58-Twelve Acquires Active Adult Community in Georgia
Clairmont Crest Inc. has announced the sale of its 55+ active adult community in Decatur, Georgia. Clairmont Crest Senior Living Community comprises 213 units and sits on four acres in the greater Atlanta area. The acquisition was funded by a $30.5 million first-priority mortgage loan from Miami-based real estate lender BridgeInvest. The loan will go towards both the acquisition of the property and its renovation into a class-A luxury midrise. The buyer of the community is 58-Twelve, which announced plans to spend $20,000 per unit, or $4.26 million in renovations. Rent for the community is also expected to increase by 45% once all the renovations are complete. Clairmont Crest Senior Living... Read More »
Standard Communities Acquires Affordable Seniors Housing in Illinois
Standard Communities announced the acquisition of two affordable seniors housing communities in Chicago, Illinois. Built in 1926, Commonwealth Apartments comprises 145 units in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago. The other affordable seniors housing community is Greenleaf Apartments, which was built in 1981 and comprises 321 units in three stories. Community amenities include community rooms, libraries, sitting areas, on-site laundry facilities, multiple elevators, ground floor retail and hair salon, plus healthcare and convenience stores within walking distance. The two acquisitions have a combined total capitalization of $146 million, excluding $46 million in planned renovations for the... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Nebraska Community & Helps Arrange Acquisition Financing
Cedarhurst Senior Living acquired a well-occupied senior living community in Omaha, Nebraska, from a multi-asset class Midwestern developer. The A-quality building features 110 units of assisted living and memory care, and was consistently above 95% occupancy throughout the sale process. Still, there was upside in rental rates, and expenses could be potentially reduced under new ownership. So, the seller engaged Brooks Blackmon and Alex Florea of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors to market and sell the property. Ultimately, Cedarhurst, a vertically integrated developer, owner and operator, emerged from a competitive bidding process to buy the community and retained Blueprint... Read More »
Denver Developer Doubles Down on Active Adult
Denver-based Headwaters Group announced its intention to increase its development and acquisition activity within the active adult market. The company recently launched its middle-market active adult initiative and will focus on for-rent communities for adults aged 55 and older in the western half of the United States, initially, with plans to expand nationwide. Headwaters and an unknown joint venture partner plan to build a 169-unit active adult community in Centennial, Colorado and is also under contract for land in Northglenn to build a 169-unit active adult community. In addition to these two Colorado communities, Headwaters is currently in the works for two more projects in Longmont... Read More »