EL PASO, Texas — Ziegler has arranged $13.6 million in financing for an affiliate of Altitude Health Services. The loan will refinance debt on Mountain View Health and Rehabilitation, a 187-bed skilled nursing facility in El Paso. Altitude acquired the community in 2016 using bank financing. The HUD 232/223(f) refinance allowed Altitude to lock in fixed-interest, non-recourse debt for 35 years.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Nicol Investment Co. has started construction of Upland Park, a $200 million mixed-use project in Huntsville. The 60-acre project will include multifamily and senior living residences, restaurants, retail, office, entertainment and green space. Located on Enterprise Way at Cummings Research Park, Upland Park will be anchored by HQ, a creative office and retail project being co-developed with Nashville-based Vintage South. The master plan includes The Kelvin, a 301-unit apartment community; Vitality at Upland Park, a 189-unit senior living property; and The Collins, a 334-unit multifamily project featuring …
ATLANTA — Driven by the desire of a healthy lifestyle, two areas that senior living developers are currently focusing on are the fitness center and outdoor spaces, according to Scott Gensler, vice president of business development with Erickson Senior Living. “Every time I look at a plan, the fitness center gets bigger and bigger and bigger,” said Gensler. “Then we open it, and it’s still not big enough.” Not only is the fitness center becoming larger, but it’s also becoming more of a prominent feature in Erickson’s continuing care retirement …
BUCKEYE, Ariz. — Link Senior Development and MedCore Partners have unveiled plans for Ativo of Sundance, a 202-unit senior living community inside the Sundance Active Adult master-planned community in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye. The campus will offer 103 independent living, 75 assisted living and 24 memory care units on a 10-acre tract. Construction of the 211,000-square-foot, three story project is scheduled to begin in late 2021 for an anticipated opening in summer 2023. Insight Senior Living will manage the community, including oversight of all programs and resident services. This …
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — National Health Investors Inc. (NYSE: NHI) has sold eight seniors housing communities totaling 909 units for $115 million. The properties were formerly leased to Holiday Retirement. The buyer was not disclosed.
TYLER, Texas — LifeCare Properties and New Orleans-based investment group ERG Enterprises have released plans for The Blake at Tyler, a senior living community in the East Texas city of Tyler. Scheduled to open in 2023, the property will be the third Blake-branded community in Texas. Blake Management Group will be the operator. The community will total 100,000 square feet and offer assisted living and memory care units.
ATLANTA — Even before the pandemic struck the United States in early 2020, rising labor costs were putting downward pressure on margins for seniors housing owners and operators. The public health and economic crises stemming from COVID-19 have only amplified the problem, say seniors housing professionals. In an industry where residents overwhelmingly belong to one of the most COVID-19-susceptible demographics, seniors housing operators are now wrestling with the question of whether to require staffers to get vaccinated. At the same time, they are battling widespread wage increases brought on by …
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Madison Marquette has received the construction loan for a 135-bed seniors housing community in Punta Gorda, just northwest of Fort Myers. The project is the second project for Madison Marquette with partners Arbah Capital and operator Meridian Senior Living. The partners recently developed a 117,000-square-foot, 144-bed community in the Tampa suburb of Brandon. H2C Securities Inc. a healthcare-focused strategic advisory firm, served as the exclusive advisor to the borrowers. Vice President Matthew Tarpley and Senior Associate Mitch Levine led the transaction for H2C. The $37 million …
SEBRING, Fla., RAVENNA, Ohio, and GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — KeyBank has provided $21.5 million of capital for National Church Residences (NCR) to rehabilitate three affordable seniors housing properties in Florida, Ohio and Texas. Fair Havens Village is an 80-unit property in Sebring, with 79 studios and one-bedroom affordable units plus a manager unit in three buildings. The property was originally constructed in 1985. The renovation will improve safety and accessibility and includes roof repairs, common area and residential unit improvements, and modernization of HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems. In addition …
CLOSTER, N.J. — Reuten Associates and Metropolis Property Group have unveiled plans for The Residences at Reuten Park, a 195-unit seniors housing development in Closter, approximately 15 miles north of Manhattan. The Residences at Reuten Park will replace five obsolete post-World War II-era manufacturing buildings located within the Reuten Corporate Park. The community will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care units on a six-acre plot. The project will take approximately 15 months to build, and still requires approval of Closter’s Zoning Board of Adjustment. “We believe that transforming …