ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kisco Senior Living has announced the memory care expansion at Emerald Court in Anaheim is scheduled to open within the next two weeks. The all-new memory care section, named Connections, will include 16 studio apartments, a private courtyard, a musical lounge and updated dining configurations. “Before this addition, we would have to transition out our seniors who started developing cognitive issues since we did not have the facilities to care for them,” says Libbi Hash, national director of wellness and memory care for Kisco. “Now that we …
NOVATO, Calif. — Sundt Construction Inc. has completed the historic renovation of Elegance Hamilton Hill, a senior living community in the Bay Area city of Novato. The property is situated on the former site of the Hamilton Army Airfield used during World War II. The assisted living and memory care community’s architectural integrity was preserved and rehabilitated during construction. Admired for its Spanish-inspired architecture, the four-story hospital sits on a nearly four-acre site in the Hamilton neighborhood. The $27 million project features 48 assisted living units and 32 memory care …
SAN DIEGO — Chelsea Investment Corp. and Sudberry Properties have opened Siena affordable apartments for seniors and Stylus affordable apartments for families in Civita urban village, located in the Mission Valley area of San Diego. The adjacent properties are located on Russell Park Way between Civita Boulevard and Friars Road. The $155 million project is one of the largest new affordable housing projects in San Diego County and brings the total of affordable apartments in Civita to 456. Civita is the redevelopment of a 79-year-old sand and gravel quarry into …
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — NorthMarq has arranged a $31 million refinancing for Merrill Gardens Rancho Cucamonga. The 112-unit community was built in 2018 and offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. The property is situated on 4.21 acres in the heart of Rancho Cucamonga, approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Stuart Oswald and Gordon Mickelson led the transaction for NorthMarq. A correspondent life insurance company provided the permanent, fixed-rate loan for the borrower, a joint venture between Merrill Gardens and AEW Capital Management. The loan, structured prior …
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged financing for development of The Lodge at Piner Road, a 92-unit seniors housing community. Blue Mountain Enterprises and Calson Management are developing the property, located in Santa Rosa, part of Sonoma County. Although the amount of the financing was undisclosed, it represents a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio. A private lender provided the funds. The Class A property will total 37,762 square feet and consist of 66 assisted living units and 26 private memory care units. The property is adjacent to both …
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — Denver-based Confluent Senior Living, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Concord Development Partners and Denver-based MorningStar Senior Living have broken ground on MorningStar of Mission Viejo, a 132-unit seniors housing community. The property will be situated at the former Avery Plaza business center at the intersection of Marguerite and Avery parkways in Mission Viejo. Slated to open in early 2023, the community will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The property will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom suites, as well as 126 below-grade parking spaces. Community amenities …
SAN JOSE — Atria has completed construction of Atria Almaden, a 200-unit seniors housing community in the Almaden neighborhood of San Jose. The property is located near Almaden Lake Park, Santana Row and the San Pedro Square Market. The four-story community offers assisted living and memory care. Atria opened the community with aggressive infectious disease control measures under a health and safety initiative. The company vaccinated its first residents and staff on Dec. 21 and has now vaccinated more than 30,000 resident and staff across the U.S.
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — USA Properties Fund has commenced construction on two apartment projects in Simi Valley. Totaling $114 million, the combined communities will offer a total of 311 mixed-income, multi-generational units to the area. Situated on nearly 13 acres, the projects are The Landing at Arroyo, a market-rate community, and Vintage at Sycamore, an affordable seniors housing community for residents at least 62 years old. The project is located on the former Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District’s headquarters. Vintage at Sycamore will feature 99 apartments for seniors earning …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired Buena Vista Care Center, a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in the Southern California community of Santa Barbara. California-based Covenant Care Inc. will continue to operate the property under a long-term lease that CareTrust assumed in the off-market transaction. It represents the eighth property that CareTrust owns and Covenant operates. CareTrust’s total investment was approximately $15.9 million, inclusive of transaction costs. The acquisition was funded using CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Covenant Care has approximately four years left …
LOS ANGELES — USA Properties Fund Inc. has started construction of Vintage at Woodman, a 239-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Panorama City neighborhood of Los Angeles. Units will be restricted to residents at least 55 years old that meet a range of income limits, via the California Housing Finance Agency’s Mixed-Income Program. Vintage at Woodman is the first USA Properties project to use the Mixed-Income Program. With the Mixed-Income Program, renters earning 50 percent to 80 percent of the area median income — about $45,000 to $72,000 for …