NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Clearwater Living has opened its previously announced Clearwater Newport Beach, a 101-unit assisted living and memory support community in Newport Beach. Located at 101 Bayview Place, Clearwater Newport Beach features 70 assisted living and 31 memory support apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. The community includes an outdoor courtyard, creative studio, clubroom, fitness and wellness center, theater, housekeeping and laundry, salons, transportation and concierge services. Clearwater Newport Beach also offers a variety of dining options, including an on-site Savor Restaurant, CDM Café, wine vault, outdoor bar and private dining. The community provides residents with access to a licensed nurse on-site, 24-hour compassionate care partners, medication coordination, regular monitoring and other comprehensive care services, as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology through a collaboration with EmpowerMe Wellness.
Seniors Housing
Lument Arranges $27M Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Project in Durango, Colorado
by Amy Works
DURANGO, COLO. — Lument has arranged a $27 million debt placement to assist Mission Senior Living with the construction of a 124-unit, 129-bed, two-story assisted living and memory care community to be known as Mesa Verde Estates in Durango. Lument’s Steve McGee, Rob McAdams, and Sangjin Na led the transaction. The financing structure included a $20.9 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) guaranteed loan that a community bank provided. The structure also includes approximately $6 million of commercial property assessed clean energy (C-PACE) proceeds, which Lument sourced from an independent investment firm. C-PACE is an alternative financing mechanism used for the upfront costs associated with energy efficiency or renewable energy improvements. Founded in 2012, Mission Senior Living is an owner and operator of senior living communities in the Western U.S. with six communities totaling 639 units under management.
INDIANOLA AND MASON CITY, IOWA — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $17.9 million in acquisition financing for Vintage Hills of Indianola and Country Meadow Place in Iowa. The assisted living and memory care communities total 118 units. Jeff Lepley and Alex Sheaffer of JLL arranged two loans on behalf of the borrower, affiliates of Jaybird Senior Living. Jaybird managed both communities prior to the acquisition. JLL arranged one loan through a regional bank, while the other utilized the HUD 232/223(f) program. The loans represent greater than 80 percent of the total purchase price. Vintage Hills of Indianola is a 62-unit facility located in Indianola, a southern suburb of Des Moines. The building offers amenities such as a movie theater, beauty salon, spa, landscaped courtyard and community parlor. Country Meadow Place is a 56-unit property in Mason City, a city in northern Iowa. The community offers the same amenities as Vintage Hills of Indianola.
KANSAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a 58-unit assisted living community in Central Kansas. Built in the early 1990s, the property was well maintained by current ownership, including a $400,000 capital expenditure investment to ensure the community remained competitive within the local market, according to Blueprint. The buyer was a Kansas-based owner-operator. Further details were not provided. Amy Sitzman, Giancarlo Riso and Kory Buzin of Blueprint brokered the sale.
Seniors Housing Investors Are Ready to Switch to Acquisitions Mode, Say InterFace Panelists
by Jeff Shaw
LOS ANGELES — In 2023, particularly in the second half of the year, a combination of forces slowed property sales to a crawl in the seniors housing sector. Amy Sitzman, executive managing director of seniors housing and care at Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors, laid out the laundry list of challenges. “The bid-ask spread conversation really has everything to do with what’s gone on in the market the past year and a half,” she said. “It has been trying for everybody dealing with interest rate hikes, inflation, operations, staffing challenges, expenses going out of control, the minimal lack of stabilized assets out on the market. We’re just trying to get our head around the value of assets today.” Sitzman made her comments as moderator of a panel titled “Investment Outlook: When Will the Bid-Ask Gap Narrow and Transactions Resume in Earnest?” at France Media’s InterFace Seniors Housing West conference, held Feb. 1 at the Omni Los Angeles. Speakers at the session included Michelle Kelly, senior vice president of investments, NHI; Darrin Smith, executive vice president of Investments, Sabra Health Care REIT; Bryan Schachter, chief investment officer, Watermark Retirement Communities; and Clint Malin, co-president and chief investment officer, LTC Properties. While …
TEXAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 320 licensed beds in East Texas. The names of the properties, as well as the buyers and sellers were not disclosed. Giancarlo Riso, Amy Sitzman and Ryan Chase led the Blueprint team on the transaction. The deal closed via the buyer’s assumption of the seller’s outstanding loan, which carried an interest rate of 2.9 percent and a remaining term of over 25 years.
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Dominium is scheduled to break ground on two affordable housing communities in Glendale, roughly 10 miles northwest of Phoenix. Totaling 605 units, the apartment communities will be reserved for individuals earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Juniper Square, a seniors housing community, will comprise 287,468 square feet and 221 apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Amenities at the property will include a pool, courtyard, fire pits, a clubroom, fitness center, theater and salon. 67 Flats will span 875,141 square feet with 384 apartments in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Amenities at the community will include a pool, playground, soccer field, courtyard, clubroom and fitness center. Juniper Square and 67 Flats are scheduled to open in the spring and summer of 2026, respectively. W.D. Construction, a joint venture between Weis Builders and Dominium Construction and Architectural Services, will serve as the general contractor.
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OHIO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Richmond Heights Place, a continuing care retirement community in Richmond Heights, a northeast suburb of Cleveland. The property, featuring a total of 138 seniors housing units and skilled nursing beds, was part of a strategic exit plan by a West Coast-based owner-operator. A private owner-operator looking to expand in the Midwest acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Connor Doherty, Ryan Kelly and Dan Mahoney of Blueprint brokered the sale.
PLANO, TEXAS — The Legacy Senior Communities is planning a 30-unit expansion project at The Legacy Willow Bend, the owner-operator’s flagship property in Plano. The expansion will introduce three buildings, each designed with 10 luxury flats, for a total of 30 hybrid-style independent living units spanning about 2,000 square feet each. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2025 and to be complete in spring 2026.
SHREWSBURY, MASS. — JLL has arranged the sale of The Residence at Orchard Grove, an 80-unit seniors housing complex in Shrewsbury, located just east of Worcester. The three-story building opened in 2017 and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Rick Swartz and Jim Dooley of JLL represented the seller, Blue Moon Capital Partners, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed REIT as the buyer. LCB Senior Living operates the facility.