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Jeff Shaw

By Matt Valley Until there is a greater sense of stability in the marketplace and clarity from the Federal Reserve on the timing and extent of interest rate cuts, underwriting deals will remain a challenge for lenders, believes Jason Clouet, vice president of Bayview Asset Management.  “I think if we polled everybody in this room, half of you would say that we’re going to see a 200 basis points drop, and half of the room would say 50 basis points. There’s not real clarity right now as far as where …

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PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — ANF Group Inc. has completed construction of Providence Living at Pembroke Pines, a new assisted living facility and memory care facility in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The 114,003-square-foot community features 81 units of assisted living and 40 units of memory care. The project is located on 3.15 acres at the entrance to the Pembroke Pines City Center, approximately 20 miles north of Miami. Providence One Development and ANF Real Estate Group developed the property. ANF Group was the general contractor, while Providence Senior Living will manage the …

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DALLAS — Edgemere, a continuing care retirement community in North Dallas, has promoted Teresa Bates to executive director.  Bates brings more than 25 years of senior living experience to the community. She started with Edgemere in 2002 and assisted with the opening of its health center. She held several positions within the community for 17 years before returning in 2022 as the associate executive director. As executive director at Edgemere, Bates oversees the daily operations of the community across all departments and team members.

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GREENVILLE, S.C.; SEATTLE; SPRINGFIELD, Mo.; TUKWILA, Wash.; and HILLSBORO, Ore. — Seattle based Merrill Gardens has added four existing communities to its portfolio, along with one new community under construction. The privately held company now operates 65 communities in 17 states. The first community is Merrill Gardens at Greenville. The newly opened independent living community features 129 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Also acquired was Murano Senior Living in Seattle. The high-rise community features 243 apartments with waterfront and city skyline views. The property offers independent living, assisted living and …

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NEWARK, Del.; HAMILTON and WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Juniper Communities has taken over management of three Leisure Care senior living properties providing assisted living and memory care. The three properties are part of Columbia Pacific Advisors’ seniors housing portfolio. The move adds 397 assisted living and memory care units and approximately 300 associates to Juniper’s current portfolio. Juniper Communities now owns and operates 28 communities in Colorado, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Delaware. Juniper Village at Newark, formerly known as The Vero at Newark and built in 2023, offers assisted …

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SALT LAKE CITY and ST. GEORGE, Utah — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of two communities in Utah. The seller was a national developer/investor seeking an exit from more than a dozen geographically disparate, older-vintage communities.  The communities were purchased in a sizeable portfolio transaction pre-COVID, under a value-add thesis of operator transitions to create regional groupings coupled with renovations and repositioning. Unfortunately, the cumulative impact of COVID followed by the unprecedented rise in interest rates created meaningful headwinds to the original thesis and drove a …

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JACKSONVILLE — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Rosecastle of Deerwood, a 60-unit memory care community in Jacksonville. The asset was built in 2015 on approximately 3.4 acres. The buyer was a Florida-based entity using a 1031 exchange. The seller and price were not disclosed. Brad Clousing and Daniel Geraghty led the transaction for SLIB.

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ST. PETERS, Mo. — Watermark Retirement Communities has named Kathleen Nardoni as executive director of The Watermark at St. Peters. Nardoni has a 15-year career in senior living, including all levels of care, marketing and administration, with responsibilities for opening a new independent living community. She is a licensed senior living administrator and spent time in law enforcement earlier in her career.  She holds a degree in criminal law.

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DALLAS — If it’s a financial windfall they’re seeking by entering the ancillary services business, skilled nursing providers are joining the fray for the wrong reason and are setting themselves up for disappointment, say seasoned professionals. Instead, the successful players in the ancillary space are the ones who undertake a patient-centered approach — whether it’s the launch of a pharmacy or rehabilitation services firm or behavioral health facility — and map out a plan for taking their business to the next level. “The most important thing to think about is …

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WYOMING, Mich. — Commonwealth Senior Living has acquired a seniors housing community in the Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming.  The buyer will rebrand the community as Commonwealth Senior Living at North Byron. This marks the third community for Commonwealth in the Grand Rapids area joining Commonwealth Senior Living at Grand Rapids and Commonwealth Senior Living at East Paris. The community currently features 102 assisted living and memory care units. Commonwealth Senior Living is planning a renovation of the community, primarily focused on enhancing the secure memory care neighborhood. The seller …

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