MILWAUKEE — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of St. Clare Terrace, a 59-unit assisted living community in Milwaukee. The community was built in 1964 and operates under the Residential Care Apartment Complex (RCAC) designation. The 67,000-square-foot property sits on 2.4 acres, and was 64 percent occupied at the time of sale. St. Clare was placed into receivership when the previous nonprofit owner-operator was unable to service outstanding bonds. Shortly after the building was placed in receivership, an experienced operator was hired to manage the community until …
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MACEDONIA, Ohio — CBRE has arranged a refinancing for American House Macedonia, a 100-unit assisted living and memory care community in Macedonia, approximately midway between Cleveland and Akron. The borrower is a joint venture between Harrison Street and REDICO, which have partnered on over 25 seniors housing communities together. The operator, American House Senior Living Communities, is an affiliate of REDICO. Originally built in 2015, the community consists of 70 assisted living units and 30 memory care units. It is situated on a four-acre site less than a mile west …
PMB Completes 159-Unit Community as Part of Mixed-Use Development in Tacoma, Washington
by Jeff Shaw
TACOMA, Wash. — PMB has opened the doors on GenCare Lifestyle at Point Ruston, a 159-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Tacoma. The 144,000-square-foot, six-story senior community is located on the southern edge of Puget Sound in Point Ruston, a master-planned, mixed-use urban village. The location puts residents within walking distance of retail establishments, restaurants, a luxury hotel, residential developments, a movie theater, local and organic food, walking paths, meeting spaces and seasonal public events. The site was formerly home to a copper mill for decades …
TOLEDO, Ohio — Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL), the largest REIT in the seniors housing space both by units and market cap, has launched welltowerLIVING, a wellness-focused housing concept for residents aged 55 and over. The brand was developed with the specific aim to fulfill the unmet need private-pay housing that is affordable for moderate-income seniors, many of whom will be Medicare eligible. The brand intends to offer a lower cost, technologically delivered wellness solution to residents, according to the Toledo-based REIT. This offering is limited in service relative to traditional …
Monticello Provides $117M in Financing for a 1,357-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility Portfolio in North Carolina, Kentucky
by Jeff Shaw
NORTH CAROLINA and KENTUCKY — Monticello has provided $117 million in first lien debt financing for the acquisition of 12 skilled nursing properties and the refinance of one other in North Carolina and Kentucky. The skilled nursing portfolio totals 1,357 beds. The names and specific locations of the properties were not disclosed. The transaction also includes a $10 million working capital loan to the operating companies of the properties provided by Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital LLC. The borrower is an experienced owner and operator with a current …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Argentum, an Alexandria-based association serving seniors housing operators, has received a grant to develop and expand nationwide apprenticeships in senior living and related allied health occupations. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded nearly $6 million for Argentum’s Healthcare Apprenticeship Expansion Program (HAEP), following a national competitive process. The four-year grant will expand workforce development in the senior living industry. The project will bring together senior living operators, universities, nonprofit organizations, workforce agencies and other partners including select hospital systems and allied health providers. The partnership projects attaining …
PORTLAND, Ore. — Norris & Stevens has brokered the sale of Laurelhurst House, a 38-unit assisted living community in Portland. LHH Property acquired the 22,612-square-foot property from Laurelhurst House LLC for $4.6 million. The property was 100 percent occupied. The seller was the original developer, which built the three-story community in 2000. Todd VanDomelen and David Chatfield of Norris & Stevens represented the seller in the transaction.
AUSTIN, Texas — Catalyst, an Austin-based marketing and advertising agency specializing in multifamily, student and senior living real estate marketing, has promoted Christy McFerren to managing director. Catalyst hired McFerren in 2014 as senior designer. During her tenure she has held several positions including creative director, strategy and operations director, and vice president. In the last six months, McFerren led the Catalyst team in repositioning the company’s brand and service offerings, recruiting an experienced sales team, securing two critical long-term partnerships in the seniors housing and multifamily space, and increasing …
ALEDO, Texas — Civitas Senior Living, a senior living management company, and Journey Capital, a seniors housing development company, have unveiled plans for Harvest Senior Living in Aledo, approximately 15 miles west of downtown Fort Worth. The 68,000-square-foot community will be situated on 7.5 acres featuring 20 independent living villas, 70 assisted living units and 20 memory care residences. Harvest of Aledo is near Walsh Ranch, a $6 billion master-planned community that will eventually add up to 50,000 residents and more than 15,000 upscale homes to the area. “The greater …
CIT Arranges Financings Totaling $93.7 Million for New Generation Health, Genesis Healthcare
by Jeff Shaw
NEW YORK CITY — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) has served as the lead arranger of $93.7 million in combined financing for 19 healthcare facilities in California, Nevada and Washington between New Generation Health LLC and affiliates of Genesis Healthcare Inc. New Gen, a healthcare consulting firm specializing in the operation of skilled nursing facilities in the Western portion of the United States, will provide management and/or consulting services for the 19 healthcare facilities. Affiliates of Genesis will continue to provide certain administrative, back-office and therapy services to the facilities. …