MONTEBELLO, N.Y. — The Polaris Healthcare Network has opened The Sentinel of Rockland in Montebello, located along the New Jersey border northwest of New York City. Located on seven acres, the community offers assisted living services through the state’s Medicaid program. M&T Bank provided capital for the development. Further details were not disclosed.
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Growing Competitive Threats, COVID Fallout Complicate Seniors Housing Marketing Efforts, Say LeadingAge Panelists
ATLANTA — As a wide variety of companies look to capitalize on the baby boomer generation reaching retirement age, traditional seniors housing operators are facing an ever-growing set of competitors for the services offered. Options such as active adult living and home care have always been a threat, but they’ve become more so. Active adult communities are now building with plans for seniors to age in place, according to Rob Love, president and CEO of marketing firm Love & Company. What’s more, services that used to make seniors housing a …
NORFOLK, Va. — Harbor’s Edge, an independently owned continuing care retirement community in Norfolk, has completed construction of River Tower, a 24-story, 147-unit expansion. Dallas-based architecture firm Three designed the new building, which expands the community’s offerings across the continuum of care — independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. In addition, the tower features 100,000 square feet of common areas and amenities. Development costs were estimated at $145 million. A grand opening is planned for spring 2022, when all residents should be moved into the fully pre-sold …
HJ Sims Arranges $26.3M Acquisition Financing for Polaris Retirement Community in Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — HJ Sims has arranged $26.3 million in financing for United Church Homes, a seniors housing provider based in Sandusky. The borrower will use the funds to acquire Polaris Retirement Community in Columbus from Polaris Retirement Living Properties LP. The newly built independent living community features 136 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The Polaris Retirement Community was in the final stages of construction when UCH was invited to bid on acquiring the project. The acquisition was structured to have UCH take possession following the issuance of a Certificate of …
Edison Equity Receives $23M Construction Loan for 55 Resort Apartments in Greeley, Colorado
GREELEY, Colo. — Dallas-based Edison Equity Management has received $23 million in construction financing for the development of 55 Resort Apartments, an age-restricted multifamily property located in Greeley. Located on the former site of the Garnsey & Wheeler Ford dealership, 55 Resort Apartments will feature 84 apartments for adults age 55 and above. The property will offer exercise classes, service coordination and social activities, as well as 5,000 square feet of retail space leased to Austin’s American Grill restaurant. The development is slated to open in summer 2022. Dallas-based Hall …
HENRIETTA, OLNEY and NOCONA, Texas — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of three skilled nursing facilities located in Henrietta, Olney and Nocona. The portfolio totals 250 beds. The assets total 14,500 square feet on 0.77 acres, 20,000 square feet on 2.07 acres and 23,000 square feet on 3.03 acres, respectively. The properties are within approximately 90 miles of each other and located northwest of Dallas near the Oklahoma border. An independent owner-operator exiting the industry sold the facilities for $7.8 million. The buyer was an out-of-state owner-operator …
EDGERTON, Ohio — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of Park View Nursing Center, a 92-bed skilled nursing facility in the Northwest Ohio town of Edgerton. The property opened in 1968 and was part of a larger portfolio of communities sold in 2020. The operator and REIT landlord elected to spin off Park View as a geographic outlier to the rest of that portfolio. A Kentucky-based operator seeking to grow through ownership purchased the facility for an undisclosed price.
NEWTON, N.C. — Ziegler has arranged $76.1 million in bond financing for EveryAge, a Newton-based nonprofit owner-operator formerly known as United Church Homes and Services. The company was founded in 1961 to develop and manage seniors housing properties in the Southeast. The bonds affect the borrower’s three continuing care retirement communities: Abernethy Laurels in Newton; Piedmont Crossing in Thomasville, North Carolina; and Lake Prince Woods in Suffolk, Virginia. The financing was achieved through four separate bond issues: $22.2 million in fixed-rate bonds to refund a series of 2017 bonds and …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of nine senior living properties totaling 558 units of assisted living and memory care. Eight of the properties are in South Carolina with one property located in North Carolina. JLL arranged the sales on behalf of the seller, a large, publicly traded REIT. In the first transaction, eight properties totaling 506 units were sold to a private equity group and will rebranded with a new operator. The new owner plans to provide extensive capital expenditures for improvements to the communities. …
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tennessee-based Wickshire Senior Living has opened a new location in Fort Lauderdale, approximately 30 miles north of downtown Miami. The 293-unit community is centrally located to retail, restaurants, major highways and the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The type of care was not disclosed. Wickshire partners with local schools, preschool to college, to engage residents, associates, families and the greater community with lifelong learning opportunities, mentoring and intergenerational activities.