TUCSON, MESA and PHOENIX, Ariz. — Berkadia has secured a cross-collateralized pool financing on behalf of Arizona-based Christian Care Cos.’ Fellowship Square affordable senior living portfolio in Arizona. The 10-year, $92.8 million loan pool features a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and three years of interest-only payments. Steve Ervin, Richard Price, Chris Cain and Rafael Nobo of Berkadia collaborated to secure the Freddie Mac permanent refinancing for the borrower. Nearly $89 million in high-interest-rate, first lien, tax-exempt bonds were redeemed with proceeds from the financing. The portfolio includes: Fellowship Square Tucson, …
EAGLE, Idaho — The Pennant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), an Eagle-based REIT, has agreed to transfer the operations of five senior living communities to affiliates of The Ensign Group Inc. The five communities are located in Washington, Arizona and California and are co-located with skilled nursing facilities already operated by affiliates of Ensign. The transaction is anticipated to occur across separate closings in the first half of 2022, subject to receipt of third-party approvals and other customary closing conditions. On the same day, Pennant Group announced that it has entered …
MESA, Ariz. — Cushman & Wakefield, as exclusive advisor to EverWest Real Estate Investors, Ryan Cos. US Inc. and Cadence Living, has arranged the acquisition and recapitalization of Acoya Mesa, a Class A seniors housing community in the Mesa suburb of Phoenix. The property was purchased for $46.3 million by a global real estate investment manager that will retain Ryan and Cadence Living to continue operating the community. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Jack Griffin represented the seller and procured the buyer. The …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Alliance Residential Co. has announced Greystar will manage Overture Arcadia, an active adult community under construction in Scottsdale. Overture Arcadia is scheduled to open in December 2022.
GILBERT, Ariz. — Greystar has started pre-leasing at Album Cooley Station, an active adult community in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. “There is a need for this type of housing as we see more and more active adults looking to right-size their living environment, live a maintenance-free lifestyle and meet new friends within a vibrant community,” says Sylvia Loss, community manager Floor plans come in one- and two-bedroom apartments; two-bedroom, single-story villas; and two-bedroom casitas, which are little homes that surround the apartment building and include their own garage, patio …
CHANDLER, Ariz. — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), through its Healthcare Finance business, served as sole lead arranger of $34 million to refinance the Enclave at Chandler. Opened in 2018 in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler, the community features 89 independent living, 49 assisted living and 24 memory care units. The borrower is Spectrum Retirement Communities. “Demand is strong for senior housing facilities like the Enclave at Chandler that serve a range of needs,” says William Douglass, managing director and group head for CIT’s Healthcare Finance business.
YUMA, Ariz. — Ativo Senior Living has opened Ativo of Yuma, an assisted living and memory care community in the Fortuna Foothills submarket of Yuma. The 79-unit community features floorplans ranging from studio to one- and two- bedroom options. This is the first project between Link Development and Insight Senior Living, as the management company, with future projects set for Prescott Valley, Arizona; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Sundance, Arizona.
TEMPE, Ariz. — Ziegler has arranged $104.1 million in bond financing to fund an expansion project at Friendship Village of Tempe, a continuing care retirement community in Tempe. The property currently features a 554-unit retirement center including garden homes and apartments, a 67-unit assisted living building, 24 memory care beds, a 128-bed skilled nursing center and a 14-bed hospice unit. The expansion, which is Phase II of the campus master plan, will add a five-story building that replaces a former 60-unit apartment building with 64 entrance-fee apartments and a new …
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — Focus Healthcare Partners and Life Care Services (LCS) have acquired Fountain View Village, a senior living community in Fountain Hills, a suburb of Phoenix. LCS will operate the 291,000-square-foot community following the acquisition. Fountain View Village consists of 90 independent living units, 68 assisted living units, 45 memory care units and 48 units within its dedicated health center. Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Dan Baker and Bailey Nygard of Cushman and Wakefield represented the seller, a joint venture between an institutional investor and national operator. …
BUCKEYE, Ariz. — Link Senior Development and MedCore Partners have unveiled plans for Ativo of Sundance, a 202-unit senior living community inside the Sundance Active Adult master-planned community in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye. The campus will offer 103 independent living, 75 assisted living and 24 memory care units on a 10-acre tract. Construction of the 211,000-square-foot, three story project is scheduled to begin in late 2021 for an anticipated opening in summer 2023. Insight Senior Living will manage the community, including oversight of all programs and resident services. This …