NEW ORLEANS — While the COVID-19 pandemic was a tragic and challenging time for seniors housing operators, many are now looking at the ways the industry can improve as a result. Those operators can see, in retrospect, how the way they were forced to respond to the crisis will pay dividends for years. “We’re looking at adjustments that should’ve always been done this way,” said Stephanie Harris, CEO and principal at Arrow Senior Living. “That’s one of the silver linings from COVID.” Harris made her comments during the “Insights From …
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AMS Acquisitions, Vector Group Break Ground on 100-Unit Seniors Housing Project in Howell, New Jersey
HOWELL, N.J. — A partnership between New Jersey-based investment firm AMS Acquisitions and Miami-based holding company Vector Group has broken ground on a 100-unit seniors housing project in Howell, located east of Trenton near the Jersey Shore. The site spans 14 acres, and the four-building project will feature one- and two-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities will include a pool, great room with a communal kitchen, fitness center, outdoor grilling areas and a tenant lounge. Construction is expected to last about 18 months.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Allen McMurtry, senior vice president of Charlotte-based Grandbridge Real Estate Capital and longtime seniors housing investment sales broker, has retired after 35 years. The Tampa, Florida native was an early entrant into the then-burgeoning seniors housing industry in 1987. Over the course of his career, McMurtry dedicated his work exclusively to the sale of seniors housing communities nationally, facilitating the sale over 200 properties across 35 states. In 1984, McMurtry was a land broker in the Tampa Bay area. After a few years of facilitating such sales, …
LUTZ and ORANGE CITY, Fla. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of two seniors housing communities in Florida. Totaling 173 units of assisted living and memory care, the properties are located in the Tampa suburb of Lutz and the Orlando suburb of Orange City. The seller is a partnership between an institutional capital provider and a national operator. The company initially acquired the communities as part of a larger portfolio of campus-style assets. The buyer is a Florida-based regional owner-operator continuing to grow across the Southeast. …
Northland Networks Arranges Refinancing for 100-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility in Gary, Indiana
GARY, Ind. — Northland Networks has arranged an undisclosed amount of financing for a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in Gary, just across the state border from Chicago. The loan will refinance existing debt on the property. Further information on the borrower, loan and property was not disclosed.
CBRE Arranges Acquisition Financing for 348-Unit Lexington Square of Elmhurst in Illinois
ELMHURST, Ill. — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of financing for the sale of Lexington Square of Elmhurst, a 348-unit independent living and assisted living community in Elmhurst, approximately 17 miles west of Chicago. The property was built in 1990. The borrower, Focus Healthcare Partners LLC, has purchased the asset and rebranded it as The Roosevelt at Salt Creek. Focus plans to execute a significant capital improvement plan and convert the existing entrance-fee CCRC model to rental units. Aron Will, Matt Kuronen and Michael Cregan of CBRE National Senior …
MEQUON, Wis. — Ziegler has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Marquee Capital on the sale of Terova Senior Living, a 101-unit senior living community in Mequon, a northern suburb of Milwaukee. Marquee Capital is the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments LLC, a family office. Located in one of the most affluent suburbs in Wisconsin, the community represented the only senior living asset owned by Marquee in the state. Terova was built in 2005. Between 2020 and 2022, Marquee Capital renovated and repositioned the community as a for-profit …
Bridges by EPOCH Names Luidja Jean Louis as Executive Director of Community in Lexington, Massachusetts
LEXINGTON, Mass. — Bridges by EPOCH has named Luidja Jean Louis as executive director of Bridges by EPOCH at Lexington, a memory care assisted living community in Lexington. Louis’ daily responsibilities include directing the community’s overall operations and leading team members in providing care. Louis has served as the community’s wellness director since March 2022. Louis holds several higher education diplomas and certifications, including an associate’s degree in nursing from Quincy College.
RENO, Nev. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Mountain Lakes Estates, a 131-unit independent living community in Reno. The property was built in 2020 and totals 120,316 square feet on approximately 5.2 acres of land. The seller was a regional owner-operator located in the West. The buyer was a private equity company based in New York that specializes in active adult and independent living communities. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Dave Balow, Vince Viverito and Brad Goodsell of SLIB handled the transaction. “The …
BALTIMORE — Baltimore-based Capital Funding Group (CFG) has arranged $207 million in financing to support the refinancing of 10 skilled nursing facilities. The facilities, which span Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, total over 1,200 beds. The borrowers are affiliates of The Portopiccolo Group. The transaction represents the largest deal closed by CFG this year to date. The financing also allowed for an equity recapture at closing, a transition to third-party tenants for eight of the 10 facilities as part of the closing and an earn-out structure to provide access to …