BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — LCS has closed acquisition financing and started construction of The Delaney of Bridgewater, a new seniors housing community in Bridgewater, approximately 45 miles southwest of Manhattan. Totaling 262,000 square feet, the property will be the fifth under the Delaney brand for LCS and the first outside Texas. When complete, the community will offer 122 independent living apartments, 15 freestanding villas, 56 assisted living units and a 32-unit memory care neighborhood. The community is slated to open in the fall of 2020. Financial terms were not disclosed, though BMO Harris was involved in the construction financing.
PHILADELPHIA — If you own a piece of land that you think might be suitable for a seniors housing development, what is your best course of action to determine the feasibility of such a project? “The first step is to do a desktop study,” advises Cheri Clarke-Doyle, senior vice president of Trammell Crow Co. In other words, conduct a supply-demand analysis that projects demand based on current supply and population growth within a radius of five to seven miles, or a 15- to 20-minute drive time. If those analytics turn out to be favorable and help justify the site to the prospective operator or equity partner, proceed to the next step, urges Clarke-Doyle, who is responsible for sourcing and overseeing new healthcare, wellness and science development in the Northeast for Trammell Crow. “Once you get the results of that desktop study, I think you go into other factors relative to the site. Those factors include the size of the site: Will it support what you want to build? If you’re doing a specific prototype, will the prototype fit on that piece of land? It’s important to go through several checks on the land before you go into a more detailed study.” The …
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $5.4 million sale of a 12,088-square-foot mixed-use property in Brooklyn. The six-unit property is located at 85 Quay St. Shaun Riney and Michael Salvatico of Marcus & Millichap’s Brooklyn office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — The Wolff Company, a Scottsdale-based private equity firm and senior living developer, has broken ground on Revel Scottsdale, an independent living apartment community in the company’s hometown. The three-story community is expected to open in late 2020 and will feature 157 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Wolff cited an underserved and growing affluent senior population in Scottsdale as the reason for building. The U.S. Census Bureau named Scottsdale, a suburb of Phoenix, as the fourth-fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country. Revel Scottsdale joins a portfolio of 18 other senior living communities from The Wolff Company that are either under development or currently open.
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Zen Senior Living, a 99-unit seniors housing community in Phoenix’s Paradise Valley neighborhood. Investment Concepts Inc., a California-based investor, acquired the property from FPA5 Paradise Village, an entity of San Francisco-based FPA Multifamily. The price was $12 million. The two-story, garden-style community was built in 1985 but recently underwent a $1.6 million renovation project. Floor plans average 846 square feet. Jim Crews from the Cushman & Wakefield Phoenix office represented the seller.
HENDERSON, NEV. — The Wolff Company, a Scottsdale-based private equity firm and multifamily developer, has opened the doors on Revel Nevada. Located in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, the three-story independent living property offers 146 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom options. Clearwater Living will operate the community. The Wolff Company is currently developing numerous senior living communities throughout the country with plans to broaden its portfolio by investing $300 million to $400 million annually in the development of additional communities.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — HFF has arranged $31 million in financing for Province Springs, a 160-unit independent living community in Colorado Springs. The borrower is Paxion Real Estate Holdings, an affiliate of The Wolff Company. The floating-rate bridge financing retires existing construction debt. Province Springs is located just east of multiple retail and entertainment amenities and just north of Peterson Air Force Base and Colorado Springs Airport. Completed earlier this year, the property features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units averaging 810 square feet. The HFF team representing the borrower included Nicole Brickhouse and Leon McBroom.
CORDOVA, TENN. — Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) and Confluent Senior Living are set to begin construction on HarborChase of Cordova, a 158,083-square-foot, 144-unit senior living community in Cordova, about 20 miles east of Memphis. The project is expected to be completed in early 2020. The community will include 60 independent living, 50 assisted living and 34 memory care apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom options. The community will feature 24-hour staff, a full-service bistro, multiple dining areas, clubroom, arts and crafts space, barber and beauty salon, library, pool, fitness and wellness center, putting green, fully enclosed memory support courtyard and community-wide Wi-Fi. Vero Beach, Fla.-based HRA will manage HarborChase of Cordova, while Denver-based Confluent Senior Living serves as the project’s owner. This is the second living center for the partnership in metro Memphis, with HarborChase Germantown expected to open in the summer.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF. — Continuing Life has unveiled plans for Reata Glen, a 480-unit continuing care retirement community in San Juan Capistrano. Reata Glen is located on 60 acres in South Orange County, where 13 percent of the population are seniors. That number is expected to double by 2040, according to Continuing Life. Partners on the project include California-based W.E. O’Neil Construction and KTGY Group Architects. Construction is already underway, with a planned delivery in spring 2019.
HERRIMAN, UTAH — Buchanan Street Partners, a real estate investment management firm based in Newport Beach, Calif., has completed construction of Incline at Anthem. The active adult community, restricted to residents over age 55, brings 298 apartment units to the Salt Lake City suburb of Herriman. Buchanan Street Partners purchased the partially completed Incline project in 2017 with a vision to reposition the original development plan, adding high-end finishes and upscale amenities to deliver a Class A community. Incline at Anthem is surrounded by a mountain backdrop and is adjacent to the southern boundary of Daybreak, Utah’s largest master-planned community. “Utah’s population has increased by 9 percent in the past five years, the highest rate in the country, putting added pressure on an already constrained housing market,” says Kevin Hampton, executive vice president of Buchanan Street Partners. “Regional growth and the increasing demand for a quality living experience by what we think are very youthful seniors bode well for the success of this project.”