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MorningStar, Confluent Break Ground on 168-Unit Seniors Housing Development in Las Vegas

by Jeff Shaw

LAS VEGAS — MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Senior Living have broken ground on MorningStar Senior Living at The Canyons, the joint venture’s first development in Nevada. Located in Las Vegas, the four-story, 196,000-square-foot community will feature 95 independent living, 49 assisted living and 24 memory care units. Common areas will include indoor and outdoor dining venues, a pool and spa, fitness center and clubroom terrace with views of the Vegas Strip and mountains to the west. Completion is slated for summer 2024. Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of Denver-based …

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Brightview Senior Living Names Doug Dollenberg as CEO, Marilynn Duker Steps Back to Co-Chair Role

by Jeff Shaw

BALTIMORE — Brightview Senior Living, a Baltimore-based owner-operator, has named Doug Dollenberg as CEO. He replaces Marilynn Duker, who is retiring to a co-chair position after 40 years with the company. Dollenberg joined Brightview five years ago as president. Previously he served on the executive leadership team at Tessco. He began his career as an engineer at Whitman, Requardt, and Associates before joining strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Co., where he worked across many different industries and functional areas. Duker joined The Shelter Group, Brightview’s former name, in 1982 as …

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CareTrust REIT Sells Seven Skilled Nursing Facilities in Ohio for $52M

by Jeff Shaw

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE), a San Clemente-based investor, has sold seven skilled nursing facilities in Ohio for $52 million. In connection with the completion of the sale, the company’s master lease with affiliates of Trio Healthcare was terminated. The portfolio includes approximately 600 skilled nursing beds along with approximately 100 seniors housing beds/units. “In February, we announced a plan to de-risk the portfolio by selling or re-tenanting 32 properties,” says Dave Sedgwick, CareTrust president and CEO. “Given how much the world has changed since we …

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Watermark Hires Annika DiNovi as Executive Director of The Hacienda at Georgetown in Texas

by Jeff Shaw

GEORGETOWN, Texas — Watermark Communities has named Annika DiNovi as executive director of The Hacienda at Georgetown in the Austin suburb of Georgetown. DiNovi joins Watermark Communities with nearly 15 years of experience in the luxury senior living housing and healthcare industries, most recently serving as regional director of operations at Transforming Age in Washington state. The Hacienda at Georgetown is opening with 231 studios, one- and two- bedroom residences for independent living, assisted living and memory care. DiNovi holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and an master’s degree in …

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Ziegler Arranges $74.6M Financing for Heron’s Key CCRC in Gig Harbor, Washington

by Jeff Shaw

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Ziegler has arranged $74.6 million in financing for Heron’s Key, a continuing care retirement community located across Puget Sound from Tacoma in Gig Harbor. Currently, the community consists of 194 independent living units, 30 skilled nursing beds and 51 assisted living units. Heron’s Key is a subsidiary of Emerald Communities, which is based in Redmond. Emerald Communities will use proceeds of the Cinderella bank placement with other available funds to advance refinance its 2015 bonds, which financed the original construction of the community. The loan was …

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CBRE Provides $16.2M Refinancing for 97-Unit The Oaks at Nipomo in California

by Jeff Shaw

NIPOMO, Calif. — CBRE National Senior Housing has provided a $16.2 million refinancing for The Oaks at Nipomo, approximately midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The borrower is Westmont Living, along with a group of individual investors. The Oaks at Nipomo sits on a 4.2-acre parcel and feature 97 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Westmont opened the community in 2017, and it was over 95 percent occupied at the time of the refinancing. Aron Will, Adam Mincberg, Andrew Behrens and Jesse Weber of CBRE arranged …

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Emerald Communities Hires Diana Jamison as Chief Financial Officer

by Jeff Shaw

REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities, a nonprofit owner-operator based in Redmond, Washington, has hired Diana Jamison as vice president and chief financial officer (VP-CFO). Jamison will be responsible for the overall strategic and operational aspects of finance, accounting and information technology. She will work closely with the president and CEO of Emerald Communities, senior management, the board of directors, residents and numerous community partners to ensure Emerald Communities and its senior living properties Heron’s Key and Emerald Heights all meet their financial and business goals. Prior to joining Emerald Communities, …

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Industry Veteran Bill Pettit Launches Consulting Firm/Investment Fund Black Dog Capital Advisors with Son Billy

by Jeff Shaw

SEATTLE — Bill Pettit, who served as president of RD Merrill Co. for more than 30 years, has launched a new seniors housing consulting and investment firm with his son, Billy. The new company, Seattle-based Black Dog Capital Advisors, will focus on strategic consulting with senior living operators and capital sources. “Our focus will be on consulting with capital sources that have impaired communities coming out of COVID or are struggling with operating performance in their investments,” says Bill Pettit. “I expect we will work with their asset management teams as …

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Skender Completes 100-Unit Historic Redevelopment Project in Maywood, Illinois

by Jeff Shaw

MAYWOOD, Ill. — Skender has completed construction of Maywood Supportive Living, an adaptive reuse seniors housing project in the Chicago suburb of Maywood. The 133,000-square-foot assisted living facility for low-income seniors features 100 units. Developer Celadon Partners hired Skender as general contractor to transform the former Central Baptist Home, which has been on the State of Illinois National Register of Historic Places since 2017. Skender stripped the historic building down to its structure to add modern amenities while taking care to preserve and restore its natural architectural detail. Built in …

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Blueprint Negotiates Sale of Hollybrook Senior Living in Santa Ana, California

by Jeff Shaw

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Hollybrook Senior Living in the Orange County city of Santa Ana. The community was operating with below-market-rate rents despite upgrades in 2011. Blueprint marketed the community’s value to incoming investors by highlighting the historical performance and the potential operational upside for a local owner-operator with regional focus. Blueprint further illustrated the community’s financial improvements through continued physical plant refresh efforts and raising new resident rates to market. An owner-operator looking to exit its only seniors housing …

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