Seniors Housing

OLATHE, KAN. — Hunt Midwest, in partnership with Senior Living Group, has opened Benton House of Olathe, an assisted living and memory care community in Olathe. This is the partnership’s ninth Benton House community in metro Kansas City. Benton House of Olathe features 55 studio and one-bedroom units. The single-story, 52,000-square-foot building is situated on 4.4 acres. The Beacon Neighborhood is a secured area dedicated to residents in need of additional memory care services and support. Monthly rental rates start at $3,000.

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NEW YORK CITY — A public-private partnership between The Community Preservation Corp. (CPC), Project FIND, the Joint Ownership Entity New York City (JOE NYC) and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has received $6 million in financing for the renovation of Hargrave House. The 113-unit property is an affordable seniors housing community that is located at 111 W. 71st St. Project FIND, a nonprofit that supports low-income seniors, and JOE NYC, a nonprofit that supports affordable housing developers in the city, are the primary sponsors behind the project. The renovation work will upgrade the building’s elevators, energy systems, lobby and façade. Hargrave House was originally built in 1913 as a Renaissance hotel until it was converted into a residential use in the mid-1900s. An additional $3.5 million renovation plan was executed in 2001.

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GODFREY, ILL. — Life Care Services has completed a renovation project at The United Methodist Village, which has been renamed Asbury Village. The nonprofit continuing care retirement community, which opened in 1997, is located in Godfrey, approximately 25 miles north of St. Louis. The new amenities include communal spaces, a new library, activity areas, fireplace and coffee bar. The community also recently added a new wellness clinic. Life Care Services continues to manage the community, as it has for 17 years.

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SAN LUIS OBISBO, CALIF. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of The Manse on Marsh, an 87-unit independent living and assisted living community in San Luis Obispo. An independent owner-operator sold the property to a California-based owner-operator for $12.8 million. The buyer is a turnaround specialist, and acquired the property as a value-add opportunity. The property was partially encumbered by a ground lease and included multiple cottages that were rented to residents at the community. Both the fee simple interest and leasehold interest were transferred to the buyer with the transaction. At the time of the sale, the community was 75 percent occupied and 100 percent private pay.

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TEXAS — Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co. has placed two bridge loans totaling $42 million for the recapitalization of a five-property portfolio of skilled nursing facilities located throughout Texas. In the first transaction, Lancaster Pollard provided a $12 million loan with a 12-month term for two facilities in South Texas. The transaction refinanced existing debt and provided equity-out proceeds. In the second transaction, Lancaster Pollard worked with syndicate partner MB Financial Bank to secure a $30 million, 30-month bridge loan for three facilities in South Texas. Scott Blount, Chris Mauger and Eric Sengpiel of Lancaster Pollard placed the debt on behalf of the borrower, Arboretum Group. The specific names and locations of the properties were not disclosed.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners, in partnership with Saigebrook Development and O-SDA Industries, has obtained $8.4 million in federal low-income housing tax credits for the development of Canova Palms, an affordable seniors housing project in Irving. The three-story property will feature 58 units. Of those, 50 will be reserved for seniors who earn up to 30, 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. Maker Bros. is the general contractor, and Miller Slayton Architects Inc. is the architect for the project. Construction began in mid-May and is slated for completion in May 2020.

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GRANITE BAY, CALIF. — WellQuest Living has broken ground on WellQuest of Granite Bay, a seniors housing community in Granite Bay, approximately 25 miles northeast of Sacramento. Once complete, the property will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care. The project is set for completion in summer 2020. WellQuest will have over 1,000 senior living apartments in operation or under construction by the end of 2019 throughout California and Nevada. The Salt Lake City-based company currently has three communities opened.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — The ITEX Group, in partnership with the Housing Authority City of Austin (HACA), has reopened Pathways at Gaston Place, an affordable seniors housing community in Austin. HACA owns the property, which was initially built in 1978 to provide housing to the elderly (62 or older), disabled or those displaced by natural disasters. ITEX provided development and construction services for the redevelopment project. Gaston Place was in need of repairs, renovations and upgrades to meet requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These changes, along with several common area upgrades throughout the community, will help provide improved homes for residents just north of downtown Austin. Gaston Place is currently 100 percent occupied.

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LADY LAKE, FLA. — SRI Management LLC has opened Village Veranda, a 125-unit assisted living and memory care seniors community in Lady Lake, about 50 miles northwest of Orlando. Gordon Cos. developed the community for owner Village Veranda Lady Lake LLC. SRI Management is the operator. The 117,000-square-foot community offers 100 assisted living apartments up to 875 square feet and ranging from studio to two-bedroom options. In addition, the facility offers 25 memory care apartments between 350 and 449 square feet. Forum Architecture & Interior Design Inc. was the designer on the project, while Core Construction led the building team.

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WAYNE, PA. — CA Senior Living LLC, the seniors housing arm of Chicago-based CA Ventures, has broken ground on Anthology of King of Prussia, a 192-unit community in Wayne, Pennsylvania, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The 11-story building, which is slated for a late 2020 completion, will be located within the 122-acre The Village at Valley Forge mixed-use development. New York-based Perkins Eastman designed the property, which will consist of 97 independent living, 63 assisted living and 32 memory care residences. The independent and assisted living apartments range from 410-square-foot studios to 1,200-square-foot, two-bedroom units, all featuring modern kitchens with quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, stainless steel appliances, washers and dryers and walk-in closets in select units. Wellness amenities include a fitness center, indoor pool, physical therapy room and spa with salon services, while residents will also have access to walking paths and outdoor gathering spaces. Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Wohlsen Construction Co. is serving as general contractor.

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