HICKORY, N.C. — Woda Cooper Cos. has started construction of Center Crossing, a 50-unit affordable housing community for seniors in Hickory, 50 miles northwest of Charlotte. The property will be near the city’s downtown Union Square and close to many shopping, dining and cultural opportunities, plus various medical facilities and public offices. Center Crossing will serve seniors age 55 and older who earn up to 80 percent of area median income (AMI) with some units reserved for those at 40 percent, 50 percent and 60 percent AMI. The four-story, elevator-serviced …
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LCS Development Starts Construction of $75M WhiteStone Expansion in Greensboro, North Carolina
GREENSBORO, N.C. — LCS Development has started construction of a $75 million expansion at WhiteStone, a Masonic and Eastern Star seniors housing community in Greensboro. The project includes the addition of 67 independent living units, a building with 36 private suites for assisted living/memory care, and an extensive renovation of the existing skilled nursing facility. “We’re looking forward to enhancing our services with this expansion,” says Mark Lewis, executive director of WhiteStone. “The addition of the assisted living suites will complete the continuum of care for residents and allow our …
Ziegler Arranges $47.8M Financing for Expansion at Pennybyrn CCRC in High Point, North Carolina
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged $47.8 million in bond financing for a planned expansion project at Pennybyrn at Maryfield, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in High Point, just southwest of Greensboro. Located on 72 acres, Pennybyrn currently features 180 independent living units, 24 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 125 skilled nursing beds. The planned expansion will add 42 new independent living apartments, with 74 percent of them pre-sold, as well as a 24-bed transitional rehabilitation therapy building. The project will also include improvements to …
CARY, N.C. — HJ Sims has arranged $6.6 million in financing for Samaritan Housing’s continued expansion plans at SearStone, a continuing care retirement community in Cary. Following the original Phase I development, SearStone consists of 131 independent living apartments, 38 independent living estate homes, 14 assisted living units and 25 skilled nursing beds. Sims financed the first phase of SearStone with a $117.5 million non-rated, fixed-rate bond issue in June 2012 and an expansion of the healthcare center in 2016 with an $8 million issue. Sims provided the original seed …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Singh, a developer that builds senior living communities under the Waltonwood brand, has named Tammy Mullins as the executive director of Waltonwood Cotswold. Mullins brings more than 20 years of senior living experience to her new role. She held multiple positions at senior living communities across the country, including business office manager, assistant executive director, executive director and regional director. Mullins is a Certified Director of Assisted Living (CDAL) and a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP). Waltonwood Cotswold opened in August 2016 in Charlotte. The assisted living and …
Liberty Senior Living Names Judi Donovan as Executive Director of CCRC Under Construction in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Liberty Senior Living has named Judi Donovan as executive director for The Barclay at SouthPark, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) currently under construction in Charlotte. Donovan brings 17 years of senior living experience to the role. She will oversee daily operations of the community, which will feature 165 independent living apartments and all levels of care, including assisted living, memory support, skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation. The Barclay is scheduled to open in SouthPark, a neighborhood approximately six miles south of downtown Charlotte, in early 2021. …
Monticello Provides $2.5M in Financing for 312-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility Portfolio in Kentucky, North Carolina
KENTUCKY and NORTH CAROLINA — Monticello has provided a $2.5 million working capital loan to the operating companies of three skilled nursing facilities totaling 312 beds in Kentucky and North Carolina. Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital, provided the funds. The borrower is an experienced owner and operator with a current portfolio of 8,752 licensed beds. Prior to this deal, Monticello financed the acquisition of several facilities in 2018 and 2019 for the company.
Monticello Provides $30M Financing for 312-Bed Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Kentucky, North Carolina
KENTUCKY and NORTH CAROLINA — Monticello has provided $30 million in first lien debt financing for the acquisition of one skilled nursing facility and refinancing of two others. The portfolio totals 312 beds in Kentucky and North Carolina. The borrower is an experienced owner and operator with a current portfolio of 8,752 licensed beds. Prior to this deal, Monticello financed the acquisition of a number of facilities in 2018 and 2019 for the sponsor.
Singh Senior Living Names Brian O’Hara Executive Director of Waltonwood Cary Parkway in North Carolina
CARY, N.C. — Singh Senior Living has named Brian O’Hara as the new executive director of Waltonwood Cary Parkway, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Cary, a suburb of Raleigh. O’Hara brings more than 20 years of senior living experience to his new role. He started on the non-clinical side of senior living before making a career move to pharmaceuticals. He returned to the industry and worked his way up to area director of operations for a senior living company. Missing the one-on-one relationships with associates …
Monticello Provides $117M in Financing for a 1,357-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility Portfolio in North Carolina, Kentucky
NORTH CAROLINA and KENTUCKY — Monticello has provided $117 million in first lien debt financing for the acquisition of 12 skilled nursing properties and the refinance of one other in North Carolina and Kentucky. The skilled nursing portfolio totals 1,357 beds. The names and specific locations of the properties were not disclosed. The transaction also includes a $10 million working capital loan to the operating companies of the properties provided by Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital LLC. The borrower is an experienced owner and operator with a current …