CHICAGO — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Holy Family Villa and Bishop Lyne Residence, a nonprofit, 129-bed skilled nursing community with an 18-unit independent living component in Chicago. Built in 2002 with a 2012 rehabilitation unit addition, the community features 35 private resident rooms. Despite the contemporary design, the community was not profitable at the time of marketing, with census averaging 73 percent, resulting in a net operating loss. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the community averaged 87 percent occupancy with 49 private-pay residents and 28 …
URBANA, Ill. — HJ Sims has arranged an $8.8 million taxable note on behalf of Clark Lindsey Village. Established in 1978, Clark Lindsey Village is a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Urbana. The campus currently features 147 units of independent living, 12 units of memory care and assisted living and 105 beds of skilled nursing. The borrower plans to use the funds to undertake a repositioning project at the community over the next five years. Phase I includes the construction of eight independent living villas, in addition to site …
OAK LAWN, Ill. — Anthem Memory Care has appointed Lori Cantway as executive director for Grace Point Place in Oak Lawn. Cantway previously was executive director at Eden Supportive Living in Chicago. She has also served as executive director for Autumn Green Wright in Chicago. She brings over 16 years of senior living experience to this position. Cantway earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from DePaul University in Chicago.
CHICAGO — Smith Senior Living has completed a $23 million modernization project of the skilled nursing facilities, known as Johanson Wing, at Smith Village in Chicago. Completed six months early, the project finishes a $74 million campus transformation that began in 2006. Smith village offers the full continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation and skilled nursing. The Johanson Wing now houses private suites for short-term rehab patients along with private rooms and a few shared rooms for skilled nursing care residents. To provide more private …
WEST DUNDEE, Ill. — McShane Construction Co. has been selected by Westbrook at Canterfield, LLC to build Woodlands at Canterfield in West Dundee, approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. The development will offer 91 assisted living units and 40 memory care beds, along with 16,000 square feet of amenity space and 92 parking spaces. It is located on a nine-acre site. Completion of Woodlands at Canterfield is scheduled for April 2023. AG Architecture is the architect and RDG Planning and Design is the interior designer.
WADSWORTH, Ill. — Live Oak Bank has provided a $5 million SBA 7a construction loan with a $3.4 million conventional pari-passu loan for Lotus Senior Living. The funds will be used for the conversion of an existing hotel into a 74-unit assisted living and memory care facility. Located in Wadsworth near the Wisconsin border, and originally built in 1999 as an extended stay hotel, the three-story building consists of 60,066 square feet situated on 1.4 acres overlooking a golf course. Ashbury Healthcare, a regional operator with a current portfolio of …
CHICAGO — Smith Senior Living has completed a $23 million modernization at Smith Village, a continuing care retirement community in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood. The project quadruples the number of private suites and rooms for rehabilitation and skilled nursing care residents by reducing its licensed beds to 78 from 100. Smith also built a three-story addition that houses therapy areas and dining rooms. Planning for this project began in 2017 and construction was accelerated because tradespeople were named essential workers during the pandemic, making this wing ready for total occupancy …
CHICAGO — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has topped off Clarendale Six Corners, a $117 million senior living community on the Northwest Side of Chicago. Construction of the 10-story, 258-unit project began in January. Completion is slated for fall 2022. Ryan is serving as developer, architect, builder and capital markets partner. Ryan owns the project in a joint venture with LCS and Harrison Street. LCS will handle the day-to-day operations and Ryan will provide asset management services. The 258 units will comprise independent living, assisted living and memory care residences, including …
TAYLORVILLE and PARIS, Ill. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of two Life’s Journey-branded memory care communities in Taylorville and Paris, located approximately 97 miles apart in the southern portion of Illinois. Life’s Journey of Taylorville features 46 units in 25,000 square feet on a 4.2 acre plot. The community was built in 2012 and renovated in 2014. Occupancy was 69 percent at the time of sale. Life’s Journey of Paris features 23 units in a 9,200-square-foot building on 0.7 acres. The community was built in …
CHICAGO — The Chicago City Council has given approval for the development of Bronzeville Lakefront, a $3.8 billion mixed-use project located in Bronzeville, a South Side neighborhood. Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, which closed in 2008, formerly occupied the 48-acre development site. The City of Chicago acquired the property in 2009 and cleared most of the land over the ensuing months. A team of local developers known as GRIT was selected to purchase the site for $96.9 million through a redevelopment agreement. GRIT comprises Farpoint Development, Loop Capital Management, …