• Receivership Sale of Standalone Memory Care Community Closes

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Southeast closings continued with the sale of Westminster Memory Care in Lexington, South Carolina. Built in 2020, the Class-A community features 48 units of memory care and high-end finishes. It is set on 6.3 acres, which provides an opportunity for expansion under new ownership. Also, at the time of the... Read More »
  • Active Adult Community Secures Freddie Mac Refinance

    An active adult community in Hurst, Texas, paid off its existing bank debt with a Freddie Mac refinance arranged by Berkadia. Heritage Village Residences was built in 2014 with 120 units, including 10 cottages. It was part of multiple acquisitions over the years, first in 2020 when Edison Equity Management Corporation bought it for $23.3 million... Read More »
  • Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in upstate New York that stakeholders were divesting to take advantage of positive performance trends and a strong M&A market. The Legacy at Cranberry Landing, a 95-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, was... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Investment Vehicle Acquires First Asset

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired Bellingham at West Chester, a 274-unit seniors housing community in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The investment is Focus’ first for its newest investment vehicle, Focus Senior Housing Fund III. The property sits on an 11.8-acre site 20 miles west of downtown Philadelphia. It comprises 208 independent living, 50... Read More »
  • Management Transfer Includes Purchase Option

    A senior care campus in Waterloo, Illinois, secured a new operator thanks to Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Featuring 144 skilled nursing beds and 50 independent living units, Oak Hill – Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center was well occupied with a strong quality mix. It was owned by Monroe County, which wanted to retain the... Read More »
CBRE Finances Harrison Street/Anthology Joint Venture

CBRE Finances Harrison Street/Anthology Joint Venture

CBRE Senior Housing’s Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root have arranged construction financing on behalf of a joint venture between Anthology Senior Living and Harrison Street.  The five-year floating rate loan with 42 months of interest only was provided through a regional bank for Anthology Boynton Beach, a 130-unit senior living community in Boynton Beach, Florida. It comprises 98 assisted living units and 32 memory care units on 5.3 acres within a larger planned development named Main Street at Boynton. The to-be-built community will be operated by Anthology Senior Living, a seniors housing-focused subsidiary of CA Ventures.  Amenities will include a fitness center, spa,... Read More »
CBRE Sells Five Communities in the Great Lakes Area

CBRE Sells Five Communities in the Great Lakes Area

Lisa Widmier of CBRE Senior Housing has sold a portfolio of five assisted living/memory care communities in the Great Lakes region. Appropriately called the “Great Lakes Portfolio,” these communities consist of 514 units in Michigan (with three locations) and Ohio (two locations). Occupancy fell below 50%, and not surprisingly, the portfolio was not making any money at the time of the sale.  Lone Star Funds and alternative investment manager Hudson Advisors acquired the portfolio from an unnamed seller. The purchase price was not revealed, we have heard it may have exceeded $115 million, or more than $225,000 per unit. Considering how far occupancy needs to come to improve both margin and... Read More »
BMO Harris Funds Construction Project in North Carolina

BMO Harris Funds Construction Project in North Carolina

BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance business announced that it secured a $72.4 million construction loan for a senior living community in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Village on Morehead will feature 199 high-end independent and assisted living units in 12 stories. Bridgewood purchased the site for $11.5 million and will have its wholly-owned management group, Retirement Center Management, operate the community once it opens in 2023.  CBRE arranged this loan through BMO Harris on behalf of a joint venture between Bridgewood Property Company and Harrison Street. CBRE originated a four-year, floating-rate loan with a full term of interest-only and extension options. Over the... Read More »
BMO Harris Funds Construction Project in North Carolina

CBRE Finances New Senior Housing Construction in North Carolina

The Village on Morehead, a to-be-built, Class-A, 199-unit senior living complex in Charlotte, North Carolina, has secured construction financing courtesy of CBRE Senior Housing’s Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root. CBRE arranged this loan on behalf of a joint venture between Bridgewood Property Company and Harrison Street.  This 12-story independent and assisted living community will be operated by Retirement Center Management (RCM), Bridgewood’s wholly-owned management group. The Carolinas Medical Center, North Carolina’s largest hospital, is located less than a mile from the community.   CBRE originated a four-year, floating-rate loan with full term of interest only and... Read More »
CBRE Finances Active Adult Development in Chicagoland

CBRE Finances Active Adult Development in Chicagoland

A new active adult development that is set to break ground just received financing courtesy of CBRE and a national bank. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Matthew Kuronen of CBRE Senior Housing partnered with CBRE Chicago’s Debt and Structured Finance’s John Parret and Peter Marino to arrange the $43 million construction loan.   The to-be-built community is located in Chicagoland and will feature around 190 units. It is considered to be “A” quality, which we imagine are easier projects for lenders to get behind right now, especially with an active developer in the space. A national bank provided the loan, which comes with a five-year term, 42 months of interest only and a floating... Read More »