LITTLETON, COLO. — Haven Senior Investments has arranged the sale of Golden Orchard Assisted Living, a 40-bed memory care facility in Littleton. The property was 85 percent occupied at the time of closing and the price was $4.2 million. Neither the buyer nor seller were disclosed. John Hauber, founder of Haven Senior Investments, facilitated the sale. Live Oak Bank provided acquisition financing.
PITTSBURGH — Greystone has provided $19.5 million in bridge financing for the acquisition of Squirrel Hill Center for Rehabilitation and Health in Pittsburgh. The borrower is Squirrel Hill PA Realty LLC. The property is an eight-story, 178-bed skilled nursing facility, and will be renamed The Squirrel Hill Wellness & Rehabilitation Center. It was originally built in 1964 and is currently undergoing refurbishing and improvements. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the non-recourse, floating-rate loan. The financing features a 24-month term, two six-month extension options and interest-only payments for the life of the loan. The borrower intends to refinance the bridge loan with a fixed-rate, HUD-insured permanent takeout loan.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Texas-based Sodalis Senior Living will build Sodalis College Station a 73,777-square-foot assisted living and memory care community that will be located less than three miles from Texas A&M University. The number of units was not disclosed, but the property will offer a mix of one-bedroom and studio residences. The official groundbreaking will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 24, and the opening is slated for late 2019.
PUYALLUP, Wash. — Koelsch Communities has unveiled plans for Deer Ridge Memory Care, a 52-unit standalone memory care community in Puyallup, approximately 35 miles south of Seattle. Deer Ridge will total roughly 42,000 square feet, with an estimated project cost of $15 million. The community will stand on a four-acre site that is under contract to close for approximately $2 million later this year. Koelsch plans to break ground in April of 2019, with an anticipated opening in June of 2020. Koelsch is developing the project in partnership with RJ Development. Koelsch will also operate the community following completion, and Koelsch Construction is acting as general contractor. Judy Koelsch and David Goularte of JSK Design will handle interior design work on the project.
PHOENIX — Brookdale Senior Living has completed an expansion at its Brookdale Desert Ridge community in Phoenix, adding 20 units for memory care residents. Brookdale invested approximately $2.5 million into the project. Memory care will be provided through the company’s Clare Bridge program. A grand opening for the expansion was held on Thursday, Oct. 11. Brookdale Senior Living is the largest owner and operator in the United States, with approximately 980 communities in 46 states.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets team has arranged $17.5 million in financing for the construction of HarborChase of Riverwalk, an 88-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Charlotte suburb of Rock Hill in South Carolina. An affiliate of OZ Real Estate is providing the capital on behalf of the borrower, private equity firm Bridgeforth Capital. HarborChase of Riverwalk, expected to open mid-2019, will feature 63 assisted living units and 25 memory care units. The development will be part of Riverwalk Carolinas, a master-planned community that will include more than 1,000 single-family homes and 550 apartments, as well as retail and restaurants. Additional amenities include recreational trails and outdoor spaces. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transaction included Richard Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig and Timothy Hosmer.
ALLEN, TEXAS — KWA Construction has completed Larkspur at Twin Creeks, a 243-unit seniors housing community situated on eight acres in the northeastern Dallas metro of Allen. California-based Drever Capital Management and Dallas-based The Alder Group developed the property, which offers 18,000 square feet of amenity space, including a fitness center, crafts studio, game room and private wine lockers. Plano-based Architettura designed the project.
WESTVILLE, N.J. — RPM Development Group has opened Westville Commons, a 55-plus apartment community in Westville, located just across the Delaware River from South Philadelphia. Affordable units are available for those who qualify, and the community was built to LEED Platinum certification using Passive House green building principles. Founded in 1986, RPM Development Group is one of the leading developers of affordable housing in New Jersey.
CONCORD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged $11.2 million in financing for the acquisition of Entrust of Concord, a 101-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Bay Area city of Concord. The borrower was a joint venture between Agemark Senior Living and Trellis Real Estate Group. The property will be immediately rebranded as TreVista Concord. Originally constructed in 1970, the community is situated on 2.7 acres near both downtown Concord and downtown Walnut Creek. Upon closing, Agemark and Trellis plan to spend several million dollars in capital upgrades. The acquisition represents Trellis and Agemark’s third joint venture partnership. The property is located within three miles of two of the largest medical centers in Contra Costa County, which together comprise 799 licensed medical beds. Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan with 36 months of interest-only payments through a national bank.
DALLAS — Connecticut-based investment bank HJ Sims has closed on $186.5 million in financing for Legacy Midtown Park, a 325-unit continuing care retirement community in Dallas that broke ground over the summer. Individual components of the financing package include $69.9 million in underwritten bonds, $70.5 million in financing and $14 million in subordinate financing. The property will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The borrower was Legacy Senior Communities, a Plano-based not-for-profit organization that will also manage the property. Services at Legacy Midtown Park will become available in phases over 2019 and 2020
