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Greystone Plans $124.2M Expansion at Friendsview CCRC in Newberg, Oregon

by Jeff Shaw

NEWBERG, Ore. — Greystone plans to break ground July 8 on an expansion project at Friendsview, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Portland suburb of Newberg. Yamhill County Hospital Authority issued $124.2 million in bond financing, underwritten by Ziegler, for the project. The community was founded in 1961 and boasts affordable CCRC living, with average monthly fees of $2,500. The expansion will bring new amenities to current residents across three new components named Springbrook Meadows North, Sutton Terrace at University Village and Charles Beals Plaza. “Replacing the health …

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CCRCFrom The Magazine

CCRCs Learn to Adapt, Thrive

by Jeff Shaw

Life plan communities outperform other types of seniors housing amid the pandemic due to an increased focus on choice and long-term residents. By Jeff Shaw The 2008 housing market crash, also known as the Great Recession or Global Financial Crisis, hit one segment of seniors housing particularly hard: continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). The CCRC, or life plan community, concept is a campus with a full continuum of care — from independent living through skilled nursing — where residents can continue to live at the community as their acuity increases. …

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AcquisitionsCCRCIowaNews

Lument Securities Advises Multi-Generational Family Business on Exit from Seniors Housing Industry

by Jeff Shaw

WOODBINE, Iowa — Lument Securities has advised Sherer Management, a multi-generational seniors housing and care owner and operator based in Woodbine, on the sale of two businesses as well as the company’s exit from the seniors housing industry. Sherer Management is a family-owned business that operated continuing care retirement communities in western Iowa, Rose Vista in Woodbine and Longview Home in Missouri Valley, which offer skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living services, in addition to hospice services through Generations Hospice. The company operated the communities for over 60 years. …

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CCRCDevelopmentNewsVirginia

Mather Launches Phase II Presales at Massive CCRC Project in Tysons, Virginia

by Jeff Shaw

TYSONS, Va. — Mather has started pre-sales for the second phase of The Mather, a Life Plan Community in Tysons, a suburb of Washington, D.C. The second phase is known as the South Building. The two high-rise buildings of the development include one with 186 apartments (Phase I, projected to open in 2023) and another with 114 apartments (Phase II, projected to open in 2024), which will be connected by a multi-story concourse with amenity spaces. Phase I is currently 80 percent pre-sold. Entrance fee pricing starts at $646,700, with …

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CaliforniaCCRCDevelopmentFinanceNews

Ziegler Arranges $297M Financing for Ensō Village Development in Sonoma County

by Jeff Shaw

HEALDSBURG, Calif. — Ziegler has arranged $297 million in bond financing for the development of Ensō Village, a continuing care retirement community in the Sonoma County city of Healdsburg. The borrower is Kendal Corp., which is developing the property. The California Public Finance Authority issued the tax-exempt bonds. Ensō Village is located on approximately 16 acres and will feature 221 independent living apartments, 30 assisted living apartments and 24 memory support apartments. Of the 221 independent living apartments, 20 are low-income rental apartments for retired Buddhist teachers, and 10 are …

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CCRCDevelopmentFinanceNebraskaNews

Ziegler Arranges $48M Development Financing for Tabitha at Prairie Commons in Grand Island, Nebraska

by Jeff Shaw

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Ziegler has arranged $48 million in financing for Tabitha Grand Island for the construction of Tabitha at Prairie Commons in Grand Island. The financing comprises $34 million in bonds placed with Pinnacle Bank, a $12 million subordinate loan placed with Mission Investment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and a $2 million tax incremental financing loan provided by Pinnacle Bank. The borrower is a Nebraska nonprofit established in 2019 for the purpose of constructing and operating Tabitha at Prairie Commons, which will feature 81 …

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AcquisitionsCCRCIllinoisNews

Covenant Living Acquires Three Crowns Park CCRC in Evanston, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

EVANSTON, Ill. — Covenant Living Communities and Services has entered into an affiliation agreement with Three Crowns Park, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Evanston, approximately 12 miles north of downtown Chicago. Under the agreement, Three Crowns Park will become part of the Covenant Living organization. Covenant Living will assume overall management and operations of Three Crowns Park with shared governance and leadership upon closing, which is scheduled for July 1. Three Crowns Park is a seven-acre, single-site senior living community established more than 125 years ago. It is …

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CCRCDevelopmentFinanceNewsNorth Carolina

Ziegler Arranges $44.4M Bond Financing for The Forest at Duke in Durham, North Carolina

by Jeff Shaw

DURHAM, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged $44.4 million in bond financing for The Forest at Duke, a 47-acre continuing care retirement community just south of Duke University in Durham. The Forest at Duke opened in 1992 and currently serves over 360 residents across 154 apartments, 88 cottages (242 total independent living units), 34 assisted living units and 58 licensed skilled nursing beds. Proceeds of the bonds will be used for a renovation project that will include 90 new units (32 assisted living and 58 skilled nursing) in a “small house” …

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AcquisitionsCCRCNewsPennsylvania

SLIB Brokers Sale of 168-Bed St. Mary’s East in Erie, Pennsylvania

by Jeff Shaw

ERIE, Pa. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of St. Mary’s East, a continuing care retirement community in Erie. The original building was constructed in 1929 and the campus underwent several additions and renovations with the last project completed in 2010. It features 139 skilled nursing beds and 29 units / 58 beds of residential and personal care. The seller was a local nonprofit looking to focus on its other campus, which is a true entry fee CCRC model. The buyer and price were not disclosed.

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AcquisitionsCCRCIowaNebraskaNews

Lifespace Sells Two CCRC Campuses in Midwest to Immanuel Communities

by Jeff Shaw

LINCOLN, Neb., and DES MOINES, Iowa — Immanuel Communities has acquired two continuing care retirement community (CCRC) campuses in Lincoln and Des Moines. Lifespace Communities, also a nonprofit owner-operator, was the seller. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Deerfield and Grand Lodge at the Preserve will join Immanuel’s portfolio in third-quarter 2021. The campuses comprise 349 apartments with a mix of independent living, assisted living, memory care, residential care, and skilled-nursing and long-term care. The acquisitions are part of Immanuel’s plans to expand its Midwest presence.

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