FRESNO, CALIF. — CBRE has provided $32 million in Freddie Mac financing for the acquisition of The Windham Senior Living, a 200-unit independent living and assisted living community in Fresno’s affluent Woodward Park neighborhood. The borrower is The Reliant Group, which plans to make capital improvements and bring in Cadence Senior Living to operate the community under a third-party management agreement. The property is situated on a 10.2-acre parcel and consists of a main three-story building and six one-story buildings featuring 30 cottages each. The CBRE team involved in the financing includes Aron Will and Austin Sacco of CBRE National Senior Housing, as well as Andrew Behrens and Jesse Weber of CBRE Multifamily Institutional Group. The 10-year, fixed-rate, Green Advantage loan features 72 months of interest-only payments. This transaction represents one of the first Freddie Mac Green Advantage loans closed in the seniors housing space.
Seniors Housing
CA Senior Living Starts Construction of 137-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Metro Denver
by Amy Works
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — CA Senior Living LLC has started construction of Atria Westminster, a five-story, 137-unit senior living community in Westminster, approximately 10 miles northwest of Denver. When complete, Atria Westminster will offer 107 assisted living apartments, 30 memory care studios, and a single-story dining and amenity wing. Assisted living units will range in size from 410-square-foot studios to 970-square-foot two-bedrooms, while memory care studios will range from 275 to 310 square feet. Designed by OZ Architects and built by Brinkmann Constructors, Atria Westminster is located less than a half-mile from a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment offerings. Louisville, Ky.-based Atria Senior Living has been retained as the operator for the community. The property is expected to open in early 2020. CA Senior Living is the seniors housing investment and development division of Chicago-based CA Ventures. The company currently has 22 communities operating or under construction throughout the U.S. Atria Westminster will be the fourth CA Senior Living property operated by Atria Senior Living.
DAWSONVILLE, GA. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of North Georgia Assisted Living, a 32-unit community in Dawsonville, approximately 60 miles north of Atlanta. Gryphon Senior Living and Senior Solutions acquired the property from a local partnership for $5.8 million. The property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. The price represents an 8.1 percent capitalization rate and a price per unit of $181,250. Hunt Real Estate Capital provided a $6.2 million bridge loan for the buyer in connection with the transaction. The financing will help fund a 12-unit expansion at the property. Bradley Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.
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.
Greystone Provides $19.5M Acquisition Financing for Skilled Nursing Facility in Pittsburgh
by David Cohen
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.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $17.5M Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Community Near Charlotte
by Amy Works
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.