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NorthMarq Arranges $31M Refinancing for Merrill Gardens Rancho Cucamonga

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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JLL Capital Markets Arranges Development Financing for The Lodge at Piner Road in Santa Rosa, California

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Partnership Breaks Ground on 132-Unit Seniors Housing Project in Mission Viejo, California

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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Atria Opens 200-Unit Community in San Jose

by Jeff Shaw

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.

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USA Properties Starts Construction of $114M Multifamily Complex in Simi Valley, California

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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CareTrust REIT Acquires Buena Vista Care Center in Santa Barbara for $15.9M

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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USA Properties Fund Starts Construction of $80M Vintage at Woodman Affordable Community in Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw

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 …

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CareTrust REIT Acquires Four CCRCs in California for $126.1M

by Jeff Shaw

CAMARILLO, CARLSBAD, RANCHO MIRAGE and SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has purchased four continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in the upscale Southern California submarkets of Camarillo, Carlsbad, Rancho Mirage and San Juan Capistrano. The campuses, which hotelier Marriott International Inc. originally developed between 1999 and 2000, total 637 assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care beds. CareTrust’s initial investment in the four rental CCRCs, inclusive of capital expenditure commitments and transaction costs, was approximately $126.1 million. Bayshire Senior Communities, an existing CareTrust tenant based in …

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Kisco Senior Living Hires Ricardo Romero as Executive Director at Drake Terrace in San Rafael, California

by Jeff Shaw

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Kisco Senior Living has named Ricardo Romero as the new executive director of Drake Terrace in the Bay Area city of San Rafael. Romero brings more than 13 years of senior living experience to his new role. He has held multiple positions at senior living communities across the Bay Area, including business office manager, concierge manager and activities director. He previously served as the resident relations director at Byron Park, a sister community to Drake Terrace. Romero joined Kisco Senior Living in 2019. As executive director …

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Industry Veterans Douglas Brawn, Scott McCorvie Launch Alta Senior Living Brand

by Jeff Shaw

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former Welbrook Senior Living executive Douglas Brawn has announced the creation of a new seniors housing investment, development and operations company named Alta Senior Living. Based in West Palm Beach, with another office in Santa Monica, California, the company is slready seeking investment opportunities in Florida and California. Industry investment veteran Scott McCorvie recently joined the company as chief financial officer and executive vice president of investments “Senior living is going to experience exponential growth over the next five to 10 years, and I want …

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