FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 50-bed skilled nursing facility in Flagstaff. Embree Asset Group developed the property in 2018 and entered a triple-net lease with Welbrook Senior Living. It is located less than one mile from downtown Flagstaff and the Flagstaff Medical Center. A nonprofit owner acquired the asset from Embree for an undisclosed price. The buyer also installed The Goodman Group as the operator.
Arizona
Link Senior Development, Insight Senior Living Launch Ativo Brand with Three Communities Planned
by Jeff Shaw
PORTLAND, Ore. — Link Senior Development and Insight Senior Living have launched the Ativo Senior Living brand, with three upcoming communities currently announced in the Southwest. The first property, Ativo Senior Living of Yuma, Arizona, is currently under construction with a planned opening in early 2021. The Portland-based company also has communities planned in Prescott Valley, Arizona; Buckeye, Arizona; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and other projects in various design phases throughout the Southwest. “This relationship between Insight Senior Living and Link Senior Development was forged based on our mutual enthusiasm for …
PHOENIX — Gardner Capital has completed construction of El Caro Apartments, a 102-unit affordable senior apartment complex in Phoenix. The property also features a food pantry on-site. Gardner Capital worked with the City of Phoenix’s Housing Department and the Arizona Department of Housing, as well as financial partners Citibank and Enterprise Community. Kitchell served as the general contractor. “We recognized the dual needs for seniors housing and food pantries when developing this site with the aim of creating comfortable, flexible living spaces while reducing food insecurity in the Phoenix area,” …
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the real estate and operations of a post-acute care retirement campus located in Tempe. The acquisition includes Tempe Post Acute, a 62-bed skilled nursing facility, and Desert Marigold Senior Living of Tempe, a senior living center with 72 assisted living beds and 90 independent living units. These acquisitions bring Ensign’s growing portfolio to 226 healthcare operations, 24 of which also include assisted living operations, across 13 states. Ensign owns the real estate at 92 healthcare operations. Blueprint Healthcare Real …
MARANA, Ariz. — Cadence Living has been appointed manager at La Sonora at Dove Mountain, a 142-unit independent living, assisted living and memory community in Marana, located in the Dove Mountain area north of Tucson. The community is located on a six-acre campus near restaurants, healthcare services and the Ritz Carlton hotel. Mountain Plains Equity Group and Senior Living Fund own the property, which is scheduled to open in October.
PHOENIX — Grandbridge’s Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance Group has provided $11.3 million in financing for Avista North Mountain, a 132-unit assisted living and memory care community in Phoenix. The borrower is Avista Senior Living. The funds, arranged through the FHA 232/223(f) program, will refinance existing debt on the property. Richard Thomas, Meredith Davis and Kim Huffstutler of Grandbridge arranged the financing.
MESA, Ariz. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 160-bed skilled nursing facility in Mesa. The property was recently renovated and expanded, and is located near multiple medical centers that refer residents to the facility. A buyer with an existing footprint in the market acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The transaction is part of a series of sales that Blueprint arranged for LTC properties, which is divesting its entire portfolio of Preferred Care facilities. Blueprint estimates the combined sales will total $78 million.
YUMA, Ariz. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Kissito Healthcare Palm View, a skilled nursing facility in Yuma. Originally built in 1964, with renovations in 2011 and 2018, Palm View consists of 77 units and is licensed for 143 beds. The community totals 44,000 square feet on 2.9 acres. Occupancy at the time of the sale was 59 percent. The seller is a national REIT looking to divest this asset due to it being a geographic outlier for its portfolio. The buyer is a regional …
YUMA, Ariz. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Yuma. The property features 77 units totaling 143 licensed beds. It was built in 1964 with renovations in 2011 and 2018, totaling 44,076 square feet on 2.9 acres of land. The name of the facility was not disclosed. The seller is a national REIT looking to divest this asset due to it being a geographic outlier in its portfolio. The buyer is a regional operator with strong presence and track record in …
GILBERT, Ariz. — Green Courte Partners has acquired The Aspens at Mariposa Point, a 202-unit seniors housing property in Gilbert, just southeast of Phoenix. Despite only being opened last month, the new owner will convert the active adult community into full-service independent living. The conversion project will include expanding the dining area, modifying the existing kitchen and adding a third-party-operated home health office. Green Courte’s wholly owned operator True Connection Communities will manage the property. Green Courte made the acquisition through its fourth investment fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners …