DALLAS — Bay 9 Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Lapis Advisers LP, has agreed to acquire Edgemere, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Dallas. The high-profile asset has been operating under a forbearance agreement with its lender, UMB Bank, since January 2022. Located on a 16-acre site, Edgemere features 304 independent living units, 60 assisted living units, 31 memory care units and 72 skilled nursing beds. The initial phase of development opened in 2001. Although the seller is not disclosed, Lifespace Communities acquired Edgemere from Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp. …
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HOUSTON — Ziegler has arranged $76 million in bond financing for Brazos Presbyterian Homes (BPH), a nonprofit owner-operator based in Houston. The tax-exempt, draw-down bonds are supported by a three-bank syndicate comprised of Amegy Bank, Hancock Whitney and Trustmark. BPH owns and operates three continuing care retirement communities in Texas: Brazos Towers at Bayou Manor, The Hallmark and Longhorn Village. The bonds will fund an expansion project at Longhorn Village, refinance bonds from 2013 and pay the costs of issuance. The expansion project will add 48 independent living apartments to …
CATONSVILLE, Md.— Erickson Senior Living has named Don Grove as the new executive director at Charlestown, a continuing care retirement community in the Baltimore suburb of Catonsville. Grove joined the Charlestown team in 2007 as director of sales and marketing, a position he held for 14 years. In 2021, Grove transitioned to the role of associate executive director and most recently took on the role of interim executive director. Prior to joining Charlestown, Grove worked with the Baltimore Orioles as senior director of sales and ticketing. He holds a bachelor’s …
SHORT PUMP, Va. — Erickson Senior Living has planned two new independent living buildings at Avery Point, a continuing care retirement community in Short Pump. Stafford Glen opened in February, and Langham Terrace will follow this summer. Stafford Glen and Langham Terrace feature 203 luxury one- and two-bedroom apartments. Additionally, two more buildings will open in 2024 — Boynton Place and Wilton Crossing — with reservations currently open. Avery Point, situated on a beautiful 94-acre campus, opened in October 2022. Upon full build-out, the community will feature 1,200 independent living …
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Ziegler has arranged $29 million in bond financing for Ensō Verde, a seniors housing currently under development in Simi Valley. The borrower is Kendal Corp., which began developing the continuing care retirement community in 2022. Locate don 21 acres, plans call for 237 independent living units, 24 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and related amenities and common areas. The California Public Finance Authority issued the unrated bonds, which are a mix of tax-exempt and taxable. The bonds will be used to purchase the development …
GENEVA, Ill. — Lifespace Communities has acquired GreenFields of Geneva, a nonprofit, 257-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Geneva, approximately 40 miles west of downtown Chicago. Friendship Senior Options (FSO) sold the property for an undisclosed price. FSO will continue to provide management services through June, at which time the community will fully transition onto Lifespace management, systems and support. The sale brings Lifespace’s total portfolio to 18 communities, including three in metro Chicago. Located on 26 acres bordering two championship golf courses, GreenFields includes walking paths, a fishing …
Ziegler Arranges $29.2M Financing for Bishop Gadsden Expansion in Charleston, South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ziegler has arranged $29.2 million in bond financing to fund a renovation project at Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community in Charleston. The nonprofit continuing care retirement community is located on James Island, approximately six miles from downtown and six miles from Folly Beach. Founded in 1850 as a special ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, Bishop Gadsden has continuously expanded its mission to serve seniors for 173 years and remains affiliated with the Episcopal diocese. In 1987, Bishop Gadsden moved to its current location on …
HATFIELD, SOUDERTON and LANSDALE, Pennsylvania — Ziegler has arranged $19 million in bond financing for Living Branches, a nonprofit seniors housing and affordable housing operator. Living Branches was founded in 2008 upon the merger of Dock Woods, a life plan community founded in 1981 in Lansdale, and Souderton Mennonite Homes, a life plan community in Souderton originally founded in 1917. The corporation also operates The Willows of Living Branches, a personal care community in Hatfield founded in 1942, and two HUD housing organizations located on the Dock Woods campus. The …
Ziegler Closes $47M Financing for Construction of Saint Therese Community in Corcoran, Minnesota
CORCORAN, Minn. — Specialty investment bank Ziegler has closed on $47 million in financing for Saint Therese of Corcoran LLC, and its sponsor, Saint Therese, for the construction of a new senior living community in Corcoran, about 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis. The financing is comprised of $18.2 million of Series 2022AB and $28.8 million of Series 2023 Senior Living Revenue Notes placed with Bremer Bank. Proceeds of the notes, along with other available funds, will be used to finance the construction of Saint Therese of Corcoran, fund interest on …
NAPLES, Fla. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s seniors housing investment sales team has arranged the $81 million sale of The Arlington at Naples. The 298-unit continuing care retirement community is located on 39 acres in the Lely Resort master-planned community in Naples. It opened in 2015. The community offers 47 independent living estate homes, 128 independent living apartments, 42 assisted living units, 37 memory care units and 44 skilled nursing units. Prior to the sale, The Arlington was operating under a forbearance agreement. The Grandbridge team, led by Dave Kliewer …