Developer launches a public relations campaign to heal the wounds to the seniors housing industry caused by COVID-19. By Jeff Shaw From the point of view of many inside the seniors housing industry, the sector has taken a beating from the press during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stories of coronavirus outbreaks at skilled nursing facilities dominated the headlines in March and April, and private-pay seniors housing was often conflated with nursing homes. Scott Stewart wanted to fight the negative perception of seniors housing, believing it to be the safest place a …
What advice do you give to borrowers who are seeking to either acquire, refinance or develop seniors housing? Reset your expectations By Alex Florea Senior Director Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors My advice would be to take a step back, reset expectations and approach the market with an open mind. Attractive financing is available, and you can absolutely get your deal done. But things have changed, and you may need to give recourse or other credit support. You may need to go outside your traditional bank group or work with …
DALLAS — Ziegler has arranged $77.1 million of bond financing for Presbyterian Village North, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Dallas. The community sits on a 66-acre campus and currently consists of 89 buildings with 253 independent living units, 101 assisted living units, 44 memory care units and a health center operating 106 skilled nursing beds. The proceeds of the bonds will finance the cost of an expansion project that will add 112 new independent living units in a five-story building named The Hawthorne. Of the 97 units being …
BOSTON — DiMella Shaffer, a Boston-based architecture firm, has completed design work on Grace Apartments, an affordable seniors housing development located in East Boston, and construction of the project has begun. Developed by the East Boston Community Development Corporation (EBCDC) and Affirmative Investments, Grace Apartments will feature 42 residential units for low-income seniors within a new seven-story structure in Maverick Square. Like many cities across the nation, Boston is facing an increasingly acute housing crisis with soaring rents and slender supply, leaving the city’s seniors with limited options, according to …
BOISE — A team of senior living industry veterans have launching Wellness Enhanced Lifestyle Living, a new senior living development company based in Boise. The company’s leadership team includes Dave Mazurek, formerly founder of Sterling Bay’s senior living platform and part of Ventas’ development team; Mandy Serrano, formerly with Holiday Retirement, Avamere and Atlas; and Haller, who most recently served as Avamere’s chief development officer and founder of Ovation and Point Development Co. Collectively, the team has developed in 39 states with a total transaction resume of $6.8 billion in …
NORTH BEND, Ore. — Merrill Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 69-unit independent living community in North Bend. The 44,000-square-foot community was part of a senior living portfolio that went into receivership in late 2019. The property is one of four properties in the portfolio that make up a continuum of care model in the local area. The name of the property and campus were not disclosed. Mike Merrill represented the court-appointed receiver. A California-based investment group focused on the multifamily sector paid $4.1 million for the …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), a Washington, D.C.-based organization representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and assisted living communities across the country, has released a report showing new COVID cases in nursing homes in the U.S. have now reached a record number of weekly new cases. Recent data released by Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) show that with the recent spike in new COVID cases in the general U.S. population, weekly nursing home …
ROCKWALL, ROWLETT, WILLS POINT and WAXAHACHIE, Texas — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired four post-acute care facilities in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. The REIT paid $47.6 million for the properties in an off-market transaction for $47.6 million. The portfolio consists of 554 skilled nursing beds and 24 assisted living beds, and is currently leased to operating affiliates of The Ensign Group Inc. The facilities include Beacon Harbor Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Rockwall, Rowlett Health & Rehabilitation Center in Rowlett, Crestwood Health & Rehabilitation in Wills Point and Pleasant …
DALLAS — Juliette Fowler Communities (JFC) has announced plans to construct a 144-unit independent living community, the Juliette Fowler Residences, for limited-to-moderate-wealth seniors in East Dallas. A groundbreaking for the $24 million development at the 25-acre site is planned for early 2021, with move-ins scheduled to begin in May 2022. JFC was awarded tax credit financing through The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ (TDHCA) competitive tax credit process. A 2019 study by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) shows that 54 percent of middle-income …
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Affordable housing developer Woda Cooper Cos., along with partners Gertrude Wood Community Foundation and LifeCare Alliance, have completed The Livingston, a 45-unit affordable and age-restricted community in the Near South area of Columbus. The three-story property is reserved for residents age 55 and older who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. The project pays tribute to The Livingston Theater, a historic theater dating back to the 1940s. The theater’s marquee signage, terrazzo flooring and a portion of its lobby were restored and incorporated …