CLEVELAND — OnShift, a Cleveland-based software company serving the healthcare industry, has acquired Avesta Systems Inc., a provider of talent acquisition software and services that streamline recruiting and hiring processes. Avesta’s software, now called OnShift Employ, manages the talent acquisition process, including candidate sourcing, recruitment, screening, hiring and onboarding. With the Avesta acquisition, OnShift further expands its footprint in the healthcare marketplace, by now also serving organizations in the emergency medical services (EMS) segment. The cost of the acquisition was not disclosed.
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UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio — HJ Sims has arranged a total of $55 million in bond financing for First Community Village, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Upper Arlington, a suburb of Columbus. National Church Residences manages the community. The bonds will be used to fund an independent living expansion at the property, called The Fairfax Project. The Fairfax Project includes the demolition of 30 existing independent living units, and construction of a four-story independent living building totaling 70 units. The expansion will also add a heated underground parking garage.
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — Oxford Finance LLC has provided a $64.6 million term loan and revolving line of credit to The Portopiccolo Group, a New Jersey-based, privately held company. Proceeds were used for the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities — one in Maryland and two in North Carolina totaling 450 skilled nursing and 50 assisted living beds. The specific names and locations of the communities were not disclosed.
Phoenix Senior Living, Whitehall Development Group Building 43-Unit Community in South Carolina
by Jeff Shaw
CAMDEN, S.C. — Phoenix Senior Living has formed a joint venture with Whitehall Development Group to construct The Colonial at Old Camden. The community will feature 43 units of assisted living and memory care in a 31,000-square-foot building. Camden is located approximately 35 miles northeast of Columbia. Construction is nearly complete, with residents expected to start moving in in March.
TENNESSEE — Monticello and its affiliates have provided $15.8 million in first lien debt financing for the acquisition and renovation of three assisted living and memory care communities in Tennessee. The portfolio totals 126 units. The borrower is an owner-operator with a current portfolio of 1,116 units. The names and locations of the properties were not disclosed.
MIAMI — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of 10 senior care facilities in Miami-Dade County for a combined price of $88.6 million as part of a value-add strategy. The portfolio includes a mix of assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, which together comprise 1,289 beds and 370,862 square feet. Robert Kaplan and Mark Rutherford of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, A.D.M.E. Investment Partners, in each transaction. The individual buyers were not disclosed. Bruce Gibson of Senior Capital Advisors was the co-broker on all transactions, except those for …
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — BB&T Capital Markets has closed on $70.2 million in bond financing to fund the expansion of Clark Retirement Community’s Keller Lake campus in Grand Rapids. The financing consists of $64.5 million in tax-exempt bonds and $5.7 million in taxable bonds, all at a fixed rate. The Keller Lake expansion is currently under construction. The project will add 53 independent living units to the community to the continuing care retirement community. Upon completion, Clark Retirement Community’s two campuses will total 185 independent living units, 230 assisted living …
LOS ANGELES — South Bay Partners, through a joint venture with LAMB Properties and Columbia Pacific Advisors, has started construction of The Variel in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. The eight-story, mid-rise building will feature 215 independent living units, 94 assisted living units and 27 memory care units. The leasing office is scheduled to open this fall, with occupancy planned for winter of 2021. VTBS Architects and Rodrigo Vargas Design are the design team for the project. W.E. O’Neil Construction will serve as general contractor. West Bay Senior …
Resort Lifestyle Communities Plans Groundbreaking for $30M Independent Living Community Near Salt Lake City
by Jeff Shaw
SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Resort Lifestyle Communities (RLC) plans to break ground Wednesday, Feb. 19, on South Jordan View, an independent living community in South Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Units will be available in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. The community will total 180,000 square feet and development costs are estimated at $30 million. The total number of units and timeline for completion were not released.
EDISON, N.J. — Spring Hills Senior Communities has hired Joseph Laudisio as senior vice president of strategic development. Laudisio has 25 years of experience in the industry, and will assist Spring Hills in developing a post-acute strategy for the company. “The post-acute area has always been undervalued for the impact that it can have on overall patient management, along with supporting initiatives related to managing overall cost of care,” says Laudisio. “Additionally, services offered in the post-acute area have never been coordinated throughout the continuum of care and have left …