FAIRMONT, Minn. — Lakeview Methodist Health Care Services has completed construction of a $24 million skilled nursing community in Fairmont, located in the southern part of the state near the Iowa border. The 72-bed, 80,000-square-foot building was created as a “neighborhood concept,” which encourages companionship and sociability among residents. Kraus-Anderson Construction was the builder and Wold Architects and Engineers was the designer.
URBANA, Ill. — HJ Sims has arranged an $8.8 million taxable note on behalf of Clark Lindsey Village. Established in 1978, Clark Lindsey Village is a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Urbana. The campus currently features 147 units of independent living, 12 units of memory care and assisted living and 105 beds of skilled nursing. The borrower plans to use the funds to undertake a repositioning project at the community over the next five years. Phase I includes the construction of eight independent living villas, in addition to site …
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Homestead Village Retirement Community, a 176-unit, 180-licensed-bed community in Pensacola. Tim Cobb and Brooks Minford of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare completed the transaction on behalf of the seller, an Alabama-based nonprofit. The buyer was New Jersey-based Twin Light Capital. “The seller owned the asset for many years and decided it was time to refocus their efforts on operations within the state of Alabama,” says Minford. Built in 1993, Homestead Village Retirement Community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. …
WALTHAM, Mass. — Benchmark Senior Living, a Waltham-based provider of senior living services in the Northeast, has hired Elizabeth Wheatley as vice president of resident care and Kristine Martel as vice president of human resources. Wheatley spent almost two decades with Five Star Senior Living. She recently served as vice president of health and wellness, designing and managing resident service programs and overseeing COVID-19 clinical response. Wheatley is an advisory board member of the National Center for Assisted Living and a former member of Argentum’s Clinical Quality Roundtable. She earned …
SARASOTA, Fla. — The United Group of Cos. has started vertical construction on The Alloro at University Groves, an active adult community in Sarasota. The community will feature 183 one- and two-bedroom apartments, including seven two-bedroom penthouse suites in two residential buildings above covered parking. Units will range from 708 square feet to 2,228 square feet. The property will also boast a 15,210 square foot clubhouse. Development costs are estimated at $64.5 million. Project partners include Current Builders and Trez Capital. Adam Horowitz of Cooper Horowitz LLC out of New …
CHICAGO — Evans Senior Investments (ESI), a Chicago-based broker, has arranged three separate sales transactions totaling $150 million. The dispositions allow the seller, a Pennsylvania-based owner-operator, to fully exit the seniors housing industry. The first tranche of the portfolio consisted of four communities totaling 661 licensed skilled nursing beds and 88 independent living cottage units. At the time of marketing the average census was 74 percent with total portfolio revenue of $48 million and net operating income of $2.3 million. The buyer was a regional owner-operator looking to grow its …
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Discovery Senior Living and Ventas have announced the rebranding of 19 former Elmcroft Senior Living communities. Management functions for the communities, which are located in multiple states, were transferred from prior operator Eclipse to Discovery, while Ventas will retain ownership of each. The move results in the TerraBella regional brand name’s transformation into a second, formal, regionally focused, wholly owned subsidiary management company for Discovery, and also gives rise to two newly created regional brands, SummerHouse and Seaton. Of the 19 communities, 13 were rebranded under …
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Edgeworth Park at New Town, an 83-unit, 95-bed senior living community in Williamsburg, for an undisclosed price. Tim Cobb and Brooks Minford of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare completed the transaction on behalf of the seller, Virginia-based Robertson Liebler. The buyer was Connecticut-based Wheelock Street Capital. Solera Senior Living will serve as the new operator. Built in 2017, Edgeworth Park at New Town is a Class A assisted living and memory care community.
CHICAGO —Chicago Pacific Founders has promoted Guy Geller to the position of president of CPF Living, one of its subsidiaries. Geller will continue to serve in his role as president of Grace Management Inc. Geller previously joined both organizations in 2016 and has served in a dual role as the chief operating officer of CPF Living and president of Grace Management. Geller is a graduate of Cornell University and maintains affiliations with the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), Alzheimer’s Association, Future Care Home Commission Group, and the Alzheimer’s Society in …
TOLDEO, Ohio — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), a Toldeo-based REIT and the largest owner of seniors housing in the United States, has extended its 2021 spending spree by agreeing to acquire four seniors housing portfolios for a combined total of $1.3 billion. Welltower has invested $5.6 billion in acquisitions and developments since October 2020. Highlights include the acquisition of 86 Holiday Retirement communities for $1.6 billion and the acquisition of 22 properties in Ohio and Illinois totaling over 1,000 units. “Since pivoting to offense 13 months ago, Welltower is pleased …
