SEATTLE and GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital arranged $11.2 million in financing across three modification loans. Artin Anvar arranged the interest rate reduction (IRR) modifications through HUD’s IRR program. The first transaction, totaling $984,721, was secured by Hilltop Manor, a 35-unit assisted living community in Seattle. The loan features a 20-year term and 20-year amortization. The second transaction, totaling $955,717, was secured by Spring Manor, a 54-unit memory care facility in Seattle. The loan features a 20-year term and 20-year amortization. The largest transaction, totaling $9.2 million, was secured by AirPark Apartments, a 108-unit affordable housing community in Gaithersburg. “Our clients continue to take advantage of the historically low interest rates by using the HUD IRR, HUD 223(a)7, and 223(f) financing options to lower debt service for their multifamily seniors housing properties,” says Anvar.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Century Housing, in partnership with the City of Long Beach and The Long Beach Community Investment Company, will host a grand opening May 7 at The Beacon, an affordable housing community for seniors and veterans in Long Beach, just south of Los Angeles. “There’s no denying that this past year has been a very difficult and painful year on many, many levels,” says Brian D’Andrea, senior vice president with Century. “This development represents a source of light and hope for all of us, including the more than 200 residents who now call The Beacon home along with the larger Long Beach community.” “We are committed to continuing the investment of our resources in developments like The Beacon that fill the vital need for additional affordable housing in the city,” adds Patrice Wong, chair of The Long Beach Community Investment Company, which approved more than $12 million in funding for the project in 2017. The Beacon is a transit-oriented development that includes 160 affordable and supportive homes. The site is located across from the Metro Blue Line light rail and bus lines that operate along both Long Beach Boulevard and East Anaheim Street. “The Beacon is a …
EL CENTRO, CALIF. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired El Centro Post-Acute Center, a 123-bed skilled nursing facility located adjacent to the El Centro Regional Medical Center. El Centro is located in Imperial County near the border with Mexico. The facility has been added to CareTrust’s existing master lease with San Diego-based Bayshire Senior Communities, which sourced the off-market transaction and turned to CareTrust to finance and close the deal. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Scott Kirby, Bayshire’s CEO, found the El Centro opportunity after the facility had fallen out of contract with a previous buyer. “The seller had aggressive timing expectations after suffering through significant turnover within their management team, a recent COVID outbreak, the general fatigue of operating the facility for 20 years and a sale transaction that went south,” says Kirby. Dave Sedgwick, CareTrust’s president and chief operating officer, notes that Imperial County appears to be significantly under-bedded, with only 250 skilled nursing beds to absorb the 9,500 annual discharges from its two hospitals and over 25 percent of local Medicare referrals being sent more than an hour away to Yuma and San Diego. Care Trust has committed $150,000 for initial capital improvements to …
Merrill Commercial Real Estate Negotiates $18M Seniors Housing Portfolio Sale in Redding, California
REDDING, CALIF. — Merrill Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a two-property portfolio made up of 151 units of assisted living and memory care in Redding. The properties went under contract pre-pandemic. Since that time, the occupancy dropped nearly 20 percent as a COVID outbreak in one of the locations took a toll. Despite this, the buyers stuck with the deal. A private equity group looking to expand in California acquired the properties from an independent owner-operator for $18 million. Tyler Merrill arranged the transaction.
HOUSTON — The Montrose Center (TMC), a locally based owner-operator that offers health, mental wellness, education and housing services for Houston’s LGBTQ community, has opened Law Harrington Senior Living Center, a 112-unit independent living facility in Houston. The project, valued at $26.5 million, is currently the largest LGBTQ-affirming seniors housing community in the United States and the only one in Texas, according to TMC. Units are available in one- and two-bedroom formats and are reserved for low-income renters age 62 and above. TMC is holding a grand opening this summer for Law Harrington, but move-ins are already underway. Amenities and services include recreational programs and a dog park. Additionally, TMC is partnering with Legacy Community Health to offer Law Harrington residents medical care onsite, including services for seniors living with HIV.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Chicago Pacific Founders (CPF) and its subsidiaries, CPF Living Communities and Grace Management Inc., have acquired The Ranch Estates of Tucson, a 107-unit senior living community in Tucson. The property was previously known as Sage Desert Assisted Living and Memory Care. Grace Management will take over operations. The Ranch Estates of Tucson is located in North Tucson’s Casas Adobes community, near Oro Valley. The seller and price were not disclosed. The new owner plans to make investments into the campus but did not release details.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Aegis Living has opened Aegis Living Bellevue Overlake, located in the city of Bellevue where the company is headquartered. The community features 122 senior living apartments in the 106,000-square-foot-building. Its opening follows Aegis Living’s joint acquisition of 10 communities across California, Washington, and Nevada. Aegis has eight additional communities in development, including communities in Kirkland and the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle. Aegis Living Bellevue Overlake is the first community Aegis Living has designed to be fully centered in the scientific benefits of biophilia and the innate connection to nature, a concept that has been shown to elicit a therapeutic response both physical and emotionally, according to Aegis. “We are delighted to open a community that is rooted in nature, bringing the outdoors in and creating an oasis in the city, particularly coming out of a year when the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated just how important home is,” says Aegis founder, CEO and chairman Dwayne Clark.
POMONA, CALIF. — Greystone has provided a $29.9 million HUD-insured loan to refinance Serenity Villas, a 174-unit affordable seniors housing property in Pomona. Shana Daby, a managing director with Greystone, originated the transaction on behalf of AMCAL. The Section 223(f) loan refinances the property at a fixed rate with a 35-year term and amortization. Loan proceeds also enable the borrower to make capital improvements and set up a debt service reserve, as well as monetize existing equity in the property. Originally constructed by the borrower in 2002, Serenity Villas is an age- and income-restricted apartment community for adults aged 55 years and older. Set across six mid-rise elevator buildings, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units, including Section 8 voucher units.
NEW YORK CITY — Merchants Capital has provided an $18.2 million loan for Mannie Wilson Towers, a 102-unit seniors affordable housing property in Harlem. The building was originally constructed in 1892 as the Syndenham Hospital and converted to a residential use after closing in 1980. Mannie Wilson Towers now consists of one- and two-bedroom units that are reserved for residents age 62 and above who earn 50 percent or less of the area median income. The borrower, West Harlem Group Assistance Inc., will use the proceeds to fund capital improvements and preserve the property’s affordability. The loan was structured with a 30-year term and a 40-year amortization schedule.
EVESHAM TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Capitol Seniors Housing has broken ground on Arbor Terrace Marlton, a project in Evesham Township near Philadelphia that will consist of 60 assisted living apartments and 27 memory care units. The 76,500-square-foot community will be located near several major medical facilities and will offer amenities such as a private dining area, theater, bistro, hair salon, lounges and outdoor amenity spaces with artwork and a pond. Meyer Senior Living Studio is designing the project, and IMC Construction is the general contractor. The opening is scheduled for early 2022.