KENNESAW, GA. — Winter Construction has started the construction of Canterfield Senior Living of Kennesaw, a luxury seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw. Atlanta-based Medical Development Corp. (MDC) hired Winter to build the three-story, 74,000-square-foot community. The expected completion date for Phase I of construction is spring 2017. Number of units, continuum of care and development costs were not disclosed. MDC launched the Canterfield brand in 2011. Atlanta-based architecture firm Corcoran Ota Group designed the model. Winter Construction is a general contractor based in Atlanta.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has secured a $3 million HUD loan for the refinancing of Cedar Green Living Center, a 105-unit seniors housing property located in DeSoto. Dougherty’s Dallas office arranged the 33-year loan on behalf of the borrower, Senior Christian Living Foundation.
ROME AND CEDARTOWN, GA. — Enlivant has purchased two assisted living and memory care communities, both located in rural Georgia, from affiliates of Winthrop Senior Living for $10 million. The two properties are Winthrop West in Rome and Winthrop at Polk in Cedartown. The two towns are near to each other, approximately 70 miles northwest of Atlanta. Winthrop West was built in 1999 and comprises 42 memory care units in a 25,591-square-foot facility on 3.7 acres. Winthrop at Polk was built in 1991 and added 20 memory care units in 2014 to its existing 29 assisted living units. The 27,715-square-foot community is situated on 2.4 acres. Senior Capital Advisors, a brokerage firm based in Florida, represented the seller in the deal. Enlivant is a Chicago-based owner/operator. These acquisitions expand its regional presence to seven communities between Chattanooga, Tenn., and Atlanta.
PHOENIX — Mainstreet, a skilled nursing developer based in Indiana, has revealed its plans for a skilled nursing facility in Phoenix. It was announced earlier in March that Mainstreet had bought a plot in West Phoenix’s Algodon Medical Office Park for $1.7 million. The company has now released its plan to build a $21.9 million skilled nursing facility on the land. The facility will feature 94 beds in a 67,697-square-foot building, and offer assisted living in addition to skilled nursing. When completed in early 2017, it will be the first community managed by Mainstreet Health, Mainstreet’s new operational arm. In conjunction with the plans, Mainstreet Health hired Sonja Nelson as vice president of strategy and business development for Arizona. She will be responsible for developing the provider and payer relationships for this and any future Mainstreet developments in the state. She most recently served as director of strategy and planning for Banner Health.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — Capital Senior Living Corp. has acquired two seniors housing communities totaling 179 units in the Florida panhandle town of Pensacola for $48 million. The two communities are Carpenters Creek, which offers independent living and assisted living services, and Creekside, which offers memory care. Capital Senior Living will rename the communities under its “The Waterford” brand. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of HFF arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, San Diego-based Pacifica Senior Living. The properties were 93.9 percent occupied at the time of sale.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. — Greenbrier Senior Living has broken ground on Greenbrier of Prospect Heights, a 101-unit assisted living and memory care community in the northwest Chicago suburb of Prospect Heights. Greenbrier, a division of Evergreen Real Estate Group that specializes in the development and management of senior living communities, estimates development costs at $30 million. Located on five acres, Greenbrier of Prospect Heights will include a three-story, 69-unit assisted living facility, as well as a one-story, 32-unit building for memory care. Chicago-based Pathway Senior Living will operate the community once it’s complete.
SAN DIEGO — Talmadge Gateway LP has acquired a 35,183-square-foot retail center in the San Diego submarket of Talmadge for $2.5 million. Wakeland Housing and Development Corp. will redevelop the site to incorporate a mix of retail and affordable residential units for disabled seniors. Alessio Leasing Corp. sold the property, which includes three parcels. Ricardo Lopez and Keith Courtney of San Diego-based brokerage firm ACI Apartments represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction. The property was acquired with a mix of public and private financing, including a loan from the San Diego Housing Commission and Wells Fargo bank. Renee Marshal of Chicago Title Co. handled escrow. Chris Ghio of Chicago Title handled the title insurance.
MINNETONKA, MINN. — The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust (HIT) will invest $14.8 million in the Zvago Cooperative project, a 54-unit, four-story cooperative for seniors along the banks of Glen Lake in the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka. The $19 million project is an expansion of the Glen Lake Redevelopment project, which includes a 52-unit mixed-use project built in 2008 and a 159-unit seniors housing community built in 2011. In addition to the 54 new seniors housing units, the expansion will offer views of Glen Lake, a community patio overlooking the lake and adjacent wetlands, and amenities such as a clubroom, fitness facility and heated underground parking. The developer for the project is OneTwoOne Development LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecumen, a Minnesota-based nonprofit provider of seniors housing and aging services. Zvago Cooperative is the HIT’s 76th project in Minnesota. The multifamily investment firm is based in Washington, D.C.
CINCINNATI — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Scarlet Oaks, a 183-unit continuing care retirement community in Cincinnati. Continuing care retirement communities are comprised of various operational models that include independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. An East Coast-based private owner/operator purchased the 75-year-old property from a national owner/operator for $4.5 million, or $25,000 per unit. The names of the parties were not disclosed. Mark Myers, senior vice president of investments, and Joshua Jandris, vice president of investments, along with associates Ryan Fleming, Peyton Stanforth and Charles Hilding, all from Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago office, handled the sale.
HOQUIAM, Wash. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $2.6 million sale of Karr House, a 40-unit assisted living in Hoquiam, along the coast of Washington State approximately 110 miles southwest of Seattle. A national owner/operator looking to divest non-core assets sold the property to a regional operator. The names of the parties were disclosed. The purchase price equates to approximately $65,000 per unit. Blueprint’s Ben Firestone, Jacob Gehl and Trent Gherardini were the lead advisors on this transaction.