CHICAGO and SAN JOSE — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC (BWE) has arranged two separate transactions totaling over $47 million to refinance two assisted living and memory care communities. The first is a $28.8 million loan to refinance an assisted living and memory care community in the Chicago metropolitan area on behalf of affiliates of a senior housing-focused private equity firm. The second is an $18.6 million loan to refinance an assisted living and memory care community in San Jose on behalf of affiliates of Westmont Living. Ryan Stoll …
BILLINGS, Mont. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 32-unit assisted living facility in Billings. The community was built in 2015, spanning approximately 16,044 square feet on 1.4 acres of land. The seller was a local owner exiting the senior living market. The buyer is a nonprofit located in Montana. The price was not disclosed. Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito and Brad Goodsell of SLIB handled the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Ware Malcomb, an international design firm that works in seniors housing, has promoted Joshua Thompson to director, interior architecture and design in the firm’s downtown San Diego office. Thompson is responsible for the leadership of the office and continued growth of the studio. Thompson brings more than 21 years of experience in the industry. He has been with Ware Malcomb for nine years, starting his career in the firm’s Phoenix office and transitioning to San Diego in 2019. Thompson graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree …
ROCKFORD, Ill. — Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage Inc. (AHIB) has arranged the sale of Valkommen Plaza, a 171-unit affordable seniors housing community in Rockford, approximately 90 miles northwest of Chicago and southwest of Milwaukee. A private investor sold the asset to Envolve Communities for $21.1 million. AHIB’s Kyle Shoemaker represented both both parties in the transaction. Valkommen Plaza is a nine-story, elevator-serviced building with commercial spaces on the first floor, providing amenities such as a beauty salon, police sub-station and grocery for the local community. In addition to the commercial …
GENEVA, Ill. — Lifespace Communities has acquired GreenFields of Geneva, a nonprofit, 257-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Geneva, approximately 40 miles west of downtown Chicago. Friendship Senior Options (FSO) sold the property for an undisclosed price. FSO will continue to provide management services through June, at which time the community will fully transition onto Lifespace management, systems and support. The sale brings Lifespace’s total portfolio to 18 communities, including three in metro Chicago. Located on 26 acres bordering two championship golf courses, GreenFields includes walking paths, a fishing …
BRANCHBURG, N.J. — Walters has completed construction of the first building at Cornerstone at Branchburg, a 150-unit, age-restricted affordable housing community in Branchburg, approximately 25 miles west of Staten Island. Cornerstone at Branchburg is designed to attain LEED and Energy Star certifications. “We look forward to welcoming our first residents into their energy-efficient homes which will provide a healthy and affordable living environment with long-term savings on heating and cooling costs as well as improved indoor air quality,” says Joseph Del Duca, partner and director of affordable housing for Walters. …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Oxford Finance LLC, an Alexandria-based specialty finance firm that provides senior debt to life sciences and healthcare services companies worldwide, provided $867 million in healthcare real estate loans in 2022. The total was an annual record for the company’s Healthcare Real Estate Group, which closed a total of 14 transactions, with credit facilities ranging from $9 million to over $124 million. Highlights included: Oxford provided an $80.8 million term loan and an $8.5 million revolving line of credit to finance the acquisition of four healthcare campuses comprised …
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Franklin Park of Round Rock, a 76-unit assisted living and memory care community in Round Rock, approximately 20 miles north of downtown Austin. A Cushman & Wakefield team of Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Jack Griffin represented the seller, Franklin Park Senior Living and its institutional capital partner, in the transaction. The buyer was Inspired Healthcare Capital, a senior housing investor with a captive operator called Volante Senior Living, which will manage the community going forward. …
SAN ANTONIO — 12 Oaks Senior Living has taken over management of The Inn at Los Patios, a 166-unit independent living and assisted living community in San Antonio. 12 Oaks, along with local nonprofit San Antonio Community Development Council, intends to complete a major renovation and upgrade to the community.
CONROE, Texas — Grace Management has broken ground on The Lakes at Woodhaven Village, a 115-unit active adult complex in Conroe, located about 40 miles north of Houston. The project, which is being developed on a five-acre plot adjacent to the 2,000-acre Grand Central Park master-planned community, is slated for a spring 2024 completion. Project partners include developer Padua Realty Co. and affiliated construction company Dorado Builders, Investwell Architects, Lizabeth Jones Interior Design and Jordan & Skala Engineers.