Build it and they will come
If your marketing team presells 75% of all units within two months of initiating pre-sales (and that number nears 95% pre-sold just after groundbreaking), then you clearly did your homework in determining local demand. Either that or what you offer is just better than any competitor around you. That is what Greenbrier Development has experienced as it breaks ground on Phase II on Beacon Hill at Eastgate, a CCRC in Grand Rapids, Michigan. First opened in 2010 with 114 independent living units, 40 assisted living units, 35 memory care units, 29 skilled nursing beds and 20 rental apartments, Beacon Hill filled to 95% occupancy within just two years. Now, Greenbrier is adding 56 independent... Read More »Zenith on the rise
Zenith Capital is expanding its investment in the Seattle-area yet again, with a $23.5 million assisted living/memory care project in Covington, Washington. The company, which specializes in providing alternative financing for the senior housing industry, is partnering with Seniority, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABHOW, which is itself currently affiliated with the be.group. The community’s 98 units will include 64 for assisted living and 34 for memory care. At a cost of $23.5 million, or $239,800 per unit, the project pretty much equals the average cost to build like-facilities in the region (at $238,600 per unit), which is pricier compared to the rest of the country. Having closed... Read More »Jacaranda Trace ready to grow
Cushman & Wakefield and Capital One teamed up together to recapitalize the luxury 492-unit Jacaranda Trace in Venice, Florida (near Sarasota). Located on 33 acres, the property features 436 independent living units, 20 assisted living units and 36 memory care units all built in stages between 1998 and 2015. The units are also split between entrance fee, rental and fee simple contracts. The owner, ROC Seniors Housing, in a joint venture with existing principals of Freedom Senior Management, plans to expand the property to include an additional 120 IL and AL apartments. The financing was arranged by Aaron Rosenzweig, Timothy Hosmer and Caryn Miller of Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior... Read More »Expansion project receives funding
A retirement community in Dallas, Oregon originally planned to expand its campus in 2007, but had to put in on hold during the Great Recession (bet that’s not the first time you’ve heard that). But now, the project is off the ground thanks in large part to a $27.6 million bond issue underwritten by Cain Brothers. Already with 45 independent living garden homes, 73 IL units, 65 assisted living units, 20 memory care units and 121 skilled nursing beds, the community, sponsored by the not-for-profit Mennonite Retirement Community, Inc. and operated by Life Care Services, was looking to add 40 new lodge-style IL apartments, a 21,000 square foot clubhouse and various new amenities. The proceeds... Read More »New joint venture debuts
Contemporary Healthcare Capital and Community & Southern Bank announced the first joint closing under their strategic alliance and “uni-tranche” program with a $10.5 million loan for a Pacific Northwest-based seniors housing operator to acquire a 95-unit/116-bed assisted living/memory care community in Ashland, Oregon. The combined loans were valued at about 85% loan-to-cost, translating to an approximate purchase price of $12.1 million, or $127,400 per unit. The borrower also plans to use proceeds of the loan to invest $575,000 in capital improvements, provide initial working capital and pay associated closing costs. The strategic alliance will provide enhanced leveraged financing... Read More »Schedule a demo
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