WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), a D.C.-based advocacy organization for the seniors housing industry, has announced the 2021 inductees to the Senior Living Hall of Fame: Carl Campbell of CAMLU, Robert and William Thomas of Senior Star and Patricia Will of Belmont Village Senior Living. “These innovative leaders have helped to build an industry dedicated to the care of our elders,” says David Schless, president of ASHA. “We are very grateful to them and their commitment to senior living.” The 2021 Senior Living Hall of Fame …
HOUSTON — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of The Shores at Clear Lake, a 100-unit senior living community in Houston. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, Meridian Realty Advisors, to complete the sale to the buyer, Chicago Pacific Founders. JLL also represented the buyer to secure a $21.3 million, 10-year, floating-rate loan through Freddie Mac as part of the transaction. JLL Real Estate Capital will service that loan. Sitting on almost eight acres and totaling nearly 90,000 square feet, The Shores at Clear Lake offers 66 assisted …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has hired Taylor Mokris as senior vice president of seniors housing and care. Mokris will play a leadership role in the development and execution of the growth strategy for Bellwether Enterprise’s seniors housing and care mortgage lending platform. He joins the team under Ryan Stoll, who was appointed national director of seniors housing and care in March. Mokris will be based in the Charlotte office. Mokris has over 10 years of experience in commercial real estate, including relationship management, originations, underwriting and …
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — EW Howell Construction Group has completed The Residences at Plainview, an upscale independent living community in the Long Island hamlet of Plainview. Capitol Seniors Housing is the developer and Chelsea Senior Living is the operator for the new 150,000-square-foot community, which features 114 units. EW Howell Construction Group provided pre-construction and construction management services for the project, which converted a former Residence Inn by Marriott into seniors housing. Meyers Architects designed the conversion, with Meyer Senior Living Studio handling interiors and amenities.
FORT WORTH, Texas — KWA Construction has completed Phase II of Columbia Renaissance Square in Fort Worth. Columbia Residential developed the 120-unit affordable senior living community for persons age 62 and above. Designed with improved energy efficiency, indoor air quality and lower utility costs, the residences are built to achieve certification by National Green Building Standard. JHP Architecture designed the three-story, 95,015-square-foot building. Purpose Built Communities, a nonprofit consulting firm, was also a partner on the project.
LAS VEGAS — Oakmont Senior Living has completed an expansion and renovation project at Oakmont of Las Vegas, which included the new construction of 31 memory care units. “Memory care is an essential part of continuity of care and important to families who don’t want to uproot their loved ones should they need to transition to this type of care,” says Melon Rivera, executive director at Oakmont of Las Vegas. The community already offered independent living and assisted living. In addition to the new memory care neighborhood, the multi-million-dollar renovation …
VALPARAISO, Ind. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Journey Senior Living of Valparaiso, a 98-unit assisted living and memory care community located near the southern bank of Lake Michigan in Valparaiso. The community opened in 2018, but struggled with lease-up, went through two management companies and was shut down in September 2020. The buyer was a regional private equity group that plans to make significant renovations to the empty building and reopen it in fall 2021. The price was $9.2 million, or $93,000 per unit. “Journey …
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Lifespace Communities has appointed Sandra Parker to the position of general counsel. Parker is a lawyer with more than 25 years of experience. Her knowledge and expertise span many aspects of the health care industry, including hospital administration, federal healthcare regulations, pharmaceutical manufacturing compliance and health data information. Sandra earned her bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, her master’s degree in English literature from Louisiana State University, and her Juris Doctor from the Loyola School of Law. Lifespace Communities, based …
PORTLAND, Ore. — Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare has arranged $82.4 million in financing for Touchmark in the West Hills, a seniors housing community in Portland. The borrower is Oregon-based Touchmark. Further details on the property and the use of the financing were not disclosed. Chris Cain and Rafael Nobo of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare secured the financing through Freddie Mac. The seven-year loan has a 53 percent loan-to-value ratio.
GRANBURY, Texas — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Residence at Legacy Park, an active adult community in Granbury, approximately 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Built in 2018, the community features 81 units and is restricted to residents age 55 or older. A local owner-operator looking to exit the industry sold the asset to a national group headquartered in Utah for $18 million. Matthew Alley and Bradley Clousing of SLIB handled the transaction.