PENNSYLVANIA — Capital Funding Group, a Baltimore-based lender, has provided a $23 million HUD loan for a 324-bed skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania. The name and location of the facility were not disclosed. Capital Funding is the sole lender, and also provided the initial bridge acquisition loan in 2014. The new loan converts the existing debt into HUD financing.
Seniors Housing
SAN DIEGO — Construction has begun on The Glen at Scripps Ranch, a 510-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in San Diego. KTGY Architects designed the property, located in the Scripps Ranch neighborhood of the city. The community will feature 62 freestanding independent living villas, 48 garden terrace-style independent living apartments, 290 standard independent living apartments, 58 assisted living units (including memory care) and 52 skilled nursing beds. Continuing Life, based in nearby Carlsbad, will provide business and advisory services for the 53-acre property. The community has been in the planning and approvals phase since 2010, and is slated for completion in late 2019.
DENVER — Greystone’s Real Estate Advisors group has arranged the sale of Juanita Nolasco Apartments, a 188-unit affordable seniors housing community in Denver. Jonathan Rose Cos. acquired the property from a limited liability company for $31.3 million. Greystone’s Aaron Hargrove and Eric Taylor represented the seller. The 13-story Juanita Nolasco Apartments was built in 1972 and rehabilitated in 2008 via 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Caddis is developing its second Heartis senior living community in Wisconsin in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. Heartis Village Brookfield will feature 104 assisted living and memory care apartments. The 98,660-square-foot community, slated for completion in July 2019, will be located at 16100 W. Greenfield Ave. Amenities will include a media room, fitness center, salon and dining room. Special services will include nurse-supervised staff, a 24-hour emergency call system and housekeeping and laundry services. Pathway to Living will manage the property. Stevens Construction Corp. is the general contractor for the project, while Katus is providing architectural services.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment bank Ziegler has secured $94.7 million in bond financing for Longhorn Village, a 310-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Austin. The alumni association of the University of Texas sponsors the nonprofit community, which is situated on 55 acres and features 214 entrance-fee independent living units, 20 assisted living suites, 16 memory support suites and 60 skilled nursing beds. Proceeds from the bonds will advance refund $85.1 million of Longhorn Village’s 2012 bonds, as well as fund $2 million for routine capital expenditures and a debt service reserve fund.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — National Health Investors Inc., a publicly traded seniors housing and healthcare REIT, has acquired a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in the southern Dallas metro of Waxahachie for $14.4 million. NHI will lease the facility, which opened in late 2016, to The Ensign Group, which operates 16 skilled nursing facilities in Texas. The acquisition was funded by NHI’s revolving credit facility.
PHOENIX — Ziegler has closed $70.2 million in bond financing for The Beatitudes Campus, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in north central Phoenix. The Beatitudes Campus sits on 27 acres and features 188 entrance-fee independent living apartments, 11 entrance-fee independent living patio homes, 259 rental independent living apartments, 92 traditional assisted living units, 29 early-stage memory care beds and 72 skilled nursing beds. The bonds will refund $64.6 million in outstanding bonds from 2006, finance $6.3 million in pre-development costs for master-planned renovations and fund a debt service reserve fund.
MorningStar, Confluent Start Construction of 77-Unit Seniors Housing Community Near Albuquerque
by Nellie Day
RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Co-developers MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Senior Living have broken ground on MorningStar of Rio Rancho, a 77-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Albuquerque suburb of Rio Rancho. The 70,863-square-foot development will be situated on 5.5 acres. It will feature 51 assisted living suites and 26 memory care suites. The co-developers plan to open an information center onsite by May 2018, and complete construction in December 2018. The project represents the 11th joint venture between affiliates of MorningStar, a Denver-based owner-operator, and Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of Confluent Development, a Denver-based real estate investment and development firm. Confluent is the project owner and MorningStar will serve as the operator. Rosemann & Associates is serving as the architect for the new development, New Mexico-based Bradbury Stamm Construction is the general contractor and Thoma-Holec Design is the interior designer. The development marks the second MorningStar Senior Living community in metro Albuquerque, with MorningStar and Confluent completing MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care of Albuquerque in February 2016. Confluent sold the Albuquerque community to Harbert Seniors Housing Fund in July, with MorningStar maintaining its role as operator. The MorningStar and Confluent partnership continues its growth …
LOVELAND, COLO. — Heavenrich & Co. has arranged the sale of Aspen House, a memory care community consisting of two adjacent properties in Loveland, approximately 50 miles north of Denver. The properties were built in 2010 and 2015 and feature 40 units representing 80 licensed beds. Madison Realty Cos. acquired the community from an undisclosed seller for $8.4 million. Brian Clark, senior director at Heavenrich & Co.’s Denver office, managed the transaction.
NEWNAN, GA. — A joint venture between Watercrest Senior Living Group and Waypoint Residential has unveiled plans for Watercrest Newnan Assisted Living and Memory Care Community in the Atlanta suburb of Newnan. The 107-unit, resort-style seniors housing community will be situated on nine acres. Groundbreaking is scheduled for next month, with an opening slated for spring 2019. Vero Beach, Fla.-based Watercrest specializes in the development and operations of assisted living and memory care communities, market repositioning and advisory services. The project represents Waypoint’s entry into the seniors housing sector, having previously worked as an investor in conventional multifamily and student housing. D2 Architecture designed the 92,000-square-foot project.