DALLAS — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $175 million refinancing for a six-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 821 units across the Southeast. The portfolio offers a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Five of the properties are recently completed and the sixth, a second phase to its adjacent sister property, is currently under construction. The properties are positioned in high-growth markets with strong demographics and forecasted growth in the senior population. The communities are near major retail, entertainment, healthcare and professional centers, as well as numerous outdoor activities such as golf courses and country clubs. Allison Holland and Jason Skalko led the JLL Capital Markets debt advisory team representing the unnamed borrower. Further details on the borrower and properties were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Minneapolis-based developer Ryan Cos. and locally based investment and management firm Castletop Capital has broken ground on a 222-unit seniors housing project in Austin. Grand Living at The Grove will be located within a larger mixed-use development and will offer 186 independent and assisted living units and 36 memory care units. Residences will range in size from 450 to 1,600 square feet. Amenities will include a bistro, library, performance theater, spa, fitness center, salon, pool, therapy rooms, chapel and outdoor amenity spaces. Completion is slated for late 2024.
DURHAM, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged $95.6 million in bond financing for The Forest at Duke, a continuing care retirement community in Durham. The seniors housing community sits on 47 acres just south of Duke University. First opened to residents in 1992, the property serves over 360 residents across 154 apartments, 81 cottages (235 total independent living units), 32 assisted living units and 58 licensed skilled nursing beds. To address the changing needs of existing and future residents, the owner adopted a strategic plan that included two phases. Phase I, for which Ziegler arranged public, fixed-rate bonds in 2021, included a 90-unit health and wellness center that replaced the existing health center on campus. With Phase I nearing completion, the ownership is working on Phase II, which includes a 71 independent living unit apartment building. This new building will be located on the area of the campus where the original health center was located as that building is being demolished once the residents move into the new health and wellness center. At the time of closing, over 95 percent of the new independent living units were preleased.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of three skilled nursing facilities in Connecticut. Totaling 380 beds, the properties are all located in the northeastern suburbs of Hartford. A joint venture owner sold the assets to a regional buyer for an undisclosed price, with both parties requesting anonymity. The new ownership plans to focus on operational efficiencies, including staffing, and to invest in capital projects at the facilities.
WESTMONT, ILL. — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided an $18.1 million HUD Lean loan for the refinancing of Bria of Westmont, a 215-bed skilled nursing facility in the Chicago suburb of Westmont. Bria of Westmont provides a range of skilled services and programs, including short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, orthopedic rehabilitation, cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation, onsite hemodialysis, wound care, cardiac care, ventilator therapy, aquatic therapy and behavioral healthcare. Andrew Erkes of Cambridge originated the 35-year loan, which features a 35-year amortization schedule. The borrower was an Illinois-based limited liability company.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Hudson Capital Properties (HCP) has sold Inspire Coastal Grand, a 194-unit active adult community in Myrtle Beach. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $53.2 million. Tai Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield represented HCP in the transaction. Units are available in one-, two- and three-bedroom options. Cape Fear Commercial co-developed the project alongside HCP. The partnership broke ground on the community in 2019. Like many of the Southeastern markets where HCP invests, the greater Myrtle Beach area benefits from continued population growth that has strong potential to continue over the long term, according to HCP.
LOWELL, MASS. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a 90-bed skilled nursing facility in Lowell, a northern suburb of Boston. Located near Lowell General Hospital, the facility has historically maintained stable census levels with a steady stream of referrals and admissions, according to Blueprint. The regional buyer plans to implement a capital improvement program. The seller, price and name of the community were not disclosed.
MMCC Arranges $8.3M Refinancing for Brookside Commerce Assisted Living Facility in Northeast Georgia
COMMERCE, GA. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $8.3 million loan for the refinancing of Brookside Commerce, an assisted living facility located in Commerce, roughly 70 miles northeast of Atlanta. The 62-bed facility features 12 independent living units and is located approximately 3.5 miles away from Northridge Medical Center, a community hospital. Robert Bhat of MMCC secured the refinancing, which includes a 35-year fully amortizing loan and a 5.1 percent interest rate, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
MIDDLETON, WIS. — Greywolf Brokerage, a division of Greywolf Partners Inc., has brokered the $4 million sale of Pheasant Branch Senior Apartments in Middleton, a suburb of Madison. The 45,166-square-foot building contains 47 units. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale and sold slightly above the listing price. Dawn Davis of Greywolf represented the seller. Buyer and seller information was not provided.
DALLAS, GA. — Berkadia Institutional Solutions has arranged the sale of Hardy Springs, a 149-unit build-to-rent, active adult community located in the northwest Atlanta suburb of Dallas. Charleston-based Blaze Partners purchased the single-family neighborhood, which is age-restricted for households age 55 and up, for $47.8 million. Russ Hardy of Berkadia’s Atlanta office and Brooks Minford and Simona Wilson of Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare team represented the seller, Georgia-based Highlands Residential, in the transaction. John Bray, also from Berkadia’s Atlanta office, originated an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing on behalf of Blaze. Hardy Springs features one- and two-bedroom floor plans with walk-in closets, private garages and private patios or balconies. Community amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center and barbecue area. The property is situated near Wellstar Paulding Hospital, AMC Hiram 14 and Lost Mountain Park.