken ground on The Outlook at Hamilton Town Center, a 164-unit active adult community in Noblesville near Indianapolis. The 145,000-square-foot, four-story community will serve residents aged 55 and older. The property will be situated adjacent to Hamilton Town Center, an outdoor shopping, dining and entertainment destination. Amenities will include a pool, clubhouse, library, theater and fitness studio. Element Architects and Core Construction make up the project team. Completion is slated for early 2023.