LAWRENCEBURG, Indiana — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Shady Nook Care Center, a 94-bed skilled nursing facility in Lawrenceburg, located along the Ohio River near the Kentucky and Ohio borders. An independent owner-operator with only this community in the state was the seller. A national owner-operator group bought the property for $9 million, or $96,000 per bed. Built in 1983, Shady Nook Care Center is located in a tertiary submarket of Cincinnati, Ohio. The facility was 79 percent occupied.
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LITTLETON, Colo. — Resort Lifestyle Communities has opened Sky Pointe, an independent living community in the Denver suburb of Littleton. Sky Pointe offers 128 apartments for rent in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. “From our research, we found that Denver’s metro was in great need of additional independent senior living options,” says Phil Benjamson, COO of Resort Lifestyle Communities. Based in Lincoln, Neb., Resort Lifestyle Communities has 45 independent living communities either open or under construction throughout the country.
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Coventry of Mahtomedi, a 48-unit assisted living and memory care community in Saint Paul. National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) acquired the property for $9.2 million or $192,000 per unit. The new owner is bringing in a regional group, 41 Management LLC, to operate the community. The master lease between NHI and 41 Management is for 15 years, includes two five-year renewal options, and has fixed annual escalators at 2.5 percent. ESI represented the undisclosed seller in the …
SUN CITY, Ariz. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of The Woodmark at Sun City, a 132-unit assisted living and memory care community located Sun City, an unincorporated municipality in metro Phoenix. A publicly traded REIT sold the property to an undisclosed buyer, which plans to install a privately owned, Southern California-based operator. The price was not disclosed. Built in 2000, The Woodmark at Sun City is a two-building campus in a residential area of the Salt River Valley. Ben Firestone, Michael Segal, Alex Florea and …
GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $14.9 million FHA-insured loan to refinance of a 176-bed skilled nursing facility in Gloversville, approximately midway between Albany and Utica. The loan was completed under the FHA 223(f) program. The 35-year loan is fully amortizing and features a fixed interest rate of 3.25 percent. Paula Quigley and Matt Pipitone of M&T Realty Capital’s Baltimore office led the transaction in collaboration with Jennifer Kooney of M&T Bank’s Tarrytown, N.Y., office. Quigley also serves as the FHA/HUD program manager for M&T Realty …
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Life Care Services has taken over management of Atlantic Shores Retirement Community, a 100-acre seniors housing campus in Virginia Beach. Atlantic Shores Cooperative Association owns the property, which features 667 units of independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing.
Senior Housing Properties Trust Changes Name to Diversified Healthcare Trust Amid Massive Portfolio Restructuring
by Jeff Shaw
NEWTON, Mass. — Publicly traded REIT Senior Housing Properties Trust has changed its name to Diversified Healthcare Trust and has begun trading under its new stock symbol, DHC on the Nasdaq stock exchange. “We believe [the new name] more accurately depicts both our portfolio of diverse, high-quality healthcare real estate and our strategy moving forward,” says Jennifer Francis, president and chief operating officer. “Over the past 10 years, we have made considerable progress in diversifying and enhancing what was once a pure-play senior living portfolio by strategically acquiring state-of-the-art life …
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of and financing for Solana at Doylestown, located in the Philadelphia suburbs. The 98-unit seniors housing community opened in 2014 and was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of NKF represented the seller, Atlanta-based Formation Development Group. A joint-venture between LCS Senior Living and Nuveen acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Sarah Anderson and Brittany Robinson, also of NKF, secured the financing on behalf of the buyer. Solana at Doylestown provides …
NORFOLK, Va. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Thornton Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation, a 60-bed skilled nursing facility in Norfolk. A skilled nursing investor with an expanding presence in Virginia made an unsolicited offer on the property, prompting the existing owner-operator to sell. The price was not disclosed. Steve Thomes and Michael Segal led the effort on behalf of Blueprint.
CHATHAM, N.J. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $12.1 million FHA-insured loan to refinance of a 108-bed skilled nursing facility in Chatham. The loan was completed under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 223(f) program. The 35-year, fully amortizing loan features a fixed rate of 3.26 percent. The borrower and name of facility were not disclosed. Paula Quigley and Matt Pipitone of M&T Realty Capital’s Baltimore office, in collaboration with Jennifer Kooney of M&T Bank’s Tarrytown, N.Y. office, led the transaction. Quigley also serves as …