MADISON, GA. — Vitality Living has formed a development partnership with Hillpointe LLC to build Vitality Living Madison, which is currently under construction. Upon full buildout, the project will feature 332 units of seniors housing in Madison, which is approximately 60 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Located on 73 acres, Vitality Living Madison will be built in phases. Phase I will feature a mix of two-bedroom independent living villas and one-bedroom apartments, as well as amenities including a fitness center. Phase II will add assisted living and memory care units to the development. A leasing center is already open in advance of the scheduled opening late this year. This will be Vitality’s first community in Georgia. The operator currently has seniors housing assets in Tennessee, Alabama, Texas and Florida.
Seniors Housing
Tryko Partners Acquires 173-Unit Seniors Housing Property in Springfield, Pennsylvania
by Alex Patton
SPRINGFIELD, PA. — Tryko Partners has acquired Harlee Manor and Springfield Commons, a two-building seniors housing campus totaling 173-units in Springfield, a western suburb of Philadelphia. Located on more than six acres at 463 West Sproul Road, the property will be renamed Springfield Enhanced Senior Living. Tryko will invest $2.5 million in renovations and specialty care programming enhancements. The skilled nursing and personal care components will be known as Springfield Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center and Springfield Crossings, respectively. The campus offers convenient access to Springfield Hospital, Delaware County Memorial Hospital, Taylor Hospital and Crozer-Chester Medical Center. M&T Bank provided acquisition financing. The seller was undisclosed.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $19.8M Refinancing Loan for New Seniors Housing Community in Metro Charlotte
by John Nelson
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets team has arranged a $19.8 million loan for HarborChase of Riverwalk, a recently opened assisted living and memory care community in Rock Hill. The borrower, private equity firm BridgeForth Capital, will use the funds to refinance the construction loan. Operated by Harbor Retirement Associates, HarborChase of Riverwalk is an 88-unit property located within the Riverwalk master-planned development. The community, which opened February, is located 25 miles south of Charlotte. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner and Tim Hosmer of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through Saperean Capital.
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.
Cadence Living, Dylan Investments Acquire Tanner Spring Seniors Housing Asset Near Portland
by Amy Works
WEST LINN, ORE. — Owner-operator Cadence Living has partnered with boutique investment firm Dylan Investments to acquire Tanner Spring, an assisted living and memory care community in the affluent Portland suburb of West Linn. The community comprises 62 assisted living units and 26 memory care units. The partnership also acquired the adjacent vacant land and has plans to add 100 residential units in the future. Orix Securities advised the seller on the transaction and Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate advised the buyer. “We have been focused on the northwest for our growing portfolio,” says Rob Leinbach, Cadence principal. “Tanner Spring has a terrific reputation and we love the West Linn neighborhood. It is a unique property with sweeping views of the Willamette River valley that we believe is well positioned for the long term.” Cadence Living is currently developing, owns and/or operates communities throughout the South and West.
GERMANTOWN, TENN. — Ziegler has arranged $45.2 million in financing for The Village at Germantown, a continuing care retirement community in the Memphis suburb of Germantown. The community is located on a 27.5-acre site and features 230 independent living units, 32 assisted living units, 16 memory care units and 50 skilled nursing beds. The financing is a “Cinderella refunding,” meaning that taxable bank debt will convert to non-bank-qualified, tax-exempt debt in September 2022. The transaction refinances a previous bond issue from 2012. First Horizon provided the taxable loan with a 12-year term, 27-year amortization and a LIBOR-based interest rate. The Village will realize annual cash flow savings of $443,000 as a result of the transaction, according to Ziegler. The Ziegler Investment Banking team members involved in the transaction were Brandon Powell, Genia Weeks and Caroline Robertson.
Great Bridge Begins Development of 70-Unit Seniors Housing Project in Lunenburg, Massachusetts
by Alex Patton
LUNENBURG, MASS. — Great Bridge Properties, a New Hampshire-based developer, has begun development of Baker Brook Apartments, a 70-unit seniors housing property in Lunenburg, approximately 25 miles north of Worcester. Located on nearly four acres, the community will feature 62 one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom units. The property will serve seniors ages 55 and older earning 80 percent or less of the Area Median Income (AMI) and 48 units will be reserved for seniors earning 60 percent or less of the AMI. Eight units will be reserved for seniors earning 30 percent or less of the AMI. Ten percent of the units will feature a preference toward homeless populations.
Greystone Provides $43.9M Loan for Refinancing of Seniors Housing Portfolio in Upstate New York
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK — Greystone has provided a $43.9 million loan for the refinancing of a three-property seniors housing portfolio in Upstate New York. Centers for Care was the borrower. The three skilled nursing facilities total 323 beds and include Ontario Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Canandaigua; Steuben Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bath; and Corning Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Corning. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the loan. Terms of the loan were undisclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Regional lender Bank OZK has provided a $26.6 million construction loan for a 91,635-square-foot office project that will be located at 4713 E. Cesar Chavez St. in one of East Austin’s opportunity zones. The five-story, Class A building will include ground-floor retail space and a 269-space parking structure. Completion is scheduled for January 2022. De’On Collins, Chris McColpin, Jayme Nelson and Alastair Barnes of JLL placed the loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between HN Capital Partners and Austin-based Red Bluff Partners. The developer plans to construct a boutique hotel as part of the second phase.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of Newly Built Independent Living Community Near Tampa
by Alex Tostado
TRINITY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Tampa-based Senior Housing Team has arranged the sale of The Watermark at Trinity in Trinity. Kayne Anderson Real Estate acquired the community for an undisclosed price. The operator, Watermark Retirement Communities, will continue to manage the property. The newly built, five-story community features 117 independent living units and is adjacent to a 97-unit assisted living and memory care building constructed by the same development team in 2016. Watermark at Trinity is located at 1960 Blue Fox Way, 29 miles northwest of downtown Tampa. Allen McMurtry and David Kliewer of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a development group comprising Walt Chancey of Gulf Coastal Development, Ricky Rookis of Rookis Development and Watermark Retirement Communities, in the transaction.