WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) has launched its new website — Where You Live Matters (www.WhereYouLiveMatters.org) — along with a major social media outreach initiative. The new site is part of a larger initiative aimed at expanding the awareness of senior living through consumer education. The website’s content includes finance management resources, guides for prospective residents and their families, editorial columns and videos. “Our members and organization are committed to giving consumers across the country a place to learn more about the seniors housing landscape,” says David Schless, president of ASHA. “There are resources available, but we’re committed to painting a clearer picture.” In developing the website and related social media, ASHA established a committee that consisted of representatives from major senior living organizations and experts across the country, including Doug Schiffer of Allegro Senior Living; Jeff DeBevec of Belmont Village Senior Living; David Carliner of Brightview Senior Living; Jonathan Ruchman of Brookdale; Meg Ostrom of Enlivant; Letitia Jackson of Senior Star; Meghan Lublin and Sara Abriatis of Sunrise Senor Living; Dan McConnell, ASHA’s Public Relations Consultant; Dr. Margaret Wylde of ProMatura Group; and Jim Bowe of GlenAire HealthCare, who is the committee chairman. Dr. Roger …
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RICHMOND, CALIF. — The Pacific Cos. has opened the doors on Harbour View Apartments, a 61-unit affordable seniors housing community in Richmond, just north of Oakland along San Francisco Bay. The four-story property features 50 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units. It cost $17 million to develop. Financing for the project came from low-income housing tax credits, a forward interest rate swap, and $13 million in tax-exempt bonds. The bonds were issued in two series with Mechanics Bank directly purchasing $9 million of the senior series and a private investor purchasing $4 million of the junior series. Wells Fargo Affordable Housing Community Development Corporation committed to purchasing the LIHTCs. The Pacific Cos. is an Idaho-based developer of multifamily communities. Mechanics Bank is a California-based lender.
OLATHE, KAN. — Mainstreet, an Indiana-based skilled nursing developer, and The Ensign Group, a California-based operator, have opened The Healthcare Resort of Olathe, a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in Olathe, a suburb of Kansas City. Construction started on The Healthcare Resort of Olathe in July 2014 and was completed in October 2015. Estimated development costs for the 68,3530-square-foot community were $16.4 million.
Walters Group Begins Construction on Affordable Seniors Housing Community in New Jersey
by Amy Works
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Walters Group has broken ground on Cornerstone at Toms River, a 102-unit affordable seniors community in Toms River. Situated on 11 acres, the community will consist of a three-story apartment building with one- and two-bedroom floor plans, encompassing 94 one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom units for residents age 55 or older; and a 7,000-square-foot community clubhouse with a kitchen, game room, state-of-the-art fitness area and conference room. The property is being built to LEED specifications and will be Energy Star-certified upon completion.
MOORESVILLE, IND. — Mainstreet, a skilled nursing developer based in Indiana, and Trilogy Health Services, an operator based in Kentucky, have completed construction of The Springs of Mooresville, a 70-bed skilled nursing facility in Mooresville, a suburb of Indianapolis. Construction began in March 2015. The community is now open. The 48,034-square-foot building cost $12.9 million to develop.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $68.2M Construction Loan for Seniors Housing Community in Palm Beach County
by John Nelson
LAKE WORTH, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $68.2 million loan for the construction of Atria Villages of Windsor, a luxury independent living, assisted living and memory care community to be built in the Palm Beach County town of Lake Worth. Big Rock Partners, the borrower, is developing the community on a 22.5-acre site. When completed, the property will comprise 186 independent living units, 78 assisted living units and 54 memory care units. Big Rock, an investment firm with offices in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Delray Beach, Fla., plans to open the community in 2017.
TAMPA, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt & Structured Finance group has arranged a $28.7 million acquisition and redevelopment loan for Renaissance Senior Living, a 226-unit seniors housing community in Tampa. The borrower was The Carlyle Group, which will acquire the property and perform significant renovations. Changes include putting the levels of care offered — independent living, assisted living and memory care — into separate buildings, as well as enhancements to community amenities. Jay Wagner and Timothy Hosmer of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Senior Housing Capital Markets team arranged the financing through an unnamed regional bank.
ATLANTA — American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust III LLC (ARC), a healthcare REIT, has purchased Renaissance on Peachtree, a 229-unit independent living and assisted living community in Atlanta’s Buckhead district, for $78.6 million. Lisa Widmier and Matthew Whitlock of CBRE Capital Markets’ National Senior Housing team represented the seller, a joint venture between The Carlyle Group and Formation Development Group, in the transaction. The seniors housing community was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale.
RICHMOND, IND. — Mainstreet, an Indiana-based developer of skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities, has opened The Springs of Richmond, a 70-bed property in Richmond, which is located midway between Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio. The community includes 70 beds in a 48,034-square-foot building. Development costs totaled $12 million. Construction began in March 2015. The Springs of Richmond was developed in partnership with Trilogy Health Services, which now operates the community.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Medical Development Partners have unveiled plans for Parkland Memory Care, a 72-bed memory care community to be built in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler. Development costs were not disclosed. The City of Chandler recently approved the rezoning of the 4.5-acre site to construct the 36,377-square-foot community. The majority of the community’s 72 beds will be in private units. In addition to the single-story memory care community, the developers plan to construct two medical office buildings on the site. Lenity Architecture, an Oregon-based architecture firm, designed the building while Phillip Ryan of Ryan & Associates provided landscape architecture services. Raymond Poe and Neal Salmen are leading the development team at Scottsdale-based Medical Development Partners. JF Construction Co. is scheduled to start construction during the summer of 2016. Upon completion in 2017, Seasons Management Group, based out of Oregon, will operate the community.