PLAINFIELD, Conn. — Greystone has provided an $8 million HUD-insured loan to refinance Colonial Health & Rehab Center, a 90-bed skilled nursing facility in Plainfield near the Rhode Island border. The fully amortizing financing features a 35-year term and fixed interest rate. The refinancing replaces a bridge loan that Greystone provided for the acquisition of the property. Lisa Fischman of Greystone originated the transaction. The borrowers were Curtis Rodowicz and Robert Darigan, the property’s co-owners.
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NHI, LCS Form Joint Venture to Acquire Timber Ridge Life Plan Community in Washington for $133M
by Jeff Shaw
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — National Health Investors (NHI) has formed a joint venture with an affiliate of Life Care Services (LCS) to acquire and operate Timber Ridge at Talus, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Issaquah. The buyers will acquire Timber Ridge from a joint venture between Westminster Capital and LCS for $133 million, exclusive of closing costs that are estimated to be approximately $2 million. Originally built in 2008 and expanded in 2017, the property features 401 units, including 330 independent living apartments, 14 assisted living apartments, 12 memory …
M&T Realty Capital Provides $79.5M Financing for Skilled Nursing Facility in New Jersey
by Jeff Shaw
BLACKWOOD, N.J. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has closed a $79.5 million FHA-insured loan to refinance a 458-bed skilled nursing facility in Blackwood, a suburb of Philadelphia. The 30-year loan is full amortizing and features a fixed interest rate of 3.28 percent. The borrower and name of facility were not disclosed. Paula Quigley and Matthew Pipitone of M&T Realty Capital Baltimore office led the transaction in collaboration with Aaron Anglada of M&T Bank’s Paramus office. Quigley also serves as the FHA/HUD program manager for the company.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) has announced the Senior Living Hall of Fame’s 2020 class of inductees, who will be inaugurated during the association’s 2020 annual meeting in Palm Desert, California, on Jan. 23. The inductees will be Lynn Katzmann of Juniper Communities; Emmett and Alice Koelsch, Koelsch Communities; and Margaret Wylde of ProMatura Group. Katzmann founded New Jersey-based investor, developer and operator Juniper Communities on the concept that a woman could and should lead this business where the customers — staff, residents and family caregivers …
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Las Villas Del Norte, a 185-unit assisted living and memory care community in Escondido. A publicly traded REIT sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer was a locally based and privately held real estate investment firm with experience repurposing senior care properties. Constructed in 1986 with an expansion completed in 2006, Las Villas Del Norte is situated in an affluent submarket north of San Diego. The community had initially offered a wider spectrum of senior …
Coastal States Bank Funds $13.1M Acquisition Loan for Assisted Living Asset in Connecticut
by Jeff Shaw
STRATFORD, Conn. — Coastal States Bank has provided a $13.1 million senior loan to affiliates of Woodbine Senior Living. The financing will be used for the acquisition of a 100-unit licensed assisted living community in Stratford. Excess funds will be used to help bring the 88,825-square-foot property to stabilization. The name of the property was not released. Woodbine Senior Living partnered with Locust Point Capital, which provided a $5 million preferred equity investment.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $47.5 million loan for the refinancing of The 80th Street Residence, an assisted living facility in Manhattan. The property specializes in enhanced memory care and comprises 61 units and 70 beds. IDB Bank, a New York-based private and commercial bank, provided the loan. Peter Rotchford, Zach Rigby, Jason Skalko and Dillon Donald of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of property owners Wayne Kaplan and Larry Morehead.
SPRING, Texas — Frontier Management has broken ground on The Landing at Augusta Woods, a 120-unit seniors housing community in Spring, a northern suburb of Houston. The property, which will include 75 units for independent living and 45 assisted living units, is set to open in early 2021. The project team includes general contractor Regent Construction, architect Jeffrey DeMure & Associates and construction lender UCB. Frontier Management will operate Landing at Augusta Woods, joining the more than 100 seniors housing communities in its management portfolio.
LISBON AND MINERAL RIDGE, Ohio — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided two loans through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s LEAN mortgage insurance program. The $24 million will refinance debt on The Vista Care Center and The Ridge Care Center. An Ohio-based limited liability company was the borrower. The Vista Care Center, located in Lisbon, is a 76-bed skilled nursing and assisted living facility. The Ridge Care Center, located in Mineral Ridge, is a 181-bed skilled nursing and assisted living facility. Cambridge provided a fully amortized, 30-year …
WICHITA, Kan., and OKLAHOMA CITY — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two assisted living communities located near Oklahoma City and Wichita. A publicly traded REIT and a national operator sold the properties to a family-owned operator based in Kansas. The prices, names and specific locations were not disclosed. With a combined 52 total units and 16,000 square feet, the primarily private pay communities were built in 1993/1994 and renovated in 2016. Both were over 90 percent occupied. Ben Firestone, Michael Segal and Alex Florea of …