TORONTO AND CHICAGO — In an effort to expand its global investment management platform, Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGI) has agreed to acquire 75 percent of Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC for $450 million. Under the terms of the transaction, which is expected to close during the third quarter, the senior management team of Harrison Street will hold the remaining 25 percent of equity. An additional $100 million will be payable to Harrison Street in 2022 based on the achievement certain performance targets. Chicago-based Harrison Street currently manages about $14.6 billion worth of assets, primarily in the seniors housing, student housing, medical office and self-storage sectors. The company’s senior management team will continue to handle its day-to-day operations. No changes to the company name have been announced at this time. According to CEO Christopher Merrill, Harrison Street was seeking an outside investment partner to assist with its global positioning strategy. Harrison Street was drawn to the depth of Colliers’ relationships on a global scale, as well as the brokerage firm’s decentralized management style and track record in investment sales. For its part, Toronto-based Colliers was in the market for a new platform that would enable global investment growth. …
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Brightview Senior Living Purchases 7.5 Acres in Long Island for Seniors Housing Development
by David Cohen
SAYVILLE, N.Y. — Brightview Senior Living has acquired a 7.5-acre plot of land in the Long Island hamlet of Sayville. Anthony James Fusco LLC sold the property for $5.5 million. Brightview plans to begin development of a seniors housing property on the plot, starting in June. Although the type of care offered was not disclosed, Brightview generally offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. The community will be Brightview’s first on Long Island. The company’s current portfolio totals 25 seniors housing communities in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia. Dennis McCoy of NAI Long Island represented Brightview in the transaction.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Plaza Del Rio, a 128-bed skilled nursing and long-term acute care facility in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria. The seller is a Florida-based philanthropist and senior living developer that held the asset in a charitable remainder trust. The buyer is The Ensign Group, which already owned a seniors housing portfolio in the region. At the time of the sale, Plaza Del Rio was 80 percent occupied. The price was not disclosed. Amy Sitzman and Jacob Gehl led the transaction for Blueprint.
STAMFORD, N.Y. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Robinson Terrace, a two-building assisted living and skilled nursing campus in the small, Upstate New York town of Stamford. The property comprises a 120-bed skilled nursing facility built in 1973 and a 55-unit assisted living facility built in 2011. The two properties are located less than two miles from each other. Although the properties featured an occupancy rate above 90 percent over the 12 months preceding the sale, the property was operating at a loss. ESI represented the seller, a local nonprofit organization seeking an operator that could provide the same level of care but turn around the financial performance. The buyer was a regional, for-profit owner-operator. The price was not disclosed.
MESA, ARIZ. — Ryan Cos. and Cadence Senior Living have unveiled plans for Azure Mesa, a 170-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix. The upscale, 183,000-square-foot property will feature 142 units that may be used for independent living or assisted living, plus 28 units devoted to memory care. Construction is already underway, with a planned delivery of summer 2019. HFF worked on behalf of Cadence and Ryan to arrange a joint venture equity partnership with an undisclosed institutional partner. Azure Mesa is located on an eight-acre site adjacent to Granite Reef Park, close to restaurants, retail, recreation and medical services. Ryan A+E is designing the community, while Studio SIX5 is designing the interiors. The Cadence-Ryan team is working on a second Azure location in North Scottsdale, which recently received Scottsdale City Council approval. Ryan Companies currently has over 600,000 square feet of senior living projects under construction in Arizona and nationally has completed over 4 million square feet of senior living communities. Cadence Senior Living has over 30 years of seniors housing development and management experience.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — 1031 Crowdfunding, through a joint venture with Seasons Management LLC, has acquired Rosewood Specialty Care, a 48-bed memory care facility in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland. An affiliate of Frontier Management will operate the 44-unit, 22,950 square foot facility. Frontier has managed the property since 2008, with an average occupancy of 93.8 percent. The purchase price was $14 million. “Seniors housing has already outperformed other noted real estate sectors and we believe it will continue to be a favorable opportunity due to impressive demographic fundamentals,” says Edward Fernandez, founder and CEO of 1031 Crowdfunding. “We are particularly excited about the memory care sector.” 1031 Crowdfunding LLC is an online marketplace where real estate investors can find, view and purchase a variety of available, turn-key, investment-grade properties.
Foresight, W.E. O’Neil to Break Ground on 80,000 SF Assisted Living Community in Arizona
by Amy Works
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Foresight Senior Living Development LLC and W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. will break ground May 9 on Eternal Spring of Gilbert Senior Living Community in Gilbert, a suburb of Phoenix. The 80,000-square-foot community will offer 59 assisted living apartments and 36 memory care apartments. The groundbreaking ceremony will feature Vice Mayor Bridgette Peterson of the Town of Gilbert; Earl Kaplan, Lily Cheng and Jack Cheng of Foresight; Linda Edwards and Nathan Williams of the Town of Gilbert Planning Department; Bryan Dunn of W.E. O’Neil Construction Co. of Arizona; Joel Saurey and Tom Snyder of EPS Group; and other Town of Gilbert leaders and business leaders.
PITTSBURGH — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the former 223-room Embassy Suites Pittsburgh Airport hotel in Coraopolis for $25 million. Coraopolis is located about five miles north of Pittsburgh International Airport. The hotel, which was built in 1990, closed in early 2018. Jerry Swon and Daniel Zagoria represented the seller, NHH CMS Pittsburgh LP, in the transaction. The buyer was a private developer. The Pittsburgh Post Gazettehas reported that the building will be repurposed into a 220-unit assisted living and memory care facility called Tapestry Senior Living at Moon Township. The property is located on a hilltop and is highly visible from the intersection of Coraopolis Heights Road and Cherrington Parkway.
STERLING, ILL. — American Street Capital (ASC) has secured a $5.8 million loan for the refinancing of Sterling Healthcare, a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in northwest Illinois. Services at the property include short-term rehabilitation, memory, post-surgical and long-term care. Igor Zhizhin of ASC arranged the five-year loan, which features a 25-year amortization schedule. The lender was not disclosed.
Lancaster Pollard Arranges $88M Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Community Near Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $88 million in financing for the construction of The Ridge Pinehurst, a luxury senior living community in the Denver suburb of Lakewood. Construction is already underway for the community, which will offer 318 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Los Angeles-based Ridge Senior Living is the owner and developer. Ridge currently owns four communities in California and Utah. Jason Dopoulos, Ross Holland and Joe Munhall led the transaction for Lancaster Pollard. A national bank is providing the capital, with several other banks syndicating portions of the loan.