LEAWOOD, Kan. — Midwest Health has reopened Homestead Estates of Leawood, an assisted living community in the Kansas City suburb of Leawood. The community closed in early 2020 for a full renovation. “Today’s seniors want to live in a beautiful setting while receiving the care they need,” says Ashley Dawson, executive director of Homestead Estates. “That’s why we took extra special care in redesigning this community. Everything from the premium light fixtures to the granite countertops is top-notch.” Midwest Health manages the community, as well as several other senior living …
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LEAWOOD and SPRING HILL, Kan. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two assisted living and memory care communities in the Kansas City area. The properties were Leawood Gardens, a 70-unit community in Leawood, and Blackhawk Assisted Living, a 48-unit community in Spring Hill. Both communities were built in the early 2000s with subsequent renovations, and occupancies remained relatively stable above 90 percent prior to the operational transition to a West Coast-based national assisted living manager in 2017. Following a stretch of unexpected community-level leadership turnover …
Anthem Appoints Dave Norton as Executive Director of Morningside Place in Overland Park, Kansas
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Anthem Memory Care has named Dave Norton as the executive director of Morningside Place, a memory care community in Overland Park. He will oversee all care, operations and programming. Norton previously was administrator/executive director of nearby Rolling Hills Health & Rehab. His career includes two decades of managerial experience in the medical equipment and diagnostics fields. A graduate of the University of Kansas, Norton is a licensed respiratory therapist as well as a licensed nursing home administrator.
Monticello Provides $20M Financing for 251-Bed Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Kansas, Ohio
KANSAS and OHIO — Monticello has provided $20 million in first lien debt financing for the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities and the contribution of one unencumbered skilled nursing facility located in Kansas and Ohio. The borrower is an owner-operator with a current portfolio of 1,188 licensed. Prior to this deal, Monticello financed the acquisition of a number of facilities in 2020 for the borrower.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Village Shalom, a continuing care retirement community in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, has opened a four-story apartment building at the property. The 76-unit independent living building is part of a $42 million expansion project. The full project, which broke ground approximately two years ago, already added 48 memory care units, and 24 rehabilitation suites are currently under construction. In addition to the new independent living units, the completed building includes a first-floor amenity corridor named Main Street.
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 60-bed skilled nursing facility in Lawrence. The West Coast-based owner was looking to divest its only asset in Kansas. An owner-operator acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
WICHITA, Kan. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided an $11.3 million tax-exempt construction and permanent bond loan for the acquisition of Somerset Tower Plaza in Wichita. Steele Properties plans to renovate the 100-unit affordable seniors housing community. The city of Wichita issued the bonds, and the National Development Council provided $4.2 million of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity. Originally constructed in 1979, the seven-story Somerset Tower Plaza is located two miles from the Wichita Central Business District. The renovation will include exterior upgrades and life-safety improvements. …
MULVANE, Kan. — Boston Capital has invested in the development of Homestead Senior Residences Mulvane II, a 24-unit affordable seniors housing community in Mulvane, approximately 16 miles southwest of Wichita. The general partner is Homestead Affordable Housing. The property will be located adjacent to Homestead Senior Living Mulvane Phase I, a 40-unit development built in 2012. The amount of Boston Capital’s investment was not disclosed. LK Architecture LLC designed the community, which will be restricted to residents 62 or older earing up to 80 percent of the area median income …
KANSAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of three skilled nursing facilities in Kansas totaling 250 beds. The properties were located in suburban and rural locations. The price and buyer were not disclosed. The transaction is the last of five that Blueprint arranged for LTC Properties as part of the REIT’s divestment of its 2,500-bed Preferred Care skilled nursing portfolio. The company sold the properties to five different buyers, with each buying all properties within a single state.
KANSAS — Monticello has provided $15.5 million in first lien debt financing for a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities in Kansas. The properties total 282 beds, and the transaction includes two acquisitions and two refinancings. The borrower is an owner-operator with a total portfolio of 945 licensed beds.