RED BANK, N.J. — Locust Point Capital has closed Locust Point Seniors Housing Debt Fund II, the firm’s second fund focused on its direct lending strategy to the seniors housing and care sector. The Red Bank-based firm launched its $312 million debut fund in 2016. Fund II closed above its target at $428 million after receiving strong interest from a diverse group of investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies and wealth advisors. Approximately three quarters of the commitments came from United States-based investors, with the remaining coming from …
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MEDWAY, Mass. — Salmon Health & Retirement has started taking reservations at Salmon at Medway, a 57-acre seniors housing campus in the Boston suburb of Medway. The community will offer cottage and apartment-style independent living together with apartment-style assisted living and memory care. The number of units was not disclosed.
WAYZATA, Minn. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Meridian Manor, an independent and assisted living community located in Wayzata, approximately 13 miles west of downtown Minneapolis. Totaling 67 units, the 78,000-square-foot community was built on four acres in 1994. A local owner-operator acquired the community from a nonprofit for $7.2 million. The community was vacant at the time of the sale and the buyer plans major renovations. Jason Punzel, Brad Goodsell and Vince Viverito of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.
Watercrest Promotes Michelle Miller to Executive Director of Community in Sebastian, Florida
SEBASTIAN, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group has promoted Michelle Miller to executive director of Pelican Landing Assisted Living and Memory Care in Sebastian. Miller will replace Kim Sviben, who was recently promoted to area director of operations. Miller joined Watercrest in 2019 as assistant executive director of Watercrest St. Lucie West, where she supported community growth and established relationships with her team and resident families. Miller brings 22 years of nursing experience to her role, as well as service in the U.S. Army where she spent four years in …
CONROE, Texas — Spectra Properties has started construction of Worthington Manor at the Lakes of Wedgewood in Conroe. Insight Senior Living will manage the property upon completion, which is scheduled for November. At more than 135,000 square feet, the community is situated on 26 acres and will include 72 assisted living apartments and 46 memory care units. The development was funded in part by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
COMMACK, N.Y. — HJ Sims has arranged a $102.1 million financing for Fountaingate Gardens, an independent living community being built in Commack, located on Long Island. The Gurwin Healthcare System has been providing healthcare services to Long Island residents since 1988 through the Gurwin Jewish Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and the Fay J. Lindner Assisted Living Residences. Gurwin Jewish Healthcare Foundation acquired land adjacent to Fay J. Lindner Residences with the goal of completing the continuum of care through development of an independent living community to be known as Fountaingate …
TAMPA, Fla. — WoodBine Senior Living, a Tampa-based owner-operator, has announced a series of leadership changes. Donna LaRotonda, Chris Behm and Daryl McCombs are the new owners and managing partners of the company. Co-founders and former managing partners, Gloria Brock and Steve Gaylor, are taking on strategic advisory roles while also serving as director of sales and director of development, respectively. LaRotonda is a nine-year employee of WoodBine, having most recently served as senior executive director of Spring Village at Galloway. She has more than two decades of marketing and …
MTRCC’s Affordable Housing Expansion Anticipates Seniors Housing Opportunities
Concerns about real estate distress have primarily focused on retail and hospitality properties, both of which have most visibly borne the brunt of COVID-19 state and local lockdowns. Yet, arguably, seniors housing has suffered just as severe a blow, say Matthew Pipitone and Jeff Rodman, program managers for M&T Realty Capital Corp. (MTRCC), the commercial mortgage banking subsidiary of M&T Bank. Not only have seniors housing residents been restricted from having guests and seeing family members, but owners and operators have been tasked with finding ways to continue caring for …
AUGUSTA, Ga., and CHARLESTON, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has advised CR Properties and Claiborne Senior Living on the sale of The Claiborne at West Lake and secured $9 million of construction financing for The Claiborne at Brickyard Crossing. The Claiborne at West Lake is a 100-unit assisted living and memory care community in Augusta. The community opened in late 2018 and was approaching 90 percent occupancy at the time of sale. The community was sold to Sabra Health Care REIT. Claiborne Senior Living will continue to manage the community …
KeyBank Provides $23M in Financing for Affordable Seniors Housing Project Near Pittsburgh
CANONSBURG, Pa. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending & Investment (CDLI) division has provided $23 million in financing for the construction of an affordable seniors housing project in Canonsburg, located about 20 miles south of Pittsburgh. The financing consisted of an $11 million construction loan and $12 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency also provided a $1.3 million permanent loan. The borrower is a partnership between Ohio-based developer MVAH Partners LLC and nonprofit operator Blueprints. David Lacki and Laura Janosko of KeyBank’s CDLI team …