SNELLVILLE, GA. — Senior Lifestyle Corp. and Griffin Fine Living LLC have unveiled plans for The Sheridan at Eastside, a 197-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Atlanta suburb of Snellville. The community will feature 81 independent living apartments, 24 independent living cottages, 60 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. The 190,000-square-foot community will sit on 15 acres. The co-developers plan to start construction this fall, with a projected opening date in late 2018. Senior Lifestyle Corp. operates more than 180 communities across the country. Griffin Fine Living provides design, construction, development, marketing and operational management services for the seniors housing and multifamily sectors.
CHAMBLEE, GA. — McShane Construction Co. has been selected to build Mercy Housing at Mercy Park, a 79-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Chamblee. Mercy Housing, a Colorado-based affordable housing developer and operator, is leading the project. The property will feature 57 one-bedroom units and 22 two-bedroom units, as well as 4,000 square feet of amenity space, on a 1.6-acre plot. McShane expects to complete construction by January 2018. Smith Dalia Architects provided architectural services.
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Oak Cottage of Santa Barbara, a 44-bed memory care facility in Santa Barbara. Although the sales price was not disclosed, the $465,000-per-unit price for the facility’s 40 units translates to $18.6 million. The 27,217-square-foot community was built in 2015 on 0.65 acres. The community was still in lease-up at the time of sale, and had an occupancy of 82 percent. A California-based operator purchased the facility. Jason Punzel and Brad Goodsell of Senior Living Investment Brokerage negotiated the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Harborview Capital Partners, a commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has arranged $14.5 million in financing for the construction of a 40-bed skilled nursing facility in Sacramento. A combination of three banks funded the loan, which features 24 months of interest-only payments and 25-year amortization. The borrower was not disclosed. Harborview’s Avi Begun and Mordechai Moseson negotiated the financing.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. — Cornerstone Affiliates, the parent company of major West Coast nonprofit seniors housing operators ABHOW and be.group, will merge all its brands under one new name, HumanGood. The announcement was made at the company’s 2017 annual meeting in Santa Clara. Other brands under Cornerstone’s umbrella include Beacon Communities and Seniority Inc., though Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp. announced in November 2016 that it plans to purchase the Seniority Inc. brand. ABHOW and be.group merged in May 2016, forming Cornerstone Affiliates as a result, but continued to operate under independent brands. The merged company created the largest nonprofit seniors housing operator in California. At the time of the merger announcement, the companies totaled a combined 9,800 residents in 83 communities across California, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and Oklahoma. The name change will occur on June 1.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — National Health Investors Inc., a Tennessee-based healthcare and seniors housing REIT, has acquired a 126-bed skilled nursing facility in New Braunfels, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio, for $13.9 million. NHI will lease the facility, which opened in 2015, to an affiliate of The Ensign Group Inc., a company with numerous subsidiaries that operate rehabilitative and assisted living properties.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has been selected to construct the final phase of The Lodge of Northbrook, a senior living community in Northbrook, about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. Essex Communities is the developer of the property, located at 2244 Founders Drive. The final phase of construction will include 60 independent living apartments and eight assisted living units. A total of 96 units were constructed in the first three phases. The new addition will be constructed on the north end of the property and will complement the existing building utilizing the same masonry. The 150,000-square-foot Phase IV will incorporate amenities such as an expanded fitness center and new dining room, commercial kitchen and salon. Omaha-based Avant Architects is providing the architectural services for this phase, which is scheduled for completion at the end of May 2018.
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Maplewood Manor, a skilled nursing facility located in Ballston Spa. At the time of sale, the 277-bed facility was 95 percent occupied. The facility was constructed in 1972, with additions in 1978 and 1979. Joshua Jandris, Mark Myers and Charles Hilding of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New York county, and procured the buyer, a private investor with an operator tenant, in the deal. J.D. Parker of Marcus & Millichap is the broker of record in New York.
SALEM, ORE. — CBRE has arranged $72.5 million in financing for the acquisition of The Bonaventure Portfolio, five independent living and assisted living communities throughout the states of Washington and Oregon. NorthStar Healthcare Income, a non-traded REIT, acquired the portfolio, which totals 453 units. Based in Salem, Ore., Bonaventure is a family of companies that develops and operates seniors housing properties in the West. The company operates 24 properties in three states. Aron Will and Matthew Whitlock, both of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with 24 months interest-only payments through its Fannie Mae DUS Multifamily loan origination program.
PAYSON, ARIZ. — MidCap Financial has arranged a $4.5 million bridge-to-HUD loan to refinance Compass Senior Living’s Majestic Rim Retirement Living, located in the Phoenix suburb of Payson. Majestic Rim is a 50-unit independent living facility built in 2006. Compass purchased the property in 2014 as an underperforming asset. MidCap’s bridge loan will refinance existing debt on the property.