FATE, Texas — Private equity firm Gardner Capital has partnered with the City of Fate, a small city northeast of Dallas, to develop Gala at Fate, a 185-unit affordable seniors housing community. The city will lease the land to Gardner Capital, with plans for long-term ownership by the public-private partnership. CREA and Citibank are additional financial partners for the project, with Citibank providing both construction and permanent financing. “An important piece of our community’s comprehensive plan is to provide a wide range of housing choices, from first-time home buyers up …
HOUSTON — Heavenrich & Co. has negotiated the sale of Villa Toscana at Cypress Woods, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility located in Northwest Houston. Villa Toscana was built in 2009 on an 80-acre medical campus, anchored by the Kelsey Seybold Clinic. Heavenrich & Co. represented the sellers, national owner-operator StoneGate Senior Living and a publicly traded REIT. The buyer was O&M Investments, a private equity firm focused on skilled nursing. The price was $5.3 million, or just over $44,000 per bed. Occupancy was 76 percent at the time of sale.
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Capitol Seniors Housing has opened Atria Highland Park, an assisted living and memory care community in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The three-story, 72,000-square-foot community features 86 residential apartments on a 2.6-acre site. The operator is Atria Senior Living. Mosely Architects designed the project, while StudioSIX5 handled interior design. “Overlooking Sunset Valley Golf Club and located just south of Sunset Woods Park, the new community is also near medical facilities, downtown Highland Park shops and restaurants, a post office and many more local amenities,” says …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has announced that assisted living facilities may now apply for funding under the Provider Relief Fund Phase II. The move comes after months of lobbying by seniors housing industry associations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, while skilled nursing facilities received millions of dollars in governmental support, assisted living communities were left out of much of the funding. “Argentum, along with our trade association partners, have been advocating on behalf of …
SARASOTA, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group and United Properties have reached the final phase of construction of Watercrest Sarasota. The community features 72 independent living units, 94 assisted living units and 32 memory care residences. Walker & Co. is building the property alongside Interior Design Associates.
OKLAHOMA — Carnegie Capital has arranged $11.5 million in refinancing for three skilled nursing facilities totaling 330 licensed beds in Southern-Central Oklahoma. The borrower is a local owner-operator, and the lender is an Arkansas-based regional bank. JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital arranged the financing, which features a 3.99 percent fixed rate for five years.
HONOLULU — Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co. has provided a $33 million refinancing for The Plaza at Punchbowl, a seniors housing community in Honolulu. Built in 2003 and renovated in 2017, The Plaza at Punchbowl is a Class A facility that features 68 independent living units, 20 assisted living units and 20 memory care units. It is one of six seniors housing communities that The Plaza Assisted Living operates in Hawaii. The borrower is MW Group. The Fannie Mae loan features a 10-year term and five years of interest-only payments. The …
NEW YORK CITY and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dwight Capital, a private commercial real estate lender based in New York City, has acquired Love Funding, the Washington, D.C.-based HUD lending subsidiary of Midland States Bank. Both companies lend within the seniors housing sector. As a result of this acquisition, Dwight Capital claims it is now the largest dedicated HUD multifamily and healthcare financing firm in the nation. The Love Funding platform will be integrated within Dwight Capital. Midland States Bank will retain the existing Love Funding servicing portfolio. Terms of the …
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Greystone has provided a $30 million HUD loan for the renovations at Council Towers Senior Apartment Homes, an age-restricted affordable housing community in Miami Beach. Council Towers comprises two 12-story buildings with a total of 250 one-bedroom units. HUD provides rental subsidies under a Project-Based Section 8 contract. The substantial rehabilitation of the property, which was originally constructed under HUD’s Section 202 program 40 years ago, will upgrade, preserve and continue to provide affordable housing. Apartments are restricted to seniors over age 62 making up to …
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. — Sunshine Retirement Living has hired Shannon Hundley as the executive director of Park View Estates Assisted Living & Memory Care in Fountain Valley, approximately 35 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Sunshine recently opened model apartments at the community, with plans to hire up to 50 staffers as the property nears its grand opening. Hundley is a licensed vocational nurse with a Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) Administrator License. He has 15 years of experience, most recently as executive director of another community near …