PALO ALTO, CALIF., AND HONOLULU — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a total of $86 million in financing for two seniors housing properties. The loans provided $45 million to EWS Real Estate Investment Co. for Palo Alto Commons, a 181-unit property in Palo Alto, and $41 million to The MW Group for The Plaza at Moanalua, a 160-bed community in Honolulu. Both properties offer assisted living, independent living and memory care. Palo Alto Commons, built in 1989 and 2010, is a three-story, two-building complex with a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. The Plaza at Moanalua is a Class A seniors housing community built in 2011. Russell Dey led Walker & Dunlop’s team in structuring the financing for MW Group, while Dey and Jay Thomas worked together to complete the loan for Palo Alto Commons. Both transactions were arranged with Freddie Mac financing and featured fixed rates and an interest-only component.
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PRESCOTT, ARIZ. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of Prescott Lakes, an age-restricted apartment community in Prescott. CA Prescott Lakes Owner LLC acquired the asset from BAZV Prescott Lakes LLC for an undisclosed price. Restricted to residents age 55 or older, the 99,972-square-foot Prescott Lakes features 128 condominium-style one- and two-bedroom apartments. Built in 2003 on four acres, the community includes a dog park, fitness center, game room, media center, pool, spa, outdoor entertainment veranda and fully furnished guest suites. Cindy Cooke, Brad Cooke, Matt Roach, Chris Roach and Tim Dulany of Colliers International handled the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Franklin Park Alamo Heights, a 221-unit seniors housing community in San Antonio. Built in 2017 by locally based owner-operator Franklin Park, the property offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Jack Griffin of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through an unnamed regional bank on behalf of Franklin Park.
BREWSTER, MASS. — Private equity firm Elevation Financial Group has purchased Wingate Residences at Brewster Place, a 121,000-square-foot seniors housing property in Brewster, located on Cape Cod. The sales price was $4 million. The property was originally built in 1973, expanded in 1995 and offered skilled nursing and assisted living services before it closed in 2019. Elevation will reposition the site to serve as an independent living community with affordable housing for adults age 55 and above that will be rebranded as Serenity Apartments at Brewster. The seller was not disclosed.
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, PA. — A partnership between Pennrose, the Delaware County Housing Authority, the County of Delaware and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has closed on financing for the final phase of the Kinder Park redevelopment in Ridley Township. The project will add 96 units of affordable seniors housing to the Kinder Park site, located near Philadelphia International Airport. The site already features 160 existing affordable apartments for seniors and individuals with disabilities, 154 townhomes, a community building and several parks. This phase is slated for completion in spring 2022.
SAGINAW, TEXAS — A partnership between management firm SilverPoint Senior Living and developer Journey Capital has begun construction on Edition Senior Living, a 93-unit community in Saginaw, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The 6.1-acre property will consist of 22 independent living cottages, 54 assisted living units and 19 memory care residences. Residents will have access to resort-quality amenities, chef-prepared meals and concierge-style services. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — A partnership between Houston-based Buckhead Investment Partners and Zane Segal Projects has broken ground on Arista Riverstone, a 142-unit active adult community that will be located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The four-story building will border a lake and connect to the walking trails within the Riverstone master-planned development. Additional amenities will include a fitness and wellness center, a pool, multiple game rooms and lounges, conference and craft rooms, multiple dog parks, a hair and nail salon and climate-controlled storage units. San Antonio-based Gonzalez Newell Bender Architects is designing the project. Galaxy Builders Ltd., also based in San Antonio, is the general contractor, and Greystar is the leasing agent. Move-ins are slated to begin in early May, with full completion scheduled for fall 2021.
DEER PARK, TEXAS — Capital Senior Living Corp. (NYSE: CSU) has completed the operational transfer of its independent living community in the Houston suburb of Deer Park to Fannie Mae, the holder of the community’s nonrecourse debt. The Deer Park community is the first of 18 properties the company will transition to Fannie Mae under a cooperative process initiated in August 2020. A Dallas-based operator, CSU plans to enhance liquidity and improve operating cash flow by eliminating underperforming operations and focusing on its core owned and managed portfolio. CSU expects all 18 of the community transitions to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2021, which the company estimates will reduce its debt load by $217.7 million and improve annual cash flow by $10 million. The Deer Park transfer alone will extinguish $19.4 million in debt for CSU.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — A partnership between California-based Imprint Property Group and Atlanta-based Batson-Cook Development Co. has broken ground on Larkspur at Creekside, an active adult community in the San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. The project is being developed within New Braunfels Town Center at Creekside, a 400-acre master-planned community, and will consist of 152 units and 32 cottages for adults age 55 and over. HEDK Architects is the architect for the project, and Godfrey Construction Co. is the general contractor. Completion is scheduled for early 2022.
MANCHESTER, BEDFORD AND NASHUA, N.H. — Greystone has provided $23.8 million in HUD-insured loans to refinance a trio of assisted living facilities in New Hampshire. The communities include Courville at Manchester in Manchester, Courville at Carlyle Place in Bedford and Courville Nashua & Aynsley in Nashua. Lisa Fischman of Greystone originated the interest rate reduction (IRR) transaction. The IRR reduces the interest rate on an existing HUD-insured loan, maintaining the existing maturity and loan amount. The borrower and owner was The Courville Company.