ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kisco Senior Living has recently hired Daizel Gasperian as the executive director of the company’s Emerald Court community in Anaheim. Gasperian brings 28 years of experience in the senior living industry to her new role, with over two decades specifically in administration for companies like Silverado, Kindred Healthcare and Life Care Centers of America. She has received multiple awards for her accomplishment in operations including Community of the Year, Excellence in Management, Excellence in Financial Management and President’s Award. Gasperian’s expertise has previously centered in turning around …
LIVERMORE, Calif. — Mana Investments and Hunter Street Partners LP have unveiled plans for a 128-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Bay Area city of Livermore. The project will be part of The Well at Sunset, a mixed-use project featuring medical and creative office space. Construction on the 130,000-square-foot seniors housing project is slated to start in fourth-quarter 2022. “There is a significant need for higher quality senior living options around the region, and the City of Livermore is an underserved market,” says Scott Murray, …
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — Sundt Construction Inc. has completed construction of The Ridge at Paradise Valley Estates, an eight-acre life plan community in the Bay Area city of Fairfield. The Ridge features a mix of 70 cottages and villas. The private cottages have two bedrooms and attached garages, and the villas feature either one bedroom or two bedrooms with under-building parking. In addition to the amenities of the larger Paradise Valley Estates 76-acre community, residents can access The Ridge’s dining facility and outdoor amenities such as a learning center and outdoor …
LA JOLLA, Calif. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $15 million refinancing for Monarch Cottages, a 26-unit, 52-bed, two-story, Class A memory care community in the San Diego suburb of La Jolla, California. JLL represented the borrower, Monarch Senior Living, in arranging the loan. Remodeled in 2016, Monarch Cottages comprises five companion studio and 21 private studio units averaging 370 square feet. Within a three-mile radius, the 75-plus population is over 6,500 and is expected to grow by 13.5 percent over the next five years. Additionally, the property’s surrounding …
LONG BEACH and WEST CARSON, Calif. — R.D. Olson Construction has broken ground on two affordable housing communities in Los Angeles County: Anaheim and Walnut in Long Beach and West Carson Villas in West Carson. The projects are slated for completion by summer 2023. Developed by Bridge Housing in partnership with the City of Long Beach and the Long Beach Housing Authority, Anaheim and Walnut will feature 207,000 square feet of mixed-use space at 1500 E. Anaheim St. in Long Beach. The $44 million project will offer 88 housing units …
HEALDSBURG, Calif. — San Francisco Zen Center and The Kendal Corp. have broken ground on Enso Village, a 221-unit seniors housing community in the Bay Area city of Healdsburg. The development will sit on approximately 16 acres of land in what is called the North Village. The community will feature a vegetarian restaurant, demonstration kitchen, indoor pool and gym, meditation hall and onsite farm for growing fresh produce for the restaurant. Weitz is building the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2023.
TORRANCE, SACRAMENTO and NOVATO, Calif., and LAS VEGAS — Greystone has arranged debt financing for the acquisition of four senior housing properties in the Southwest. The borrower was Harrison Street. Although the amount of financing was not disclosed, the acquisition price is $546,700 per unit, which would equate to approximately $254.2 million. The properties are located in Torrance, Sacramento, Novato and Las Vegas, totaling 465 units. The seller was Gallaher Cos. and the operator is Oakmont Management Group. A life company provided the funds. This acquisition is the second tranche …
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — CBRE Senior Housing has arranged $42 million in construction financing for Living Out Palm Springs, a luxury active adult community that will cater primarily to LGBTQ residents. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE Senior Housing arranged the financing on behalf of a joint venture between KOAR International Inc. and a group of high-net-worth investors. The loan is a non-recourse, four-year loan with full-term interest-only payments and an extension option. A national bank provided the funds. The nine-acre site is located at the northwest …
FALLBROOK, Calif. — Contour, a real estate investment and development company, has acquired Estancia Senior Living in Fallbrook, a suburb of San Diego. The price was $35 million. Located on a 3.4-acre lot, the two-story property features 79 assisted living units and 25 memory care units. The 88,892-square-foot community opened in summer 2021. The sale also included approximately five acres of additional vacant land, located directly adjacent to the property. Meridian Senior Living will continue to operate the asset following the sale. Alanna Ellis and Jeff Sause of JLL Capital …
HEMET, Calif. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Zen Diamond Valley Senior Living Apartments, a 177-unit active adult community in the Inland Empire city of Hemet. Investment Concepts acquired the property for $23.9 million. “One of the fastest-growing submarkets in Southern California, the Inland Empire is well suited to meet demands for seniors housing,” says Bill Roblero, vice president of investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario office. “Supported by the area’s strong economic fundamentals and demographics, Zen Diamond Valley Senior …