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DALLAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Lakeland Hills Senior Living, a 170-unit community in Dallas. The asset was originally constructed as an independent living community. An assisted living wing was added along with cosmetic renovations in 2013. However, the assisted living units were subsequently delicensed, and the entire building was again operated as independent living. The Seller, Valstone, had recently closed on the asset in November of 2020 and had intended to stabilize. However, it was an operational outlier, so Valstone elected to instead …

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Occupancy at U.S. skilled nursing facilities increased to 71.2 percent in February 2021 compared to 70.7 percent from the previous month, according to NIC MAP data. This raised the sector’s occupancy rate to its December 2020 level. Despite the February improvement, occupancy remains 13.7 percentage points below its pre-pandemic level. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), an Annapolis-based nonprofit data firm, gathers the data from more than 1,400 individual skilled nursing facilities in 48 states. The February NIC MAP occupancy data are starting …

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The LCS Family of Companies has broken ground on The Delaney at The Green, a seniors housing community in Florham Park, approximately 25 miles east of Manhattan. The community will feature 128 independent living units, 58 assisted living units and 34 memory care units. Construction is scheduled for completion by March 2023. LCS Real Estate structured the financing in collaboration with an institutional equity partner. LCS Development designed the community. When complete, Life Care Services, An LCS Company, will provide operational management of the community. The …

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of a 116-unit assisted living and memory care community in Anchorage. The community was built in 2017, officially opening in December 2019. The 82,813-square-foot facility sits on 2.7 acres of land, with an adjacent 2.7-acre plot available for purchase. The community’s developer sold the asset to a national REIT for $32.5 million. The new owner will use a third-party operator. The REIT also is considering a joint-venture independent living expansion at the property. Vince Viverito, Brad Goodsell and …

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VERO BEACH, Fla. — Watercrest Senior Living Group, a Vero Beach-based operator, has hired sales trainer Michael Marlow to its executive leadership team as vice president of sales education. Marlow will establish sales training and implementation to maximize lead management and referral development for all communities operated by Watercrest Senior Living. Marlow brings nearly 30 years of experience in senior living sales and marketing, including the training, management, tracking and launch of strategic sales programs across national markets. He most recently served as national sales engagement manager for the industry’s …

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LONG BEACH, Calif. — Century Housing, in partnership with the City of Long Beach and The Long Beach Community Investment Company, will host a grand opening May 7 at The Beacon, an affordable housing community for seniors and veterans in Long Beach, just south of Los Angeles. “There’s no denying that this past year has been a very difficult and painful year on many, many levels,” says Brian D’Andrea, senior vice president with Century. “This development represents a source of light and hope for all of us, including the more …

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EL CENTRO, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired El Centro Post-Acute Center, a 123-bed skilled nursing facility located adjacent to the El Centro Regional Medical Center. El Centro is located in Imperial County near the border with Mexico. The facility has been added to CareTrust’s existing master lease with San Diego-based Bayshire Senior Communities, which sourced the off-market transaction and turned to CareTrust to finance and close the deal. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Scott Kirby, Bayshire’s CEO, found the El Centro opportunity after the …

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SEATTLE and GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital arranged $11.2 million in financing across three modification loans. Artin Anvar arranged the interest rate reduction (IRR) modifications through HUD’s IRR program. The first transaction, totaling $984,721, was secured by Hilltop Manor, a 35-unit assisted living community in Seattle. The loan features a 20-year term and 20-year amortization. The second transaction, totaling $955,717, was secured by Spring Manor, a 54-unit memory care facility in Seattle. The loan features a 20-year term and 20-year amortization. The largest transaction, totaling $9.2 million, was …

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MOBILE, Ala. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Azalea Gardens, a 170-bed skilled nursing facility in Mobile. The asset was built in 1968 and renovated in 1982. Occupancy was 60 percent at the time of sale. The facility is part of a land lease with a local hospital. The seller was looking to divest from a non-core market. A local owner-operator familiar with the market acquired the property for $11 million, or $64,700 per bed. Bradley Clousing and Matt Alley handled the transaction for SLIB.

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YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — Rudolph and Sletten, a subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corp., was awarded a $269 million design-build contract for an expansion project at Yountville Veterans Home of California, located in the Napa Valley town of Yountville. The California Department of General Services (DGS) awarded the contract on behalf of the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet). Founded in 1884, VHC-Yountville is the oldest and largest veterans home in California, and also the largest such facility in the United States, and provides long-term care to 1,000 aged or disabled veterans. …

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