CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of GranVida Senior Living, a 70-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Central Coast city of Carpinteria. The community is situated in a high barrier-to-entry suburb between Santa Barbara and Ventura. The asset benefits from being the only seniors housing community within 10 miles. An institutional ownership group sold the asset to Blake Parsons, owner of RBP Communities, for an undisclosed price.
WISCONSIN — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has brokered the sale of a 120-unit assisted living and memory care community in Wisconsin. National Health Investors (NHI) sold the property to Eden Senior Care. The name and location of the property, as well as the price, were not disclosed. At the time when the operator was brought in during 2019 by NHI, the community was experiencing a high usage of Medicaid waivers and the community was struggling overall. Over the past three years, the operator was able to transition the community to …
OAK LAWN, Ill. — Anthem Memory Care has named Nick Katinos as executive director for Grace Point Place in Oak Lawn, southwest of Chicago. Katinos previously was executive director of Sunrise of Naperville North in Naperville. He also served as executive director for Brighton Gardens of Wheaton in Wheaton. He brings over seven years of senior living experience to this position. Katinos earned a bachelor’s degree in hospitality management from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.
IRVINE, Calif. — Harbert South Bay Partners has released plans for The James, a 350-unit, eight-story seniors housing community in the Orange County city of Irvine. The site is walkable to Irvine-Tustin’s vibrant shopping area, The District at Tustin Legacy. The leasing office for The James is scheduled to open early 2024, with occupancy planned for summer 2025. The James will feature 210 independent living, 110 assisted living and 30 memory care units. Momentum Senior Living, which is based in Orange County, will be the operator.
VIRGINIA — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of a three-property skilled nursing portfolio in Virginia. Hill Valley Healthcare sold the assets to an East Coast-based buyer just entering the seniors housing industry. The $59 million price tag equates to $184,375 per bed. The assets are located in the eastern part of Virginia and totaled 270 skilled nursing beds and 50 assisted living beds. Despite two buildings being located in rural markets, the portfolio maintained an occupancy average of 86 percent during the marketing process. Accompanied with a …
NEWTON, Mass. — 2Life Communities has broken ground on Opus Newton, a middle-income senior living development in Newton, just west of Boston. The groundbreaking takes place a year ahead of schedule, with 95 percent of the 174 available apartments already pre-leased, according to the developer. “The way we view aging is shifting and so should the care and living options surrounding it,” says Amy Schectman, 2Life president and CEO. “Opus prioritizes affordability, community and not only aging in place, but aging in the right place. This model brings a breakthrough …
SUN PRAIRIE and WAUNAKEE, Wis. — Trilogy Health Services has taken over operations at Sun Prairie Senior Living in Sun Prairie and Waunakee Valley Senior Living in Waunakee, the company’s first properties in Wisconsin. The last time Trilogy expanded into a new state was in 2006 when the company added The Oaks at Northpointe Woods in Battle Creek, Michigan to its roster of campuses. Trilogy now operates nearly 130 senior living communities across five states. Waunakee Valley offers residents independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. Sun Prairie …
DALLAS — MedCore Partners, a Dallas-based healthcare and senior living commercial real estate company, has hired Angela Dreiske as chief financial officer (CFO). Dreiske will design and manage all aspects of MedCore’s accounting division and help enhance and refine the company’s financial strategy and operations. Prior to joining MedCore, Dreiske was the senior vice president of accounting for the investment management team at Stream Realty Partners in Dallas. While at Stream she managed five discretionary funds and separate account mandates totaling over $1.7 billion in equity and three of Stream’s …
SAN DIEGO — The one-two punch of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by a period of high inflation and soaring interest rates has had a negative impact on the performance of seniors housing, but the effects vary by subsector. The need to boost revenues is the primary issue in private-pay senior living, while a labor shortage remains the biggest drag on skilled nursing, say industry experts. Due to uncertainty over how these issues will be resolved, cap rates are rising to reflect the risk to investors. Operating margins for stable seniors …
NASHVILLE, Tenn., and BALTIMORE and PIKESVILLE, Md. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC (BWE) has arranged three loan deals totaling nearly $25 million to refinance and preserve three affordable senior living communities in Nashville, Baltimore and Pikesville. Jon Killough and John Roberts originated the Nashville deal and Victor Agusta originated the Maryland loans. Bellwether arranged a $21 million bridge loan for Nashville Christian Towers. The loan will allow Envolve Communities to acquire and finance the 175-unit affordable seniors housing development. Envolve plans to redevelop the property utilizing proceeds from …