CARMEL, Calif. — Ziegler has arranged $36 million in bond financing for California Congregational Retirement Homes. The transaction will refinance existing debt and fund capital improvements at Carmel Valley Manor. Located in the small beach city of Carmel, located south of the Bay Area, Carmel Valley Manor features 27 independent living cottages, 119 independent living apartments, 24 assisted living unts and 36 skilled nursing units on a 25-acre campus. The bonds were issued through the California Municipal Finance Authority and amortize over a 30-year period. “This successful round of financing …
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — Nonprofit developer Green Cay Life Plan Village Inc. has unveiled plans for a $250 million continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Boynton Beach along the Atlantic Coast in South Florida. Green Cay has purchased the 15-acre site with plans for 170 independent living, 16 assisted living and 16 memory care units in a 340,000-square-foot building. The property is adjacent to Green Cay Nature Center. Independent living residences will range from one to three bedrooms; assisted living apartments will include studio to two-bedroom options; and memory care …
By Steven Leone and Richard C. Quinn, Spiezle Architectural Group Over the past several years, design trends have painted an interesting picture for future life plan communities that stray from what we have seen for decades. Life plan communities (previously known as continuing care retirement communities, or CCRCs) are nothing new. But with an older population growing and thriving, these life plan communities (LPCs) are shifting away from the traditional continuum of care-based models to a more independent version of health- and wellness-centric focus with little to no care. This …
ARIZONA — VIUM Capital has provided a $13.7 million HUD refinancing for a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Arizona. The transaction replaces a bridge loan, which VIUM also provided in January 2021. The property features 12 independent living, 93 assisted living and 94 skilled nursing beds. Further details were not disclosed.
Ziegler Arranges Acquisition Financing for 203-Unit Village at Brookwood CCRC in Burlington, North Carolina
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged three separate loans to fund the acquisition of The Village at Brookwood (TVAB), a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Burlington. Opened in 2003, TVAB features 155 independent living units, 12 assisted living units, 12 memory care units and 24 skilled nursing units on a 47-acre plot. The buyer, Well-Spring, is the current operator and also owns/operates a second CCRC in nearby Greensboro. Alamance Regional Medical Center originally developed TVAB, but the health system was acquired by Cone Health in 2011, after which Well-Spring …
Buckner Names David Ummel as New Executive Director at Buckner Westminster Place in Longview, Texas
LONGVIEW, Texas — Buckner Retirement Services has named David Ummel as the new executive director at Buckner Westminster Place in the East Texas city of Longview. Ummel most recently served as executive director for Calder Woods in Beaumont, which Buckner Retirement Services also operates. A 14-year veteran of Buckner, Ummel worked for Buckner Children and Family Services (BCFS) and Buckner church/ministry engagement prior to his move to Buckner Retirement Services. As a Buckner church engagement officer, he oversaw Faith Fosters Texas, a statewide initiative engaging the faith-based community with the …
PLANO, Texas — Ziegler has arranged $197.7 million in bond financing for the Outlook at Windhaven Forefront Living, a seniors housing community in Plano. The property is currently in the development process. Designs call for 153 independent living apartments, 30 independent living cottages, 32 assisted living units and 24 memory care units. The proceeds will be used to refinance the cost of acquiring, developing and constructing the retirement community. The borrower is Forefront Living, formerly known as Presbyterian Communities and Services. The financing comprises $109.5 million of tax-exempt bonds, $88.2 …
ABILENE, AMARILLO and TYLER, Texas — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s seniors housing investment sales team has arranged the sale of a three continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) in Texas. Lifespace Communities acquired the properties from RSF Partners, Evergreen Senior Living Properties and ER Senior Management. The price was not disclosed. The 664-unit portfolio provides a full continuum of care including independent living cottages and apartments, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing in a hybrid structure of entrance-fee and rental contracts. The properties include Wesley Court in Abilene, The Craig …
Ziegler Arranges $71M Bond Financing for Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury in Winchester, Virginia
WINCHESTER, Va. — Ziegler has arranged $71 million in bond financing for Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury (SVWC), a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Winchester, approximately 75 miles west of Washington, D.C. SVWC was founded in 1982 and provides housing, healthcare and other services to nearly 400 residents on its 87-acre campus through the operation of 218 independent living units (164 apartments and 54 cottages), 48 assisted living units, 12 memory care units and 51 skilled nursing beds. SVWC is completing an independent living unit expansion project known as the Hackwoods, …
PHOENIX — BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group has closed on a $145 million, two-bank term facility for LCS and Westminster Capital. The borrowers will use the funds to recapitalize Sagewood, a continuing care retirement community in Phoenix. The property features 417 independent living, 44 assisted living, 28 memory care and 78 skilled nursing units.