MILAN, Ohio — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $6.1 million HUD-insured loan for Continuing Healthcare of Milan, a 92-bed skilled nursing facility in Milan, a small village of fewer than 1,500 residents between Cleveland and Toledo. The loan refinances existing debt on the property. “The loan was underwritten by Cambridge Realty Capital Ltd. of Illinois, our specialists in FHA-insured HUD loans,” says Jeffrey Davis, Cambridge’s chairman.
ST. LOUIS — EmpowerMe Wellness, an integrated healthcare provider serving more than 450 senior living communities nationwide, has named Dr. Jody Mitchell as chief medical officer. Based at EmpowerMe’s headquarters in St. Louis, Mitchell will oversee and manage clinical practices, focus on staff development for field clinicians, and utilize the most current research and practices to provide better outcomes for residents of senior living communities nationwide. Mitchell has been with Owensboro Health in Owensboro, Kentucky, since 2012, most recently as medical director of outpatient services and medical director of athletic …
HARTFORD, Conn. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has closed $51.6 million in Fannie Mae Seniors Housing loans for the acquisition financing of a seniors housing portfolio located in the Hartford MSA. The borrowers are White Oak Healthcare REIT and Everbrook Senior Living. The 10-year, floating-rate loans are structured with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization. Matt Pipitone of M&T’s Baltimore office led the transaction. Further details on the properties were not disclosed.
ST. PETERS, Mo. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged an undisclosed amount of development financing for The Bluffstone Senior Living, a ground-up seniors housing development in St. Peters, just across the Missouri River from St. Louis. Upon completion, Arrow Senior Living will operate the community, which features 91 independent living, 44 assisted living and 18 memory care units. The borrower is O’Reilly Development Co., an established regional seniors housing developer. Kayne Anderson Real Estate. Though Kayne has purchased two prior O’Reilly properties, this marks the first ground-up development …
HAVERHILL, Mass. — Benchmark Senior Living has named Nick Barash as executive director of Benchmark Senior Living at Haverhill Crossings, an assisted living and memory care community in Haverhill, located along the New Hampshire border north of Boston. Barash comes to Benchmark from Atria Merrimack Place in Newburyport, located just 15 miles east of his new employer, where he was also executive director. Previously, he was with Landmark Senior Living communities in Beverly. Barash graduated from James Madison University with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.
CALIFORNIA and WASHINGTON — A joint venture between owner-operator Merrill Gardens and publicly traded REIT National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) has acquired six independent living communities located on the Pacific Coast. The communities were formerly managed by Holiday Retirement, and more recently, Atria Senior Living. The price and seller were not disclosed. The communities will be rebranded as part of the Truewood by Merrill brand. The properties include: Truewood by Merrill, Fig Garden; Fresno, Calif.; 103 units Truewood by Merrill, Modesto; Modesto, Calif.; 120 units Truewood by Merrill, Pinole; Pinole, …
TULSA and CUSHING, Okla. — Plains Commercial has arranged the sale of three skilled nursing facilities in Tulsa and Cushing. The portfolio totals 243 licensed beds. Two of the buildings were built in the 1960s and 1970s, and had undergone extensive renovations in recent years. The third was built in 1997. The portfolio was legacy owned, having been very rarely available on the market in its operating history. The seller is a local operator that sought to exit the industry. The buyer is one of the largest skilled nursing operators …
CHAMPIONSGATE, Fla. — Watermark Retirement has taken over operations for Merrill Gardens at ChampionsGate, located approximately 25 miles southwest of downtown Orlando. The transition is part of a purchase agreement by Fortress Investment Group, which acquired the community in April. Under the agreement, Watermark will manage all aspects of the community’s operations including care, staffing and programming. The community has been renamed The Glades at ChampionsGate. The community offers 114 independent living, 73 assisted living and 36 memory care units.
AUSTIN, Texas — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of ArborView, a 151-unit active adult community in Austin. JLL represented the seller, Cadence Multi-Family, in the sale of the property to Sparrow Partners. The buyers assumed the existing HUD financing on the project. The price was not disclosed. Opened in 2021, ArborView is located in Greyrock Ridge within the Circle C Ranch master-planned community in southwest Austin. Development of Circle C Ranch began in 1982 and today the community includes over 6,400 homes. Neighborhood amenities include an 18-hole golf …
DALLAS, AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO and HOUSTON, Texas — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of four seniors housing communities in the Texas markets of Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. The price was $52 million, or $153,000 per bed. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. The portfolio totals 315 skilled nursing beds and 24 assisted living beds. All facilities were constructed between 2017 and 2018, average a five-Star CMS rating and feature resort-style amenities with therapy and rehabilitation gyms. The portfolio was not stabilized, and while …
