NAMPA, IDAHO — RCG Ventures LLC has acquired Nampa Gateway Center, a 471,340-square-foot retail center in Nampa, a suburb of Boise, for an undisclosed price. Greg Brown, Chris Drew and Peter Thompson of HFF arranged a three-year, fixed-rate loan with two one-year extensions through A10 Capital for the acquisition. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. JC Penney anchors the center, which is home to tenants including Shoe Carnival, Edwards Theater, CircusTrix and Crunch Fitness.
BOISE, IDAHO — EdR has opened Honors College and Sawtooth Hall, a 656-bed residence hall located on the campus of Boise State University. EdR is leasing the land from the university, and owns the five-story, 236,000-square-foot property. The community includes a dedicated Honors living-learning center and first-year accommodations in the form of 235 two- and four-person, private and semi-private suites. A number of apartment-style units are also included to provide alternatives for upper-division students in the Honors College. The building includes classrooms, study lounges, Honors offices and dining facilities.
PORTLAND ORE. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has agreed to acquire 13 skilled nursing facilities in three separate transactions for a total purchase price of $97 million. The properties are located in Idaho, Texas, Oregon and Washington. In the first transaction, CareTrust has acquired three skilled nursing facilities in Idaho as part of a staged, seven-facility portfolio transaction. When completed, the full portfolio price will be $65.5 million, which CareTrust funded with cash on hand and its $400 million unsecured revolving credit facility. The full transaction is scheduled for completion by the end of the year. The seven properties, which total 571 beds, will all be added to CareTrust’s master lease with Cascadia Healthcare LLC. CareTrust forecasts an annual cash rent of approximately $5.9 million from the portfolio. In the second transaction, CareTrust acquired Wellspring Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia, a 53-bed skilled nursing facility in Nampa, Idaho; Secora Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Portland, Ore.; and Brookfield Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia, an 83-bed skilled nursing facility in Battle Ground, Wash. CareTrust bought the properties for $11.3 million and added all three to the same master lease with Cascadia Healthcare. CareTrust expects …
RATHDRUM, IDAHO — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Generations Assisted Living and Wellness, a 48-unit assisted living community in Rathdrum, for an undisclosed price. Rathdrum is located in the panhandle of Northern Idaho, 12 miles northwest of Coeur d’Alene and 25 miles east of Spokane, Wash. The community was originally built in 2005 with expansions in 2007 and 2013. It now totals 28,472 square feet on just over two acres of land. The seller is a local owner/operator and this is their only facility. The buyer is an investment group located in Northern California and has leased the facility to Senior Services of America. Jason Punzel and Brad Goodsell of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.
BOISE, IDAHO — TSB Capital Advisors has secured financing for the acquisition of River Edge, a 622-bed community located near Boise State University in Idaho. The amount of the loan was not disclosed. The floating-rate term loan was secured on behalf of a joint venture between University Student Living and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital. BMO Harris Bank N.A. provided the financing. River Edge was built in 2015, and offers two- and four-bedroom units. Community amenities include a 24-hour fitness center, tanning center, study lounge, hot tub and immediate access to local hike and bike trails.
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Lancaster Pollard’s Propero Seniors Housing Equity Fund II has acquired Creekside Inn, a 38-unit, 65-bed memory care facility in Coeur d’Alene, approximately 30 miles east of Spokane, Wash., for $9.3 million. Koelsch Communities built the property in 2008, and will continue to operate it under a sale-leaseback transaction. Koelsch currently operates 23 communities with 1,974 beds in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Montana, Texas and Washington. The sale-leaseback allows Koelsch to recapture some of its investment costs and retire the existing debt on the facility that was due to mature in the near term. The deal includes a purchase option schedule, beginning in the second year of the lease, at predetermined prices at specific time periods.
BOISE, IDAHO — Albertsons Cos. has promoted its executive vice president and chief operating officer, Wayne Denningham, to president and chief operating officer. Bob Miller remains chairman and CEO, a role he has held since April 2015. Denningham will continue to lead store operations with added oversight of marketing and merchandising, supply chain, manufacturing and integration, all of which will continue under their current leadership. Denningham began his career with Albertsons in 1977 as a clerk and worked his way up in the organization. He eventually served as both executive vice president of marketing and merchandising and executive vice president of operations. Albertsons is one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with stores in 35 states and the District of Columbia under 19 banners including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs.
BOISE, IDAHO — Tropical Smoothie Cafe has signed a franchise agreement to open four restaurants in Idaho, with the first cafe slated to open in Boise this June. The new restaurants will mark the brand’s entry into the state. KMP TSC LLC will own and operate the locations. KMP TSC will target additional markets throughout the state for further development and is currently scouting sites in Eagle, Nampa, Caldwell, Twin Falls, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Coeur d’Alene and Spokane. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017, Tropical Smoothie Cafe is a fast-casual restaurant concept with over 550 locations nationwide.
BOISE, IDAHO — Walker & Dunlop Inc. (NYSE: WD) has structured a $29.8 million refinancing for Garden Plaza of Valley View and Valley View Skilled Nursing Facility, which work together as a 300-unit continuing care retirement community in Boise. The financing required two different lenders to fund two separate loans for one property with one existing mortgage. Fannie Mae financed the independent living and assisted living portion, and the HUD placed the debt for the skilled nursing facility. In addition, an equity recapitalization component was included in the Fannie Mae debt. Michael Vaughn and Kevin Giusti, led Walker & Dunlop’s origination team and worked with BrightSpace Senior Living, the Tennessee-based borrower, to place the debt. Walker & Dunlop structured a $9 million loan with a 35-year, fully amortizing term for Valley View Skilled Nursing Facility. The CCRC’s skilled nursing component was built in 1986 and consists of 24 private and 40 semi-private units. The loan executed with Fannie Mae for Garden Plaza of Valley View was $20.8 million with a 10-year term, followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. This portion of the CCRC, containing 142 independent living and 51 assisted living units, was built adjacent to the existing skilled nursing …
BOISE, IDAHO — Two years after the Albertsons-Safeway merger that created the second-largest supermarket company in the U.S., Albertsons Cos. has built or acquired 174 locations. Since the merger, 23 new stores have been built and 151 stores were acquired. The Boise-based company has also upped its sustainability efforts. During the first quarter, the company committed to sourcing and selling only cage-free eggs for its store operations by 2025, based on available supply. The company recently announced a new Responsible Seafood Policy, which expanded the previous program beyond fresh and frozen seafood to include shelf-stable tuna (canned and vacuum-sealed), as well as sushi sold from its delis. The company plans that by 2022, 100 percent of the top 20 wild and farmed seafood products sold at stores will meet the Responsible Seafood Policy. Albertsons Companies operates stores, manufacturing plants and distribution centers across 35 states and the District of Columbia under 19 brands including Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen and Carrs.
