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Woda Cooper, Housing Services Alliance Open 57-Unit Haven Crossing Affordable Community in Walton, Kentucky

by Jeff Shaw

WALTON, Ky. — Developer Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. and co-developer Housing Services Alliance have opened Haven Crossing, an affordable seniors housing community in Walton, approximately 20 miles south of Cincinnati. Haven Crossing is a three-story building with an elevator that provides 33 one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. It is restricted to residents age 55 and over earning 30 percent to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Project partners included Kentucky Housing Corp., Boone County, City of Walton, Marble Cliff Capital and First Financial Bank. Primary financing for …

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Former Rose Villa CEO Vassar Byrd Takes the Reins at Kendal

by Jeff Shaw

NEWARK, Del. — Kendal, a Newark based nonprofit owner of large-scale continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), has hired Vassar Byrd as CEO. She will join the organization in January. Byrd previously led Rose Villa, a CCRC in Portland, Oregon, through a 10-year transformation before announcing her plans to move on this summer. She also recently served as president of LeadingAge Oregon’s Board of Directors. Amy Harrison, who has served as interim CEO since the beginning of the year, will resume her role as chief financial officer.

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SLIB Negotiates Sale of 65-Unit Memory Care Community in St. Paul, Minnesota

by Jeff Shaw

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of The Alton, a 65-unit memory care community in St. Paul. The community was built in 2008. It totals 52,516 square feet on approximately 0.88 acres of land. The seller was a multifamily owner/developer looking to focus on its market-rate portfolio. The buyer was an experienced home health operator in the Minnesota market looking to grow its presence in traditional senior living real estate investments. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Jake Anderson, Brad Goodsell and …

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Lifespace Communities Names Elijah Heyboer as Executive Director at GreenFields of Geneva 

by Jeff Shaw

GENEVA, Ill. — Lifespace Communities has promoted Elijah Heyboer to executive director at GreenFields of Geneva, a senior living community in Geneva, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago.  Heyboer originally joined Lifespace as administrator of the GreenFields’ health center in March before becoming interim executive director in September.  Prior to joining Lifespace, Heyboer served as human resources director at Park Place of Elmhurst, a Providence Life Services senior living community, before becoming healthcare administrator, where he oversaw subacute rehab, long-term care, assisted living and memory care.  Heyboer earned a bachelor’s …

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Acquisitions Make More Sense Than Development in Today’s Market, Says Benchmark CEO Tom Grape

by Jeff Shaw

The dearth of new supply in the seniors housing space is a double-edged sword, says Tom Grape, founder, chairman and CEO of regional operator Benchmark Senior Living. While the lack of new product has provided a much-needed lift to operators of existing communities seeking to boost occupancy, it’s also a missed opportunity for developers chomping at the bit to start new projects.  The year-over-year (YOY) inventory growth in seniors housing was 1.3 percent in the third quarter, nearly the smallest YOY growth since 2012, according to NIC MAP. Grape foresees …

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United Group Receives $35M Construction Financing for The Arbella at Bramble Hill in Worcester, Massachusetts 

by Jeff Shaw

WORCESTER, Mass. — The United Group of Cos. Inc. has received $35 million in construction financing for The Arbella at Bramble Hill, an active adult development in Worcester. The Washington Trust Co. provided the capital with the assistance of JLL Capital.  The Arbella will span 17 acres and offer 123 one- and two-bedroom apartments across three elevator-serviced buildings. The community will also feature an 8,5000-square-foot clubhouse. United Group plans to complete construction by the beginning of 2025. Project partners include Marchionda & Associates, Syvertsen Rigosu Architects and Campanelli Associates Construction …

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Berkadia Provides $56.6M in HUD Financing for Four-Community Portfolio in Florida, Oregon

by Jeff Shaw

FLORIDA and OREGON — Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare has provided four loans totaling $56.6 million in volume through HUD’s 232/223(f) program, all of which feature the program’s maximum loan term of 35 years. In the first transaction, Ed Williams of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed a $14.5 million 232/223(f) HUD loan secured by a 139-bed skilled nursing facility located in South Florida for a Florida-based client. The loan refinanced a bridge loan Williams placed in 2019 and a subsequent cash-out, borrow-up originated by the senior lender in August …

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SLIB Negotiates Sale of Five-Community Portfolio in Ohio, Indiana

by Jeff Shaw

OHIO and INDIANA — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a five-property portfolio located in Ohio and Indiana. The five communities total 400 units and were built between 1983 and 2001.  The Ohio communities are all located within 250 miles of each other, and the Indiana communities are located within 75 miles of each other. The portfolio is well maintained and underwent significant capex over the last few years, according to SLIB. The seller was a Northeast-based private REIT that divested the portfolio to focus on …

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MassDevelopment Issues $17.8M in Bond Financing for Leland House Affordable Community in Waltham, Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

WALTHAM, Mass. — MassDevelopment has issued $17.8 million in tax-exempt bond financing on behalf of 2Life Leland LLC, an affiliate of 2Life Communities. The borrower will use bond proceeds to demolish a vacant former rest home at 21 Newton St. in downtown Waltham and build a three-story, 68-unit affordable rental housing facility for seniors in its place.  Built in 1891, the existing building operated as The Leland Home before its closing in 2020. The new building, which will be known as Leland House, will include 66 one-bedroom apartments and two …

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Blueprint Brokers Sale of Community in Bremerton, Washington

by Jeff Shaw

BREMERTON, Wash. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a seniors housing asset in Bremerton, across the Puget Sound from Seattle. The seller was a national healthcare REIT. Further details on the property were not disclosed. The existing asset was identified as an ideal candidate for either a behavioral healthcare provider, based on strong demand and reimbursement in the state, or a strategic regional seniors housing operator that had economies of scale in the region. Ultimately, a regional seniors housing operator, which Blueprint has worked with …

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