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HJ Sims Arranges $30M Financing for The Knolls Continuing Care Retirement Community in Valhalla, New York

by Jeff Shaw

VALHALLA, N.Y. — HJ Sims has closed $30 million in financing for The Bethel Methodist Home and its continuing care retirement community The Knolls, located in Valhalla, approximately 25 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. The community, which opened in 2002 under the name Westchester Meadows, offers independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing services on one campus. In 2008, Westchester Meadows experienced financial difficulty, which culminated in a bankruptcy filing in 2015. The community was acquired in 2016 with the proceeds of tax-exempt and taxable bonds privately placed with a …

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Blueprint Brokers Sale of Two Assisted Living Communities in Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

MASSACHUSETTS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two assisted living communities totaling 195 units in Massachusetts. The properties were over 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer was a partnership between a New York-based operator and an experienced investor with a home health business in the state. Further details on the seller, price and properties were not disclosed.

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OneDay Technology Platform Hires Allegro Executive Eric Varin

by Jeff Shaw

DALLAS — OneDay, a Dallas-based technology company offering video storytelling within senior living communities, has hired Eric Varin as vice president of client success and Victoria Repice as vice president of product. The company also promoted Deena Naccarella from vice president of finance to chief financial officer and Carter Severns from director of marketing to vice president of marketing. Varin and Repice bring OneDay to 14 new hires in the last year, which are in response to OneDay’s growth. In 2020 alone, the company increased its customer base by more …

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Axial Receives Financing for Willows Bend Redevelopment Project in Fridley, Minnesota

by Jeff Shaw

FRIDLEY, Minn. — Axial Real Estate Advisors, in partnership with United Properties and Ivy Properties, has received acquisition and development financing for Willows Bend Senior Living, a seniors housing project in Fridley, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. Willows Bend will be a 136-unit, four-story building with underground parking. Ebenezer Management Services, a division of Fairview Health System, will operate the community upon completion. Groundbreaking is scheduled for later this month, with an anticipated opening in summer 2022. The site, measuring 2.67 acres, is the former home of Fridley City Hall, …

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Dwight Capital Closes $117.5M in Healthcare Financings

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — Dwight Capital provided over $117.5 million in healthcare financing during fourth-quarter 2020. Featured among these transactions are loans for several properties within the Recover Care, The Laurels, and Landmark portfolios. Dwight closed $15 million in bridge and mezzanine financing for the acquisition of the Recover Care Kansas Portfolio, a 253-bed, three-asset assisted living and skilled nursing facility portfolio located across Kansas. Adam Sasouness originated this transaction. Sasouness also originated $13.95 million in bridge financing for the Laurels Portfolio, a 313-bed, three-asset assisted living and skilled nursing …

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SLIB Arranges $7.8M Sale of FountainWood Lodge Community in Orangevale, California

by Jeff Shaw

ORANGEVALE, Calif. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of FountainWood Lodge, a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in Orangevale, a suburb of Sacramento. The community was built in 1981 and has undergone several renovations. The 63,930-square-foot building is located on six acres of land. The seller is a nonprofit owner-operator. A regional owner-operator acquired the property for $7.8 million. Brad Goodsell, Jason Punzel and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction. “FountainWood Lodge has a great reputation in the local market, and the buyer …

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Benchmark Launches Coronavirus Advisory Council with Panel of Public Health Experts

by Jeff Shaw

WALTHAM, Mass. — Benchmark Senior Living, a Waltham-based provider of senior living services in the Northeast, has expanded its team of consulting medical and scientific experts with the creation of the Benchmark Coronavirus Advisory Council. The council will guide the company’s long-term strategy and response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council’s esteemed members include a former U.S. surgeon general, a former secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, a nationally known geriatric psychiatrist, a leading infection control preventionist and other experts. “Since the pandemic began, we’ve relied on leading …

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Sabra Health Care REIT Appoints Katie Cusack to Board of Directors

by Jeff Shaw

IRVINE, Calif. — Sabra Health Care REIT (NASDAQ: SBRA), an Irvine-based investor, has appointed Katie Cusack to its board of directors. Cusack currently serves as chief operating officer of Cornell Capital LLC, a $4 billion private investment firm with offices in New York and Hong Kong. From 2007 to 2020, she served in various capacities at Credit Suisse, including chief operating officer for the investment banking division in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and as the head of ultra-high net worth coverage. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Cusack …

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The Woodlands at Furman Completes $4.5M Expansion in Greenville, South Carolina

by Jeff Shaw

GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Woodlands at Furman, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Greenville, has completed its 13,000-square-foot expansion. The project added Community Village, which features a multipurpose room and a wellness center that includes cardio equipment, therapy pool, massage room, day spa, gym, locker rooms. Development costs were estimated at $4.5 million. “The Community Village reminds me of a town square – providing a hub for activities ranging from lectures to exercise classes to spa services,” said Mary Lou Merkt, president and CEO at The Woodlands at Furman. …

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KeyBank Provides Fannie Mae Financing for Enlivant Portfolio

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC) has provided Fannie Mae financing for a multistate portfolio of properties operated by Enlivant, a Chicago-based owner-operator. The loan provides long-term, nonrecourse debt. The Fannie Mae financing was completed in conjunction with KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s extension of revolving lines of credit to other properties operated by Enlivant. Charlie Shoop of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group led the financing for Key. Tim Sylvain, Paul Di Vito and Patrick Gilbreath of Key’s Healthcare Finance Group originated and structured the balance sheet financing on behalf of …

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