DALLAS — Continuing care retirement community Edgemere Dallas and its owner-operator Lifespace Communities have entered into a forbearance agreement with UMB Bank as lender and Intercity Investment Properties as lessee. The forbearance is intended to provide the time necessary to proceed with ongoing discussions towards a consensual agreement among the parties designed to strengthen the community’s financial position for the long term and achieve a more sustainable future, according to Lifespace. During the forbearance period, the parties agree to work cooperatively to reach a consensual resolution of the bonds and …
ORLANDO — A partnership between Orange County, American Residential Communities and New South Residential has completed Phase I of Madison Landing, an affordable seniors housing community in Orlando. The seven-story building features 110 units in 105,011 square feet on 5.4 acres. Development costs were estimated at $23 million. Winter Park Construction (WPC) is the general contractor for the project, Evans Engineering is the civil engineer, and Blue Skies Studios and DM Architect provided architectural services. Construction began in September 2020. Phase I units are reserved largely (90 percent) for households …
CHICAGO — Evans Senior Investments (ESI), a Chicago-based brokerage, has arranged the sale of 10 seniors housing communities in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina for $145 million. Schonberg Care, a regional owner-operator, sold the assets to White Oak Healthcare, which will install Discovery Senior Living as the operator. The REIT buyer also assumed a recently refinanced Fannie Mae loan on the portfolio. The communities consist of 590 seniors housing units and 666 functional beds (117 independent living units, 293 assisted living units, and 180 memory care units). The communities were …
CHUBBUCK, Idaho — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Cottonwood Cove, an 82-unit independent living community in Chubbuck, located in the southeast portion of the state. The facility was built in 1987 and totals 117,828 square feet on approximately five acres. The price was not disclosed. Cottonwood Cove has consistently performed even through the pandemic, with an occupancy near 100 percent on an ongoing basis, according to SLIB. The seller was a local owner, with this being its sole senior living asset. The buyer is a …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Alliance Residential Co. has announced Greystar will manage Overture Arcadia, an active adult community under construction in Scottsdale. Overture Arcadia is scheduled to open in December 2022.
PHILADELPHIA — One statistic in the seniors housing industry that seems to have always held strong is a 10 percent penetration rate. In other words, out of the entire pool of potential buyers, only 10 percent become residents. David Smith suggests that the industry can do better. “Only 10 percent agree to move in, and most of that 10 percent are the people in the highest urgency, who have a crisis, who really have little or no choice. The choice of whether to move has essentially been taken away,” said …
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Thorofare Capital has funded a $15.4 million loan for the acquisition of Tequesta Terrace, an assisted living and memory care community in Palm Beach. Built in 2001, the asset features 100 units. The borrower is Alta Senior Living, a regional owner-operator. The seller was a New England-based owner-operator looking to exit its sole Florida asset. Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors brokered the transaction. The financing represents a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and 48-month term with extension options. The transaction features future funding for capital expenditures.
KENNEWICK, Wash. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the cash-out refinancing for a pair of Green Lake Senior Living Communities, located in the tri-cities area of Washington State. The two communities totaling approximately 160 beds were purchased during COVID as value-add communities from a pair of national operators looking to transition away from operating older, Class C communities. Green Lake Senior Living, a Washington-based owner-operator already in this market, was able to quickly and drastically improve performance through hands-on management and presence at the communities, in conjunction with …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Experiencing the headwinds of the pandemic and the enormous changes brought to the senior living industry, the Argentum board of directors has launched an industry and association visioning and strategic planning process to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead. To ensure objectivity and inclusiveness in the process, Argentum selected THRUUE Inc., a strategy and culture consulting agency, whose former clients have included AARP and LeadingAge. THRUUE was selected due to its team’s deep knowledge and experience in strategic planning processes and a differentiated approach to aligning an …
GEORGETOWN, S.C. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Georgetown Assisted Living & Memory Care in Georgetown, a small town located along the coast. An owner-operator and a group of investors purchased a 24-unit hospice facility from the local hospital. The group then did a gut rehab on the existing structure and added a two-story, 38-unit addition. The investor group decided to sell the asset prior to opening the property. The buyer and price were not disclosed. Patrick Burke, Bradley Clousing and Dan Geraghty of SLIB …