BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Abby Development has begun work on The Lodge at Pine Creek, a 217-unit seniors housing project in Baytown, an eastern suburb of Houston. The community will offer independent living and memory care services. The 17-acre, resort-style property will feature amenities such as a stocked fishing lake, walking trails, movie theaters, a pool, salon, fitness center, a pharmacy and general store. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Ascend Partners LLC and Civitas Senior Living have broken ground on The Grandview of Chisholm Trail, a 70,000-square-foot seniors housing property in Fort Worth. The community will consist of 67 assisted living units and 16 memory care apartments. Amenities will include a fitness center, salon, theater, dog park, coffee bar and a library/business center. The opening is slated for November 2019.
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Erickson Living has unveiled plans for an expansion at Lantern Hill known as Bell Pavilion. Lantern Hill is a 26-acre continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in New Providence, approximately 30 miles west of New York City. Bell Pavilion will add 169 units of independent living to the property. In addition to the new units, Bell Pavilion will add a new restaurant, fitness center, two bocce courts, courtyard with fireplaces, and resident community gardens to the campus. A climate-controlled walkway will connect Bell Pavilion to Union Square, where multiple dining venues, an all-season pool and fitness center, medical center, library, theater and salon are located. Erickson has been rolling out a phased expansion at the property for several years, heavily focused on adding independent living units. Earlier this year the company completed Phase II of the expansion, which included Maple Glen and Oakwood Court, collectively adding 114 independent living units to the community. In 2016, Erickson opened Phase I of the expansion, which added 161 independent living units.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Grandbrier at Prospect Heights, a 101-unit assisted living and memory care community in suburban Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. A joint venture between Virtus Real Estate Capital and Pathway to Living acquired the asset. Built in 2017, the property features 69 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. Amenities include an outdoor terrace, theater, living rooms and lifestyle programming. Oz Real Estate was the seller.
FEDERAL WAY, WASH. — CBRE has arranged $21.6 million in financing for Village Green Retirement Campus, a 167-unit independent living and assisted living community in the Seattle suburb of Federal Way. The borrower is The Powell Family, a Seattle-based developer and operator of many types of commercial real estate. The community is located less than a mile from St. Francis Hospital, which is a part of CHI Franciscan Health, one of the largest health care systems in the Puget Sound area. Situated on 12.9 acres, the property comprises two main buildings and 30 cottages. Mark Capeloto of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance office in Seattle and Aron Will of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the financing. The Freddie Mac loan features a seven-year term, floating rate and 36 months of interest-only payments.
WELLINGTON, FLA. — ZOM Senior Living, in a joint venture with Liberty Senior Living, has acquired a 46-acre lakefront site in Wellington, a village in Palm Beach County. The companies plan to build a $180 million, multi-phase, mixed-use seniors housing community on the plot. The site is located adjacent to 400,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, including The Mall at Wellington Green. When completed, the first phase of the community will offer 267 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Construction is scheduled to begin in first-quarter 2019. The centerpiece of the community will be a two-story, 65,000-square-foot clubhouse and amenity building. Units will be offered in a variety of formats, including single-story villas (with attached garages), three-story garden flats and residences within a six-story building attached directly to the main amenity building. At full build-out, the project is anticipated to include over 424 units. This will be the first project for ZOM Senior Living, which was recently formed by Orlando-based multifamily developer ZOM Living. It’s the first project in Florida for North Carolina-based operator Liberty Senior Living, a subsidiary of Liberty Healthcare. LS3P Architects and MSA Architects are providing design and architectural services, while Balfour Beatty …
ATLANTA — Investing in a quality market study is an important step for a developer to take before breaking ground on a new seniors housing community, but the analysis alone cannot predict the success of a future property. “The report gives you a point-in-time idea of where you’re at, but it doesn’t take into consideration what’s really happening within the marketplace, on the ground, in competing communities each and every day,” said Joe Jasmon, CEO and managing partner of American Healthcare Management Group, a consultant to the seniors housing and healthcare industries. According to Jasmon, in order to get a true feel of the properties you are competing against, it’s imperative to have boots on the ground. “Everybody looks good on the Internet and everybody will tell a good story on the phone,” he said. “But if you don’t actually go into these communities, you’re missing out on a whole story about the marketplace.” Jasmon’s comments came during the “Getting Good Data” panel discussion at the fifth annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference held Wednesday, Aug. 29 at the Westin Buckhead in Atlanta. The one-day event drew nearly 520 developers, lenders, investors and operators in the senior living space. Joining …
FREMONT, OHIO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has negotiated the sale of Pristine Senior Living and Post-Acute Care of Fremont, an 82-bed skilled nursing facility, for $2 million. The three-story community is located in Fremont, approximately 40 miles southeast of Toledo. Constructed in 1965 and expanded in 1989, the 73,515-square-foot property sits on 6.8 acres. The seller was Sandusky County, which previously leased the community to Pristine Senior Living. The lease term ended and Pristine exited the Ohio market. The buyer was a New-Jersey based company with 11 other communities in Ohio. The transaction was positioned as a value-add play, as the community’s occupancy was below 50 percent at the time of sale. The new owner plans to make capital improvements to the building. The price equates to a price per bed of $24,390 and a capitalization rate of 7.04 percent.
CHICAGO — Interra Realty has brokered the sale-leaseback of Monroe Pavilion, a four-story skilled nursing facility in Chicago’s West Loop, for $6 million. The property is located at 1400 W. Monroe Ave. David Goss and Lucas Fryman of Interra represented the buyer, JK Equities, which plans to repurpose the building but has not yet disclosed specific plans. Jon Morgan and Colin O’Malley of Interra represented the seller, Symphony Post Acute Network, a provider of post-acute care.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Richardson-based general contractor Hill & Wilkinson has completed West Hall, a 534-bed student housing property in Arlington. The community, which is the first of two phases of planned development, is located on the campus of University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The four-story, 100,000-square-foot residence hall offers double-occupancy, semi-suite or pod-style configurations. Amenities include community learning and social spaces, as well as a game room and outdoor grilling areas. BOKA Powell designed the project.
