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Blueprint Negotiates Sale of Two Communities in Indianapolis

by Jeff Shaw

INDIANAPOLIS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two assisted living communities in Indianapolis. Both assets were built in the late 1990s. Further details on the properties were not disclosed. Bloom Senior Living acquired the communities and plans to reposition them as the premier affordable options in Indianapolis by utilizing the Indiana Assisted Living Waiver Program. The seller and price were not disclosed. Ryan Kelly, Connor Doherty, Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso led the Blueprint team.

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AcquisitionsNewsWisconsin

SLIB Arranges Sale of 73-Unit Community in Footville, Wisconsin

by Jeff Shaw

FOOTVILLE, Wis. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has negotiated the sale of a 73-unit community in Footville, a village of fewer than 1,000 residents located approximately midway between Madison and Rockford, Illinois. The community-based residential facility (CBRF) was built in 2009. If totals 56,912 square feet on approximately seven acres of land. The seller was a group of local real estate owners seeking to retire from the industry. The buyer was an experienced local operator that partnered with an out-of-state equity group. This is the ninth community added to the …

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DevelopmentIndependent LivingNewsTexas

JPI Begins Leasing 185-Unit Independent Living Community in Anna, Texas

by Jeff Shaw

ANNA, Texas — Locally based developer JPI, in partnership with the City of Anna, has begun leasing Parmore Anna Senior Living, a luxury independent living community located approximately 50 miles north of Dallas.  The property will be the first of its kind in Anna and JPI’s second installment in its new line of senior housing developments. The Anna Housing Finance Corp. is also a partner on the project.  The 150,000-square-foot community will span over nine acres and include 185 apartments. Rents start at $1,100 per month for a one-bedroom unit.

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentKentuckyNews

Woda Cooper, Housing Services Alliance Open 57-Unit Haven Crossing Affordable Community in Walton, Kentucky

by Jeff Shaw

WALTON, Ky. — Developer Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. and co-developer Housing Services Alliance have opened Haven Crossing, an affordable seniors housing community in Walton, approximately 20 miles south of Cincinnati. Haven Crossing is a three-story building with an elevator that provides 33 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. It is restricted to residents age 55 and over earning 30 percent to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Project partners included Kentucky Housing Corp., Boone County, City of Walton, Marble Cliff Capital and First Financial Bank. Primary financing for …

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Former Rose Villa CEO Vassar Byrd Takes the Reins at Kendal

by Jeff Shaw

NEWARK, Del. — Kendal, a Newark based nonprofit owner of large-scale continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), has hired Vassar Byrd as CEO. She will join the organization in January. Byrd previously led Rose Villa, a CCRC in Portland, Oregon, through a 10-year transformation before announcing her plans to move on this summer. She also recently served as president of LeadingAge Oregon’s Board of Directors. Amy Harrison, who has served as interim CEO since the beginning of the year, will resume her role as chief financial officer.

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AcquisitionsMemory CareMinnesotaNews

SLIB Negotiates Sale of 65-Unit Memory Care Community in St. Paul, Minnesota

by Jeff Shaw

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of The Alton, a 65-unit memory care community in St. Paul. The community was built in 2008. It totals 52,516 square feet on approximately 0.88 acres of land. The seller was a multifamily owner/developer looking to focus on its market-rate portfolio. The buyer was an experienced home health operator in the Minnesota market looking to grow its presence in traditional senior living real estate investments. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Jake Anderson, Brad Goodsell and …

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IllinoisNewsOperationsPeople

Lifespace Communities Names Elijah Heyboer as Executive Director at GreenFields of Geneva 

by Jeff Shaw

GENEVA, Ill. — Lifespace Communities has promoted Elijah Heyboer to executive director at GreenFields of Geneva, a senior living community in Geneva, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago.  Heyboer originally joined Lifespace as administrator of the GreenFields’ health center in March before becoming interim executive director in September.  Prior to joining Lifespace, Heyboer served as human resources director at Park Place of Elmhurst, a Providence Life Services senior living community, before becoming healthcare administrator, where he oversaw subacute rehab, long-term care, assisted living and memory care.  Heyboer earned a bachelor’s …

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AcquisitionsDevelopmentFeaturesNews

Acquisitions Make More Sense Than Development in Today’s Market, Says Benchmark CEO Tom Grape

by Jeff Shaw

The dearth of new supply in the seniors housing space is a double-edged sword, says Tom Grape, founder, chairman and CEO of regional operator Benchmark Senior Living. While the lack of new product has provided a much-needed lift to operators of existing communities seeking to boost occupancy, it’s also a missed opportunity for developers chomping at the bit to start new projects.  The year-over-year (YOY) inventory growth in seniors housing was 1.3 percent in the third quarter, nearly the smallest YOY growth since 2012, according to NIC MAP. Grape foresees …

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Active AdultDevelopmentMassachusettsNews

United Group Receives $35M Construction Financing for The Arbella at Bramble Hill in Worcester, Massachusetts 

by Jeff Shaw

WORCESTER, Mass. — The United Group of Cos. Inc. has received $35 million in construction financing for The Arbella at Bramble Hill, an active adult development in Worcester. The Washington Trust Co. provided the capital with the assistance of JLL Capital.  The Arbella will span 17 acres and offer 123 one- and two-bedroom apartments across three elevator-serviced buildings. The community will also feature an 8,5000-square-foot clubhouse. United Group plans to complete construction by the beginning of 2025. Project partners include Marchionda & Associates, Syvertsen Rigosu Architects and Campanelli Associates Construction …

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FinanceFloridaNewsOregon

Berkadia Provides $56.6M in HUD Financing for Four-Community Portfolio in Florida, Oregon

by Jeff Shaw

FLORIDA and OREGON — Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare has provided four loans totaling $56.6 million in volume through HUD’s 232/223(f) program, all of which feature the program’s maximum loan term of 35 years. In the first transaction, Ed Williams of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed a $14.5 million 232/223(f) HUD loan secured by a 139-bed skilled nursing facility located in South Florida for a Florida-based client. The loan refinanced a bridge loan Williams placed in 2019 and a subsequent cash-out, borrow-up originated by the senior lender in August …

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