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Griffin Living Plans Varenita Seniors Housing Community in Acworth, Georgia

by Jeff Shaw

ACWORTH, Ga. — Griffin Living has received financing for the development of Varenita of West Cobb, a seniors housing community in the Atlanta suburb of Acworth. The two-story, 75,516-square-foot project will feature 58 assisted living and 23 memory care units. As one of the few major financial closings for ground-up construction in senior living since the pandemic started, Varenita at West Cobb provides insight into how post-pandemic investing and innovation will look in the senior living industry, according to the developer. “The pandemic severely affected senior living products, so it …

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FinanceIllinoisNewsSkilled Nursing

Walker & Dunlop Arranges $55.7M in Financing for Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Metro Chicago

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured $55.7 million in financing for three skilled nursing facilities in the Chicago area: Chalet Living & Rehab Center, The Grove of Evanston and The Grove of La Grange Park. Joshua Rosen led the origination team at Walker & Dunlop in securing debt coverage savings for the property owner and long-time client, which was not disclosed. The team utilized U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 232/223(a)(7) program to refinance the facilities’ existing HUD loans. Each loan features a 27-year term …

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IdahoNewsOperations

Blueprint Negotiates Operator Switch at Valley View Nursing & Rehabilitation in Boise

by Jeff Shaw

BOISE, Idaho — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the installation of a new operator at Valley View Nursing & Rehabilitation, a skilled nursing facility in Boise. The 120-bed facility is a component of a larger campus that includes 51 units of independent living and 143 units of assisted living. The landlord, a national owner-operator, manages the rest of the campus and sought a new tenant for the skilled nursing portion. The new skilled nursing operator is a West Coast-based management company.

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CaliforniaDevelopmentNews

Kayne Anderson, Watermark Open 189,000 SF Adaptive Reuse Community in Los Angeles

by Jeff Shaw

LOS ANGELES — Kayne Anderson Real Estate and Watermark Retirement Communities have opened The Watermark at Westwood Village, a seniors housing community in Los Angeles. The community is the latest addition to Watermark Retirement Communities’ Elan Collection, a group of high-end senior living communities. The property offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. The Watermark at Westwood Village was previously a University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) dormitory dating back to the 1960s, before going through a four-year renovation. The property has 188 residences with studio, one- and two- …

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AcquisitionsFloridaNews

JLL Negotiates Sale of Five-Property Portfolio in Southeast Florida for $64M

by Jeff Shaw

DELRAY BEACH, BOYNTON BEACH, BOCA RATON, COCONUT CREEK and VERO BEACH, Fla. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $64 million sale of a five-property seniors housing portfolio with properties located throughout Southeast Florida. JLL represented an undisclosed seller to complete the sale to an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC. JLL is also working on the buyer’s behalf to secure the acquisition financing. Florida-based Sonata Senior Living has operated the communities for more than three years and will continue to manage the properties going forward. The portfolio includes five …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFloridaNews

Carrfour Supportive Housing Opens $15.3M LGBTQ-Friendly Community in Wilton Manors, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

WILTON MANORS, Fla. — Carrfour Supportive Housing, Florida’s largest nonprofit affordable housing developer, has teamed up with The Pride Center, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit LGBTQ+ community centers, to complete The Residences at Equality Park, an LGBTQ-focused supportive housing community. The $15.3 million, 48-unit, four-story development is located on The Pride Center’s Equality Park campus just north of Fort Lauderdale in the city of Wilton Manors. The community provides permanent affordable housing coupled with on-site supportive services for low-income residents over age 55 living with disabling conditions such as …

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DevelopmentFloridaNews

Newmark Arranges Construction Financing for 187-Unit Development in Delray Beach, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Newmark has arranged construction financing for Holden of Boca/Delray, a 187-unit seniors housing development in the South Florida city of Delray Beach. The borrower is a joint venture between Alliance Residential Company and a global institutional real estate manager. Sarah Anderson, Ryan Maconachy, Chad Lavender, David Fasano and Ross Sanders represented the borrower in the financing efforts. A bank provided the construction loan. The development, which will feature 89 independent living units, 76 assisted living units and 22 memory care units, has received site plan approval. …

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CCRCDevelopmentNew JerseyNews

LCS Completes $8M Renovation at Laurel Circle in Bridgewater, New Jersey

by Jeff Shaw

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Life Care Services has completed an $8 million renovation project at Laurel Circle, a life plan community in Bridgewater, located between New York City and Philadelphia. The 28,317-square-foot renovation added a new bistro-style, grab-and-go dining venue; enhanced the wellness and fitness center, salon, main lobby and common areas in independent living; and redesigned spaces in The Arbor health center. Laurel Circle features 202 units on 28 wooded acres. Hord Coplan Macht (HCM) served as the architect and interior designer for the renovation.

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AcquisitionsFloridaGeorgiaNewsTexas

Lone Star Funds Acquires 10-Property Discovery Portfolio from Healthpeak for $334M

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — Lone Star Funds, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has acquired a 10-property portfolio of properties operated by Discovery Senior Living in Florida, Texas and Georgia. Healthpeak (NYSE: PEAK) sold the assets for $334 million. Although the REIT disclosed the sale during its first-quarter results last week, further details, including the buyer, weren’t disclosed at that time. Healthpeak is selling the bulk of its seniors housing portfolio in a move to exit the industry in favor of life sciences and medical office real estate. Discovery Senior Living retained management …

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Assisted LivingDevelopmentFloridaNews

The Blake Prepares to Open New Community Near Orlando

by Jeff Shaw

HORIZON WEST, Fla. — The Blake has neared completion of The Blake at Hamlin, a seniors housing community in Horizon West, a master-planned community west of Orlando near Disney World. The property will offer assisted living and memory care services. The number of units was not disclosed. Angie Layfield will serve as executive director while Joshua Bentley will be director of sales and marketing. The property is scheduled to open in fall of 2021.

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