MELBOURNE, FLA. — Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors has purchased Sonata at Melbourne, a Class A seniors housing community in Melbourne, on the Atlantic coast of Florida approximately 70 miles southwest of Orlando. HFF arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller, which divested the property free and clear of existing debt. Built in 2012, Sonata at Melbourne is situated on more than 12 acres and features 47 independent living, 54 assisted living and 34 memory care units, which were 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender led the HFF team representing the seller.
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FLINT, MICH. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired a portfolio of four assisted living and memory care communities in the greater Flint area for a total of $30.8 million. Flint is located approximately 70 miles northwest of Detroit. The four properties include The Pines of Clarkston, a 46-unit community in Clarkston; The Pines of Goodrich, a recently completed, 40-unit community in Goodrich; The Pines of Burton, a 62-unit community in Burton; and The Pines of Lapeer, a 40-unit community in Lapeer. Premier Senior Living LLC took over operations of all four communities effective June 1. The communities were added to an existing master lease with CareTrust, which already included two recently acquired communities in North Carolina. The $30.8 million purchase price included transaction costs. The communities produce approximately $2.7 million per year under the terms of the lease. CareTrust funded the acquisition with proceeds from its recent 8.5 million-share equity offering in March.
CHICAGO — Capital One has provided a $20.9 million fixed-rate HUD 232/223(f) loan to refinance a 318-bed skilled nursing facility in Chicago. The loan features a 35-year term. The facility was built in 1975 and offers on-site dialysis and can accommodate patients with a diagnosis of dementia. Joshua Rosen of Capital originated the transaction.
TEXAS and OKLAHOMA — Greystone Real Estate Advisors has closed the $210 million sale of an eight-property seniors housing portfolio in Texas and Oklahoma. Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Bridgewood Property Co. sold the properties to Cardinal Bay, a private company based in Texas. Greystone represented the seller in the transaction. The properties are: • Village on the Park, Oklahoma City, 188 units • Carriage Inn, Bryan, Texas, 90 units • Carriage Inn, Conroe, Texas, 91 units • Village on the Park, Friendswood, Texas, 158 units • Village on the Park, Houston, 183 units • Carriage Inn, Huntsville, Texas, 81 units • Carriage Inn, Katy, Texas, 146 units • Carriage Inn, Lake Jackson, Texas, 102 units
Lancaster Pollard Arranges Sale of Two American Orchards Seniors Housing Communities in Arizona
by Nellie Day
MESA and APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — Lancaster Pollard has advised on the sale of two American Orchards Senior Living communities in Arizona for an undisclosed price. Madison Realty Cos. purchased the communities, both located in the Phoenix suburbs and offering assisted living and memory care. The Mesa location was built in 2010 and the Apache Junction location was built in 2012. American Orchards plans to focus its efforts on its newest development in nearby Gilbert. Lancaster Pollard managing directors Jason Dopoulos and Chad Elliott led the transaction.
HOMOSASSA, FLA. — Capital One has provided an $11 million, fixed-rate Fannie Mae loan to refinance Sunflower Springs Assisted Living Community, a 72-unit facility in Homosassa, approximately 60 miles north of Tampa. The property was built in 2009. Allison Holland of Capital One originated the12-year loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
DELAND, FLA. — Brookdale Senior Living has announced plans to add 32 memory care units and 42 assisted living units to Brookdale DeLand, the company’s community in DeLand, approximately 40 miles north of Orlando. The cost of the expansion will be $8 million. In addition to the new units, the project will add an onsite therapy gym to the community. Brookdale is the largest owner and operator of seniors housing properties in the United States.
MASON, OHIO —CA Senior LLC (CAS) has entered into a joint venture with an affiliate of Goldman, Sachs & Co. to develop a 101-unit seniors housing community in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason. The community will contain 68 assisted living units and 33 memory care units. It is scheduled to open in summer 2017. Senior Lifestyle Corp. will manage the community. The facility represents the first project in a 14-property pipeline for the joint venture. Evercore Partners acted as financial advisor to CAS in the formation of the joint venture. Polsinelli acted as legal adviser to CAS. Goldman Sachs will serve as a capital provider in the joint venture.
MONTROSE, COLO. — Roaring Fork Lodge LLC has selected Denver-based architectural firm OZ Architecture to design Roaring Fork Lodge, a new independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Montrose, located in the southwestern portion of Colorado. The 80,000-square-foot community will be situated on a 10-acre plot. It will include 10 independent living duplex cottages, in addition to the main building that will feature 69 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments. The site will also feature a retail component, coffee shop, café and small medical clinic. Colorado-based Vivage Senior Living will operate the community, which is expected to open in late 2016.
CBRE Secures $17.1M Acquisition Loan for 54-Unit Assisted Living Community in San Francisco
by Nellie Day
SAN FRANCISCO — CBRE Multifamily Capital has arranged a $17.1 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Eden Villa Assisted Living & Memory Care, a 54-unit assisted living and memory care community in San Francisco. A joint venture between Auctus Capital Partners and Och-Ziff Capital Management is purchasing the property from an undisclosed seller. The buyers will bring in Integral Senior Living to manage the property. Following the acquisition, the buyers plan to invest in adding additional units and cosmetic enhancements to the property. Aron Will, executive vice president of CBRE National Senior Housing, arranged the non-recourse, 10-year, fixed-rate loan with 60 months of interest-only payments.