VENTURA, Calif. — Venture West Funding Inc. has arranged a $24.7 million loan to refinance Ventura Townehouse in Ventura, a coastal city northwest of Los Angeles. Ventura Townehouse is a luxury seiniors housing community totaling 299 units. Assisted living, memory care and respite care services are available to residents. Jean-Marc Herrouin of Venture West Funding arranged the financing through Walker & Dunlop. The non-recourse, 10-year, fixed-rate loan includes two years of interest-only payments. The borrower was not disclosed.
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CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of St. Pauls House, a 171-bed skilled nursing community in Chicago. Lutheran Life Communities sold the facility to an Illiois-based operator for an undisclosed price. St. Pauls House was originally built in 1921, with the additions of the East Wing in 1956 and the West Wing in 1970. The 100,000-square-foot community is situated on 2.4 acres in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood, northwest of downtown. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper led the JLL Seniors Housing Capital Markets investment advisory team.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Watermark Retirement Communities, a Tucson-based operator, has hired Vicki Doyle to the newly created position of public relations manager. Doyle most recently served as markets manager for Destination Travel Network. In this role, she handled client relationships and the strategic launch of community-based digital advertising programs for over 140 destination-marketing organizations throughout North America. Doyle previously was vice president of community relations and visitor services for Visit Tucson, and held public information positions with the City of Tucson and the Tucson Airport Authority.
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. has arranged the $27 million refinancing of a 137-bed seniors housing asset in Rancho Cordova, a suburb of Sacramento. The 80,000-square-foot property, one of Summerset Senior Living’s two locations, offers assisted living and memory care. It was built in 2016. The new loan replaces $17 million in bridge financing that Marcus & Millichap also arranged. The refinancing features a 10-year term and a fixed rate. The lender was not disclosed.
CAMARILLO, Calif. — Oakmont Senior Living has opened Oakmont of Camarillo, an assisted living and memory care community in the Ventura County city of Camarillo. The 86,839-square-foot property offers 91 units on a three-acre plot. The community is Oakmont’s first in the county. Ted Burgess serves as executive director of the property.
STRATFORD, N.J. — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $9.8 million HUD loan to refinance Laurel Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Stratford. Located about 12 miles southeast of downtown Philadelphia, the skilled nursing facility features 104 beds. The fully amortized, 30-year loan was provided for the owner, a New Jersey limited liability company, using the HUD Section 232/223(f) funding program. Laurel Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center offers short- and long-term stays.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Shannondale has unveiled plans for The Lodge at Shannondale, a 96-unit independent living expansion at the company’s seniors housing campus in West Knoxville. The Lodge is scheduled to open later this year, with pre-sales currently open to the public. Floor plans include one- and two-bedroom options ranging from 771 to 1,550 square feet. Cooper Architecture designed the project. The Christman Company is already underway on construction. Home Federal Bank provided financing. Shannondale opened in 1967 and has locations in Knoxville and Maryville.
CHICAGO — Pathway to Living, a Chicago-based developer, owner and operator of seniors housing, has promoted Sue Schaefer to regional director of operations. Schaefer will oversee operations at the company’s Northern Illinois communities, including Azpira Place of Lake Zurich, Oak Hill Supportive Living in Round Lake Beach, Victory Centre of Vernon Hills, Victory Centre of Bartlett and Alexian Village in Elk Grove. Schaefer was executive director of Azpira Place of Lake Zurich since its opening in May 2017. She was previously the executive director of Heritage Woods of Huntley. A …
CHICAGO— Evergreen Real Estate Group and the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) have started construction of Ravenswood Senior Living, a 193-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Ravenswood neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. The $81 million project will convert the former 10-story Ravenswood Hospital — which was built in 1974 and has been vacant since 2002 — into affordable rental units. The property will total 74 independent living apartments for low-income residents and 119 units under the Illinois Supportive Living program, which allows government reimbursement for assisted living services. While the …
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) has exercised a purchase option to acquire eight communities from Murfreesboro-based National Health Investors Inc. (NYSE:NHI). The assisted living facilities total 336 units and span three states. Brookdale paid $39.3 million. Further details on the names and locations of the properties were not released.