LONG BEACH AND WEST CARSON, CALIF. — R.D. Olson Construction has broken ground on two affordable housing communities in Los Angeles County: Anaheim and Walnut in Long Beach and West Carson Villas in West Carson. The projects are slated for completion by summer 2023. Developed by Bridge Housing in partnership with the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Housing Authority, Anaheim and Walnut will feature 207,000 square feet of mixed-use space at 1500 E. Anaheim St. in Long Beach. The $44 million project will offer 88 housing units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts for formerly homeless seniors (age 55 or older) and low-income families that earn between 30 percent and 60 percent of area median income (AMI). The property will include four levels of residential space over the ground-floor commercial space and a three-story parking structure. The fourth-floor terrace of the parking structure features amenities including a tot lot, exercise equipment, barbecues, seating areas, trellises, community planters and rubber surface flooring. SVA Architects is serving as architect for the project. PATH Ventures, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Development Authority, is developing West Carson Villas at 22801-22905 S. Vermont Ave. in West Carson. …
Seniors Housing
Kendal Corp. Breaks Ground on 221-Unit Seniors Housing Community in Healdsburg, California
by Amy Works
HEALDSBURG, CALIF. — San Francisco Zen Center and The Kendal Corp. have broken ground on Enso Village, a 221-unit seniors housing community in the Bay Area city of Healdsburg. The development will sit on approximately 16 acres of land in what is called the North Village. The community will feature a vegetarian restaurant, demonstration kitchen, indoor pool and gym, meditation hall and onsite farm for growing fresh produce for the restaurant. Weitz is building the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided two Fannie Mae acquisition loans totaling $17.5 million for a pair of affordable seniors housing properties totaling 151 units in the New York City area. In the first deal, Greystone originated a $12.4 million loan for Highland Avenue Senior Apartments, an 88-unit community in Yonkers that was built in 2008. In the second transaction, the company provided $5.1 million in acquisition financing for 2120 Hughes Avenue, a 63-unit property in The Bronx that was constructed in 1995. Dan Sacks and Ilan Bassali of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Heritage Affordable Communities LLC.
Blueprint Brokers Sale of 123-Bed Alaska Gardens Skilled Nursing Facility in Tacoma, Washington
by Amy Works
TACOMA, WASH. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Alaska Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center, a 123-bed skilled nursing facility in Tacoma. The buyer was an unnamed private owner-operator. LTC Properties Inc., a publicly traded healthcare REIT based out of Westlake Village, Calif., sold the asset for an undisclosed price.
MINNEAPOLIS — Nonprofit developer Ecumen has broken ground on The Hillock, a 100-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis. The development will include 11 units designated for veterans who are experiencing homelessness. The rest of the units will be reserved for residents age 55 and older who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Monthly rents are expected to range from $816 to $1,339. Amenities will include a community garden and onsite clinic. Project costs are estimated at $24 million, and completion is slated for fall 2022. Phase II calls for an 89-unit affordable housing building with 13 units for veterans experiencing homelessness. Ecumen and Snelling Yards Development, a joint venture between Lupe Development Partners and Wall Cos., are co-developing the overall campus. The two communities will sit on a three-acre site that formerly housed the City of Minneapolis Public Works maintenance yard.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Carlsbad, Calif.-based Kisco Senior Living and joint venture partner Welltower Inc. have broken ground on The Carnegie at Washingtonian Center, a seniors housing project in Gaithersburg. The seven-story complex will offer 302 one- and two-bedroom floorplans for independent living, assisted living and memory care residences. Floorplan options will range in size from one-bedroom, one-bath with an average of 837 square feet to two-bedrooms, two-baths and a den at about 1,487 square feet, as well as a club level living option that includes concierge and valet services. Situated on 8.5 acres, The Carnegie is slated for completion by the spring of 2024. The property is located beside RIO Lakefront at Washingtonian Center, a popular area shopping center. Community amenities will include indoor and al fresco dining venues; an indoor heated, saltwater pool; fitness center; wellness spa; yoga studio; and access to healthcare onsite. Additional amenities will include a lecture hall, computer learning center, art gallery, cooking demonstration kitchen and an outdoor landscaped park with a trail. THW Design is the project’s architect, StudioSIX5 is the interior designer and Balfour Beatty is the general contractor.
Edison Equity Receives $23M Construction Loan for 55 Resort Apartments in Greeley, Colorado
by Amy Works
GREELEY, COLO. — Dallas-based Edison Equity Management has received $23 million in construction financing for the development of 55 Resort Apartments, an age-restricted multifamily property located in Greeley. Located on the former site of the Garnsey & Wheeler Ford dealership, 55 Resort Apartments will feature 84 apartments for adults aged 55 or older. Each unit will feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, hardwood flooring and tiled bathrooms. The four-story complex will include a business center, meeting room, fitness center, clubhouse, bike room, movie theater room, swimming pool, service coordination, a dog park, outdoor kitchen and grills, and covered and surface parking. Additionally, 55 Resort Apartments will offer exercise classes, service coordination and social activities, as well as 5,000 square feet of retail space leased to Austin’s American Grill restaurant. The development is slated to open in summer 2022. Dallas-based Hall Structured Finance closed the first lien construction loan for the borrower. Amir Giryes of Pando Cos. sourced the financing for the project.
NAMPA, IDAHO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Streamside Assisted Living & Memory Care in Nampa. The community features 54 assisted living units and 25 secured memory care units. A regional buyer expanding in the Pacific Northwest acquired the property from a local seller. Further details were not disclosed.
CBRE Originates $42M Construction Financing for LGBTQ-Focused Seniors Housing Community in Palm Springs, California
by Amy Works
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. — CBRE Senior Housing has arranged $42 million in construction financing for Living Out Palm Springs, a luxury active adult community that will cater primarily to LGBTQ residents. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE Senior Housing arranged the financing on behalf of a joint venture between KOAR International Inc. and a group of high-net-worth investors. The financing is a non-recourse, four-year loan with full-term interest-only payments and an extension option. A national bank provided the funds. The nine-acre site is located at the northwest corner of East Tahquitz Canyon Way and North Hermosa Drive in central Palm Springs. The community will be the first of its kind, as virtually no other LGBTQ-oriented, market-rate active adult communities exist in the market today, according to CBRE. Additionally, the community was planned and will be operated with the active involvement and input of the LGBTQ community. While the community’s primary target is LGBTQ seniors living in Southern California, marketing efforts will target prospective residents from all over the United States. The community will feature 122 units. Living Out Management LLC, an affiliate of KOAR, will operate the community under a traditional management agreement.
IPA Brokers $23.9M Sale of Zen Diamond Valley Senior Living Apartments in Hemet, California
by Amy Works
HEMET, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Zen Diamond Valley Senior Living Apartments, a 177-unit active adult community in the Inland Empire city of Hemet. Investment Concepts acquired the property for $23.9 million. “One of the fastest-growing submarkets in Southern California, the Inland Empire is well suited to meet demands for seniors housing,” says Bill Roblero, vice president of investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario office. “Supported by the area’s strong economic fundamentals and demographics, Zen Diamond Valley Senior Living Apartments is an excellent candidate for an interior and exterior renovation program that will reposition it as a seniors housing market leader.” Roblero, Alexander Garcia Jr. and Christopher Zorbas represented the undisclosed seller.