LADY LAKE, Fla. — Resort Lifestyle Communities has opened Pebble Springs, a 128-unit independent living community in Lady Lake, approximately 50 miles northwest of Orlando. Apartments are available in studio, one-, two and three-bedroom layouts. “Our research revealed a substantial demand for high-quality independent senior living communities in the Lady Lake area,” says Steve Mueller, chief operating officer of Resort Lifestyle Communities.
CARRABELLE, Fla. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of St. James Health and Rehabilitation Center, a 90-bed skilled nursing facility in the Florida Panhandle beach community of Carrabelle. St. James represented the operator’s only location in the state, which led to the decision to exit and focus on its core geographic concentration in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. The facility was constructed in 2008 and comprises nearly all semi-private rooms. As the only facility in Carabelle with the next nearest competitor located over 30 miles away, …
CHICAGO — Ventas (NYSE: VTR), a Chicago-based REIT, has named three new operators for a portfolio of independent living communities in Texas, Florida and California. Sodalis Senior Living will take over management of 13 communities in Texas, while Priority Life Care will operate eight properties in Florida and Discovery Senior Living will operate five in California. Ventas “is expanding its successful existing relationships with the three managers to increase occupancy and performance in these communities,” the company said in a press release. The communities will be operated under management contracts. …
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — First Citizens Bank has provided a loan to refinance American House St Petersburg, a senior living community in St. Petersburg. The borrower is a joint venture between American House, Harrison Street and Prevarian Senior Living, which opened the community in 2021. This community features 66 independent living units, 66 assisted living units and 33 memory care units. Terms of the loan were not released.
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Concord Summit Capital has arranged a total of $122 million in construction financing for the development of Encore at Tradition, a 415-unit active adult community underway in Port St. Lucie. David Larson, Daniel Eidson and Keegan Burger of Concord Summit arranged the financing, which comprised a $95 million principal loan and $27 million in mezzanine debt. The lenders were not disclosed. The borrower is America Walks at Port St Lucie LLC, a partnership between Pride One Construction, Brokaw Development Services and Riley Hotel Group that …
BROOKSVILLE, LAKE PLACID and SPRING HILL, Fla. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s seniors housing investment sales team has arranged the sale of three communities in Florida on behalf of a national REIT. Florida-based TJM Properties Inc, a regional owner-operator, acquired two of the properties. The Grande is a 144-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Brooksville, and Balmoral is a 125-unit assisted living and memory care community in Lake Placid. An undisclosed, Florida-based buyer purchased the remaining property: Forest Oaks, an 80-unit assisted living and memory care …
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Alta Senior Living has acquired Palm Beach Memory Care, a newly constructed 60-unit memory care community located in North Palm Beach. The community opened with 20 percent of the units already pre-leased. It is strategically located near Alta Senior Living’s regional office that shares space with restaurant tenant, DeSano Pizza. Dan Baker with JLL arranged the sale. The seller and price were not disclosed.
DELAND, Fla. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) has funded a $15.7 million mortgage loan on a two-asset, 115-bed skilled nursing portfolio in Florida. The borrowers under the loan are affiliates of Elevation Group LLC, a Florida-based skilled nursing operator led by industry veterans Ken and Dan Funk. Elevation is an existing tenant of CareTrust. Proceeds of the loan were used to refinance Elevation’s existing loan on its Athens Post Acute facility, as well as to partially fund Elevation’s acquisition of Blue Lake Post Acute, both located in Deland, approximately …
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has started construction of Hillsboro Landing, a $41 million affordable seniors housing community in Deerfield Beach, approximately 45 miles north of Miami. The 75-unit community is a joint venture between HTG and the Broward County Housing Authority. Apartments at Hillsboro Landing will be reserved for income-qualifying residents age 62 and older who earn at or below 22, 25 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Monthly rents will range $374 to $1,225. The project is scheduled for completion by October …
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Wendover Housing Partners has started accepting applications for residents at Rochester Park, an affordable seniors housing community in Brooksville, approximately 45 miles north of Tampa. This Hernando County community, designed for residents age 55 and older, will expand Wendover’s footprint on the west coast of Florida. Rochester Park is an 84-unit affordable community with one- and two-bedroom units. Rent will start at $885 per month for one-bedroom units and $1,047 per month for two-bedroom units. “According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition 2023 Gap Report, there …
