VALPARAISO, Ind. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Journey Senior Living of Valparaiso, a 98-unit assisted living and memory care community located near the southern bank of Lake Michigan in Valparaiso. The community opened in 2018, but struggled with lease-up, went through two management companies and was shut down in September 2020. The buyer was a regional private equity group that plans to make significant renovations to the empty building and reopen it in fall 2021. The price was $9.2 million, or $93,000 per unit. “Journey …
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Webinar: Seniors Housing Valuation Outlook — What’s Next Now that the Pandemic End is in Sight?
How do owners, operators, investors, developers and lenders view valuation in seniors housing? Seniors Housing Business and sponsor V&IG hosted the webinar “Seniors Housing Valuation Outlook — What’s Next Now that the Pandemic End is in Sight?” to weigh in as trends in the market solidify. What can the seniors housing industry expect when it comes to construction, labor, the impact of equity and debt on valuations, changing operating models and more? How can the industry bounce back from low occupancy rates? What will determine value now and in the immediate …
ACWORTH, Ga. — Griffin Living has received financing for the development of Varenita of West Cobb, a seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Acworth. The two-story, 75,516-square-foot project will feature 58 assisted living and 23 memory care units. As one of the few major financial closings for ground-up construction in senior living since the pandemic started, Varenita at West Cobb provides insight into how post-pandemic investing and innovation will look in the senior living industry, according to the developer. “The pandemic severely affected senior living products, so it …
HORIZON WEST, Fla. — The Blake has neared completion of The Blake at Hamlin, a seniors housing community in Horizon West, a master-planned community west of Orlando near Disney World. The property will offer assisted living and memory care services. The number of units was not disclosed. Angie Layfield will serve as executive director while Joshua Bentley will be director of sales and marketing. The property is scheduled to open in fall of 2021.
OSHKOSH and WAUKESHA, Wis. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of three assisted living communities in Wisconsin. A publicly traded REIT sold the assets to reduce the number of buildings leased to a specific tenant. The buyer was a private, regional owner with assets in the area. The price was not disclosed. The portfolio consists of Mission Creek in Waukesha, a suburb of Milwaukee, and Bella Vista and Lakeshore Manor, located one mile apart in Oshkosh, approximately 45 miles southwest of Green Bay. Mission Creek is …
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 116-unit assisted living and memory care community in Anchorage. The community was built in 2017, officially opening in December 2019. The 82,813-square-foot facility sits on 2.7 acres of land, with an adjacent 2.7-acre plot available for purchase. The community’s developer sold the asset to a national REIT for $32.5 million. The new owner will use a third-party operator. The REIT also is considering a joint-venture independent living expansion at the property. Vince Viverito, Brad Goodsell and …
HILLSBORO, Ore. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Harmony Guest Home, a 42-unit assisted living and memory care community in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland. The 22,597-square-foot community was built in 2002 with additions in 2006 and 2012. A one-property owner-operator looking to retire sold the asset for $8 million. The buyer was a national private equity that will partner with a third-party operator. The buyer plans to convert beds from assisted living to memory care and will also conduct a community-wide refresh. Jason Punzel, …
REDDING, Calif. — Merrill Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a two-property portfolio made up of 151 units of assisted living and memory care in Redding. The properties went under contract pre-pandemic. Since that time, the occupancy dropped nearly 20 percent as a COVID outbreak in one of the locations took a toll. Despite this, the buyers stuck with the deal. A private equity group looking to expand in California acquired the properties from an independent owner-operator for $18 million. Tyler Merrill arranged the transaction.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Chicago Pacific Founders (CPF) and its subsidiaries, CPF Living Communities and Grace Management Inc., have acquired The Ranch Estates of Tucson, a 107-unit senior living community in Tucson. The property was previously known as Sage Desert Assisted Living and Memory Care. Grace Management will take over operations. The Ranch Estates of Tucson is located in North Tucson’s Casas Adobes community, near Oro Valley. Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors arranged a non-recourse acquisition loan through Truist on behalf of CPF. The seller and price were not disclosed. The …
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Solvere Living has opened the sales center at Sunscape Daytona Beach, an 85-unit seniors housing community in Daytona Beach, located along the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Orlando. Upon completion, scheduled for late this year, the community will feature 65 assisted living units and 20 memory care units. Solvere Living, the operations management division of St. Petersburg-based Solutions Advisors Group (SAG), will be the operator. Protea Capital Partners is the owner and developer. Irwin Partners Architects designed the community.