KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Kiawah Life Plan Village Inc. (KLPV), a newly formed nonprofit, has purchased a nine-acre site from Kiawah Partners, a subsidiary of South Street Partners, in the coastal resort community of Kiawah Island. Plans for the site include Seafields at Kiawah Island, a $180 million continuing care retirement community. Conceived in response to fill a void in the market, and at the request of Kiawah and Seabrook property owners as a way to age in place, the property will feature an in-house medical clinic operated by the …
MAINE — The Knapp-Stahler Seniors Housing Group of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Central Maine. The 121,677-square-foot community spans an entire city block, totaling 3.6 acres. Occupancies have consistently been over 90 percent, according to the brokers. The price was $10.2 million. Details on the buyer and seller were not disclosed. The lead agent for this transaction was Jim Knapp.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — HJ Sims has arranged a $44 million refinancing for Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, a continuing care retirement community in Charlotte. Sims partnered with Aldersgate in 2019 with a financing for Generations at Shalom Park. In 2020, Sims identified a refunding opportunity for Aldersgate’s outstanding 2013 bonds. In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) eliminated advance refundings using tax-exempt municipal bonds. Therefore, Sims utilized Cinderella Bonds, which would be taxable until the optional redemption date, after which the bonds would convert to tax-exempt, complying with …
Opportunities are available in renovating old stock and building niche communities. By Richard Ackerman Upheaval in the continuing care retirement community (CCRC) market is changing the assumptions and opportunities that fueled the senior living trend for over 40 years. Today’s investors can find new opportunities at two ends of the spectrum — redevelopment of aging CCRCs and new development of smaller-scale CCRCs in upscale niche markets. With conventional private equity financing hard to come by, creative approaches, including structuring CCRCs as nonprofits, offer a proven path to bring communities to …
NEW ORLEANS — HJ Sims has arranged $23.3 million in financing for Poydras Home, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in New Orleans. Opened in 1857, Poydras now consists of 10 independent living units, 22 assisted living units, 11 memory care units and 64 private nursing care beds. The community will replace all 64 nursing units with a small-house model and add 14 new assisted living units across two three-story buildings. Poydras will be the first certified Green House project in Louisiana, featuring an model of care where the resident’s …
ERIE and MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — HJ Sims hass arranged $47.6 million in financing for Asbury Communities Inc. The loans support two life plan communities — Bethany Village Retirement Center in Mechanicsburg and Springhill in Erie. Bethany includes two campuses with 400 independent living units, 100 assisted living units, a 69-bed skilled nursing center and amenities. Springhill has 158 independent living and 35 personal care units, plus an 80-bed skilled nursing facility. The loans refinance bonds from 2012 and include a $20.4 million bank loan and tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds totaling $27.2 …
AUSTIN, Texas — Ziegler has arranged $56.9 million in bond financing through the New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. for an expansion at Westminster, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Austin. The community is located on approximately 9.3 acres in west central Austin and comprises 324 independent living units, 22 assisted living units and 85 skilled nursing beds (of which 30 are utilized for memory care). Life Care Services (LCS) has operated the property since 1981. Additionally, LCS is providing development services for Westminster’s expansion project. The project …
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — HJ Sims has arranged $60.5 million in bond financing for Westminster Village, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in West Lafayette, approximately midway between Chicago and Indianapolis. Founded in 1976, the community features 346 beds targeting middle-class seniors. The ownership partners with Purdue University. Westminster Village sought to take advantage of low interest rates to refinancing its outstanding 2014 bond issue. Sims found a banking partner with terms that would offer flexibility and savings for the borrower. The financing generated enough savings to for the community …
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Ziegler has arranged $115.6 million in bond financing for Vicar’s Landing, a continuing care retirement community in Ponte Vedra Beach, approximately 20 miles southeast of Jacksonville. Vicar’s Landing was developed in 1983. It sits on a 24.3-acre site within Sawgrass, a 4,800-acre private resort and residential community. The larger master-planned Sawgrass community features four adjacent golf clubs, TPC Sawgrass, the Sawgrass Marriott Resort, a shopping center and other residential and recreational amenities. Vicar’s Landing features 227 independent living units, 38 assisted living apartments and 60 …
MEQUON, Wis. — Lifespace Communities has acquired Newcastle Place, a 257-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Mequon. The seller and price were not disclosed. The acquisition of Newcastle Place, located in a suburb of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan’s western shore, brings Lifespace’s family of continuing care communities to 16. Newcastle Place, which sits on 52 acres, joins six other Lifespace communities in the Midwest. Lifespace, based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit owners and operators of CCRCs.