DALLAS — Volunteers of America National Services (VOANS) has been selected by DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas to develop The Oaks, a mixed-income affordable seniors housing community in Dallas. The project is slated for completion in 2023. The community will feature 260 units for residents age 62 or older. VOANS is the wholly controlled nonprofit subsidiary of Volunteers of America created as the sponsor and parent entity for new Volunteers of America housing development projects.
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PHOENIX — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a 94-unit skilled nursing facility in Phoenix. The 94-unit vacant facility was originally developed by Mainstreet in 2017 and designed to be operated as an assisted living and transitional care facility. However, the property was foreclosed on and as a result was never operational. The property is strategically located just 0.2 miles from Banner Estrella Medical Center as well as two other major hospitals within an eight-mile radius. The buyer, seller and price were not disclosed.
MCLEAN, Va. — Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean-based provider of senior living services, has appointed Nick Stengle as chief operating officer (COO) and Tavinder Hare as chief financial officer (CFO). Stengle brings more than 20 years of executive experience in growth strategy development, global operations and leading major organizational initiatives to Sunrise. Most recently, he served as chief operating officer of Kindred at Home, the largest home health provider in the U.S., where he supported a team of over 30,000 associates as they delivered care to more than 100,000 patients. …
MAUPIN, Ore. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Canyon Rim, a 27-unit assisted living community in Maupin, approximately 100 miles southeast of Portland. The community was built in 2005. It totals approximately 18,652 square feet on approximately 3.6 acres of land. The seller was a regional owner-operator that is now focusing on larger communities in major West Coast metropolitan areas. The buyer is a regional owner-operator out of Idaho that focuses on smaller communities. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince …
ERIE and MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — HJ Sims hass arranged $47.6 million in financing for Asbury Communities Inc. The loans support two life plan communities — Bethany Village Retirement Center in Mechanicsburg and Springhill in Erie. Bethany includes two campuses with 400 independent living units, 100 assisted living units, a 69-bed skilled nursing center and amenities. Springhill has 158 independent living and 35 personal care units, plus an 80-bed skilled nursing facility. The loans refinance bonds from 2012 and include a $20.4 million bank loan and tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds totaling $27.2 …
IRVINE, Calif. — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA) has announced that Harold Andrews, executive vice president, chief financial officer and secretary, will retire at the end of the year. Michael Costa, Sabra’s executive vice president of finance and chief accounting officer will take over the role of CFO. Andrews will remain in a consulting role with Sabra pursuant to a two-year consulting. Sabra will also begin searching for a replacement for Costa’s current position with the goal of filling that role by year end.
NEW YORK CITY — Volara, a New York-based tech company, has delivered 9,000 Google Nest Hub Max devices to more than 300 seniors housing communities to allow residents to video call with family. Volara connects each device to the residents’ Wi-Fi and adds all personal calling contacts on behalf of the residents so they can begin video calling by voice command. The senior living organizations receiving the voice technology effort include: Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, Eden Housing, Eskaton, Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing, HumanGood, Merrill …
LOVELAND, Colo. — Hunt Midwest has broken ground on The Capstone at Centerra, a 78,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care community in Loveland. Located within the 3,000-acre, master-planned Centerra development, the community is projected to open in late 2022. Integral Senior Living (ISL) will be the operator of the 102-unit property.
Monarch Communities Acquires 130-Unit The Hearth at Southbury Senior Living in Connecticut
SOUTHBURY, Conn. — Monarch Communities has acquired The Hearth at Southbury in the western New Haven County municipality of Southbury. The community offers 96 independent living/assisted living apartments and 34 memory care apartments in the heart of downtown Southbury. Once the acquisition is finalized, Monarch plans to make capital improvements to upgrade and refresh resident apartments, as well as common areas throughout the community. The community will also be renamed Motif by Monarch.
BUDA, AUSTIN and KYLE, Texas — JCI Senior Housing, a developer based in Austin, has added three communities in Texas to its portfolio. The communities are Buda Oaks Assisted Living and Memory Care in Buda, SoCo Village Assisted Living and Memory Care in Austin, and The Philomena Assisted Living and Memory Care in Kyle. JCI will operate the communities.