TUCSON, Ariz. — Greystone has provided a $29.4 million HUD-insured loan to refinance a 240-bed skilled nursing facility in Tucson. Eric Rosenstock originated the loan on behalf of Sapphire of Tucson Properties LLC. Sandstone of Tucson Rehab Centre in Pima County is a long-term skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facility that includes 127 units, consisting of 43 private and 84 semi-private rooms. The permanent FHA loan carries a 35-year term and amortization.
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Berkadia has arranged the sale of The Blake at New Braunfels, a resort-style, 112-unit assisted living and memory care community in New Braunfels, a suburb of San Antonio. Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, led by Cody Tremper, Mike Garbers, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders, closed the transaction on behalf of Biloxi, Mississippi-based LifeCare Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comvest Properties. Scottsdale, Arizona-based Inspired Healthcare Capital was the buyer. The price was not disclosed. The Blake at New Braunfels is a new vintage, Class A community …
KNOXVILLE and MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Covenant Living Communities and Services and Presbyterian Homes of Tennessee, have closed on an affiliation with two communities in the metropolitan area of Knoxville. Shannondale of Knoxville, located in Knoxville, sits on 50 acres and offers independent living and assisted living comprising of 228 apartments, homes and duplexes. Shannondale of Maryville, 24 miles south of Knoxville, sits on 34 acres and offers independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing with 237 apartments, homes and duplexes. Under the agreement, the two communities are now affiliate members and …
BALLWIN, Mo. — IMPACT Strategies Inc. has completed The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis – West County in Ballwin, a suburb west of St. Louis. Encompass Health Corporation and BJC HealthCare held a ribbon cutting at the property in May 2024. This inpatient rehabilitation hospital is an expansion of the current joint venture between Encompass and BJC, which already includes three hospitals known as The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis, The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois and The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis located in St. Peters. The recently completed …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Older adults who moved into seniors housing experienced the same or better health outcomes compared to those who live in the greater community, according to research conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. This is a core conclusion of a body of research showing how seniors housing communities can improve access to safe and high-quality care for older adults. The research found that people who move into seniors housing experience decreased vulnerability, receive more healthcare services at home, and have slightly increased longevity compared to older …
AUSTIN, Texas — Seniors Housing Business has earned three awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) for the magazine’s work in 2023. The awards were given out Thursday, June 20 during an event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Austin. It was the 74th annual event for the organization, which “recognizes excellence in reporting, writing, and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate.” A panel of expert judges from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University selected all winners. Medill’s Karen Springen chaired the panel. Of the three …
DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, a Des Moines-based senior living provider, has hired Jim Pusateri as its new chief sales officer (CSO). Pusateri brings over 30 years of senior living sales and operations leadership. He led Brookdale’s ascension to a 91.5 percent occupancy rate and launched the company’s pioneering School of Sales, fortifying sales acumen for the company. He has also implemented comprehensive sales training systems across multiple companies, integrating coaching and leadership development and improving overall performance. Pusateri has invested in the senior living industry as an executive board …
MILTON, Penn. — The Prestige Group Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of Rockwell Center, a 220-bed assisted living community in Milton, a small borough in Central Pennsylvania. In the early 1980s, a local real estate entrepreneur born and raised in Milton purchased a former Milton high school and repositioned the property into a 220-bed assisted living facility. The building, being a former high school, was equipped with an auditorium with ample seating and a full stage. For over 40 years the facility was run by the founder and then …
CHICAGO — Focus Healthcare Partners LLC has completed the final closing of Focus Senior Housing Fund II LP, a closed-end, commingled, discretionary real estate fund targeting private-pay seniors housing. The fund raised approximately $370 million in capital commitments. The fund is 20 percent larger than its predecessor vehicle despite a challenging fundraising period for commercial real estate, thanks to strong support from new and existing limited partners, according to Chicago-based Focus. Investors in the fund include university endowments, state and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, wealth managers, family offices and …
RICHMOND, Va. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of a 77-unit assisted living and memory care community in Richmond. The seller was a publicly traded REIT. A private equity group acquired the property for an undisclosed price and has installed Commonwealth Senior Living as the operator. The new owner plans to implement a renovation plan, scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2025. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders led the Berkadia team.