Seniors Housing

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SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund has commenced construction on two apartment projects in Simi Valley. Totaling $114 million, the combined communities will offer a total of 311 mixed-income, multi-generational units to the area. Situated on nearly 13 acres, the projects are The Landing at Arroyo, a market-rate community, and Vintage at Sycamore, an affordable seniors housing community for residents at least 62 years old. The project is located on the former Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District’s headquarters at 1692 Sycamore Drive. Vintage at Sycamore will feature 99 apartments for seniors earning 50 percent to 70 percent of the area’s median household income. The property will offer one-bedroom units featuring energy-efficient appliances, a patio or balcony and laundry rooms on each of the three floors. The $32 million community will feature a clubroom, fitness center, computer center with WiFi and printers, swimming pool, an outdoor seating area with barbecues and a pet area. Completion of Vintage at Sycamore is slated for late 2021. County of Ventura, Calif., contributed a $3.5 million subsidy for the project. The Landing at Arroyo will offer 212 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments with stainless steel appliances, a kitchen island, in-unit washers/dryers, high-end flooring …

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired Buena Vista Care Center, a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in the Southern California community of Santa Barbara. California-based Covenant Care Inc. will continue to operate the property under a long-term lease that CareTrust assumed in the off-market transaction. It represents the eighth property that CareTrust owns and Covenant operates. CareTrust’s total investment was approximately $15.9 million, inclusive of transaction costs. The acquisition was funded using CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Covenant Care has approximately four years left on its existing lease term, with two five-year renewal options. The lease currently carries approximately $1.5 million in annual cash rent with 3 percent annual escalators.

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SALEM, ORE. — Live Oak Bank has provided a $28.5 million loan for the construction of a 142-unit independent living expansion in Salem, approximately 45 miles south of Portland. The borrower is Mosaic Management. The project will be Phase II of a larger campus, which already includes a 138-unit assisted living and memory care building that was completed in May 2019. The expansion will total 147,000 square feet on an 8.9-acre plot.

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DENVER — Ryan Cos. US Inc. and Cadence Living have unveiled plans for Acoya Cherry Creek, a seniors housing community in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver. Totaling 156,622 square feet and 137 units, the project will be the first Acoya-branded community in the Denver market and the third in Colorado. The types of care were not disclosed. According to Moore Diversified Services, the senior population in the Denver area is expected to increase by more than 26 percent over the next five years. “Not only is there a need for this type of housing near Cherry Creek, but there is also high demand for age-in-place living where a resident can remain within their home and receive services over time as needs change,” says Daniel Raimer, director of real estate development for Ryan Cos. Cadence, Harrison Street and Ryan will co-own the community, and have closed on financing for the development. Bank of the West acted as lender, administrative agent and lead arranger alongside Stifel Bank as lender and syndication agent. MOA Architecture designed the community’s exterior while StudioSIX5 handled the interiors. Groundbreaking is scheduled for February 2021, with pre-leasing beginning in spring 2022 for completion in fall 2022.

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PORTLAND, ORE. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets team has arranged the off-market sale of a 99-unit,114-bed memory care community in a Portland for $25 million. This represents the second sale of the community within a 15-month period for the firm, with the first sale as part of a larger disposition of non-core assets for a public REIT. The seller was a privately owned, California-based national operator. The buyer is a growing regional owner-operator based in the Portland metro area. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction was Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig and Dan Baker.

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NEW YORK CITY — Maplewood Senior Living and Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. have opened Inspīr Carnegie Hill, a high-rise senior living community in Manhattan’s Upper East Side neighborhood. Inspīr Carnegie Hill rises 23 stories at 1802 Second Ave. The property features 215 units of assisted living and memory care with a range of studio to two-bedroom options and over 50,000 square feet of amenity spaces. Community amenities include a salon, an open-air SkyPark, a lounge, library, fitness center, heated saltwater pool, screening room, two fine dining options with meals included, a 24-hour attended lobby, concierge, Mercedes-Maybach house car available daily and limousine service available upon request. Additionally, the community will offer residents Stage Access, an on-demand streaming platform that delivers performing arts content directly to residents via television or virtual reality. The seniors housing community also has a partnership with The Actors Fund, which integrates entertainment and arts professionals into the rhythm of each day through dance, music, storytelling and acting. Claire Davenport has joined the property’s integrated care team as house geriatrician through a collaboration with the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which was recently ranked the No. …

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VALHALLA, N.Y. — HJ Sims has placed $30 million in financing for The Bethel Methodist Home and its continuing care retirement community, The Knolls, in Valhalla, approximately 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. The community, which opened in 2002 under the name Westchester Meadows, offers independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing services on one campus.

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DAVENPORT AND MARION, IOWA — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $17 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of two assisted living properties in Iowa. Bickford Senior Living was the borrower. The single-story communities, Bickford of Davenport and Bickford of Marion, were both built in 1998. The Davenport facility consists of 42 beds, 35 for assisted living and seven for memory care. The Marion property comprises 38 beds, 31 for assisted living and seven for memory care. John Randolph and Grant Saunders of KeyBank structured the 232/223(f) loan, which features a fixed rate and is fully amortized over 35 years.

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FAIRFAX, VA. — The Virginian Retirement Community, a senior living community in Fairfax, will break ground on an 18-month renovation schedule. Development costs are estimated at $56.5 million. The Virginian project is a collaboration between Focus Healthcare Partners LLC, Life Care Services and Allied Partners. The Virginian Retirement Community will be located at 9229 Arlington Blvd., about 17 miles from Washington, D.C. The seven-story, 367,000-square-foot building will include four wings featuring 155 independent living apartments, 56 assisted living units and 38 memory care residences. The property is located on a 32-acre wooded campus near downtown Fairfax, and was acquired by an affiliate of Focus Healthcare Partners LLC in 2019. The Virginian will offer a fitness center with trainers, as well as daily exercise classes including aerobics, Tai Chi, balance and strength training and yoga. Other activities include a high-tech Golf Simulator, new indoor swimming pool with water aerobics classes and a water exercise program. The property will also include a new theater, virtual entertainment room, tech lounge, three full-service salons and four restaurants.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired Buena Vista Care Center, a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in the Southern California community of Santa Barbara. California-based Covenant Care Inc. will continue to operate the property under a long-term lease that CareTrust assumed in the off-market transaction. It represents the eighth property that CareTrust owns and Covenant operates. CareTrust’s total investment was approximately $15.9 million, inclusive of transaction costs. The acquisition was funded using CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Covenant Care has approximately four years left on its existing lease term, with two five-year renewal options. The lease currently carries approximately $1.5 million in annual cash rent with 3 percent annual escalators.

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