NHI Provides Construction Financing for Wisconsin Development
A new assisted living/memory care community is being built in Oshkosh, Wisconsin thanks to a construction loan provided by National Health Investors. Totaling 66 beds, this development will be managed by 41 Management upon completion in about a year. 41 Management has been growing steadily since its founding in 2011, with a portfolio now numbering 28 communities throughout the Midwest, not including two other properties currently in development. This is NHI’s first deal with the operator. The $10.8 million loan comes with a five-year term and annual interest rate of 8.5%, plus two one-year renewal options. Funding of the construction will also be provided by periodic draws on NHI’s... Read More »
Cadence Living Making Moves in Arizona
A Scottsdale, Arizona-based senior living operator is set for a major expansion into its home state, joining other builders in the booming Phoenix metro market. Cadence Living and its San Diego-based development partner Global Seniors Housing acquired the 7.7-acre plot in the town of Chandler (about 20 miles southeast of Phoenix) and is set to start construction on the project later this year. Estimated about a cost of $46 million, or about $240,000 per unit, the community will feature 191 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care services. The community will join Cadence’s brand-new community in Glendale, which opened this March with 165 senior living units, plus two... Read More »
Solvere Living Adds Three More Communities
After 10 years in business, Solvere Living continues to expand its portfolio of managed senior living communities, recently adding three more in Texas and Florida to bring its total to 15 properties across eight states. The Texas community is located in Plano near three major medical centers. It features 44 assisted living and 21 memory care units on a four-acre campus. Then, Solvere added two Florida facilities. One, with 83 assisted living and 38 memory care units, is located in Jensen Beach (Port St. Lucie area) and features amenities including a pool, salon, spa, putting green and an outdoor entertainment center, among others. There is also an in-house rehabilitation clinic for... Read More »
Flashback Friday: The Seniors Housing Development Boom Begins
Seven years ago, this month, the first signs of life in the seniors housing development market showed themselves after a barren few years following the depths of the Great Recession. We’re sure none of you want to get back in the recession mindset, but the myriad economic issues facing the industry meant that a construction comeback was by no means a sure thing that soon into the recovery. We detailed some of those issues too in the May issue of The SeniorCare Investor: “After all, what lender would want to take on the risk of the unknown in an uncertain economy with a still weak housing market? In addition, feasibility studies may have been able to pinpoint market demand six years... Read More »
