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InterFace Panel: Development Pushes Forward Despite Many COVID Delays

by Jeff Shaw

Seniors housing construction has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic — but perhaps not on the developers’ original timelines. “We have seen just about every obstacle thrown at us, from government shutdowns to disruptions in the supply chain to subcontractors contracting COVID to inspectors not showing up,” said Charlie Jennings, chief development officer, Harbor Retirement Associates. “Every time I start to think the worst is behind us, there’s something waiting around the corner. Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ve gotten past that hump yet.” Harbor’s current seniors project under construction is now …

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Occupancy Hits New Record Low in Fourth Quarter, Says NIC

by Jeff Shaw

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Private-pay seniors housing occupancy in the United States decreased 130 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2020 from 82.0 percent to 80.7 percent, a record low. Since the first quarter of 2020, occupancy fell by 680 basis percentage points. That’s according to new data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), an Annapolis-based nonprofit firm that tracks industry data gathered from 31 primary metropolitan markets. Private-pay seniors housing comprises independent living, assisted living and memory care. “Seniors housing occupancy declines were less pronounced …

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Live Oak Funds $24.9M Construction Loan for Community in Brookfield, Connecticut

by Jeff Shaw

BROOKFIELD, Conn. — Live Oak Bank has provided a $24.9 million loan for the construction of an assisted living and memory care community in Brookfield, approximately midway between Hartford and New York City. Columbia Pacific Real Estate Fund III is the borrower. Situated on 4.1 acres, the community will feature 91 assisted living units and 36 memory care units in a 105,000-square-foot building. Leisure Care will be the operator upon opening.

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SLIB Negotiates Sale of West Memphis Health & Rehabilitation in Arkansas

by Jeff Shaw

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of West Memphis Health & Rehabilitation, a skilled nursing facility in West Memphis, just across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tennessee. The property features 85 beds. An Arkansas-based regional owner-operator sold the community to another regional owner-operator looking to expand in the state. The price was not disclosed. Bradley Clousing and Daniel Geraghty of SLIB handled the transaction.

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Grandbridge Brokers $19M Sale of Seniors Housing Community in Springfield, Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital’s Tampa-based Senior Housing Investment Sales team has arranged the $19 million sale of a senior living community in Springfield, located 25 miles north of Hartford, Connecticut. The community features a mix of independent living cottages, independent living apartments and assisted living units on a 40-acre campus. Allen McMurtry, Dave Kliewer and Jay Jordan represented the seller, a West Coast-based senior living investor. Qualified bidders were invited to participate in a virtual live auction of the community in late September 2020. Following more than …

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Pennrose Promotes Patrick Stewart to Lead Development in Maryland

by Jeff Shaw

PHILADELPHIA — Pennrose, a Philadelphia-based developer developer of multifamily properties including seniors housing, has promoted Patrick Stewart to regional vice president of the Maryland region. Stewart will assume responsibilities for the region following the recently announced promotion of Ivy Dench-Carter to senior vice president for development. Stewart joined Pennrose in 2013 and has since served in Pennrose’s Baltimore office, most recently as a senior developer. He has been active in all facets of the real estate development process, including financial analysis; feasibility; assembling and leading the development team; securing entitlements; …

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Ziegler Structures $136.8M in Financing for Royal Oaks CCRC Expansion in Sun City, Arizona

by Jeff Shaw

SUN CITY, Ariz. — Ziegler has arranged $136.8 million of public bonds and bank capital for People of Faith Inc. The borrower has planned an expansion project known as Inspirata Pointe at its existing continuing care retirement community (CCRC), Royal Oaks, in Sun City. The financing comprises $90.8 million in tax-exempt bonds and $46 million in variable-rate entrance fee redemption bonds. Royal Oaks was established in 1981 on approximately 50 acres 22 miles northwest of Phoenix. The CCRC currently offers 258 independent living apartments, 102 independent living private residential garden …

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Blueprint Brokers Sale of Two Skilled Nursing Facilities in Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

LEOMINSTER and GARDNER, Mass. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Keystone Center and Wachusett Manor, skilled nursing facilities located, respectively, in Leominster and Gardner. Both located north of Worcester near the New Hampshire border, Keystone Center is licensed for 106 beds while Wachusett Manor is licensed for 96 beds. Acquired as part of a larger portfolio transaction in 2016, the private equity owner and its operator partner decided to pursue a strategic exit. The buyer was an in-state ownership group and its operating partner, both …

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Monticello Arranges $507M Financing Package for Skilled Nursing Portfolio Acquisition in Southeast

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — Monticello, a New York-based lender, has arranged a total of $467 million in financing for the acquisition of a skilled nursing portfolio in the Southeast. The financing package from Monticello included $368 million in first-lien debt and $99 million in mezzanine debt. Lastly, Monticello provided a $40 million working capital loan, resulting in a total financing for the acquisition of $507 million. The borrower is an experienced skilled nursing owner-operator. Details on the properties and seller were not disclosed.

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Live Oak Bank Provides $8.5M Construction Financing for Project in Reidsville, North Carolina

by Jeff Shaw

REIDSVILLE, N.C. — Live Oak Bank has provided an $8.5 million construction loan for development of a 58-unit independent living and assisted living project in Reidsville, located north of Greensboro near the Virginia border. The borrower, ALG Senior, has controlled a Certificate of Need necessary to operate assisted living within the county for many years. Following an extensive search, ALG identified and acquired a 12.5-acre site for development.

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