NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — The Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund has acquired the former College of New Rochelle campus just north of the Bronx for $32 million, according to reports from The Journal News. The college declared bankruptcy in September, and sister school Mercy College absorbed all the students, faculty and programs. Although specific plans for the future of the property were not disclosed, Masonic Hall and Asylum Fund operates Masonic Care Community, a seniors housing community in Utica. The group also runs a summer camp and DeWint House, George …
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POWAY, Calif. — Owner-operator Cadence Living and Sabra Health Care REIT have acquired Sunshine Care, a 32-acre seniors housing community in Poway, a suburb of San Diego. Now named Cadence at Poway Gardens, the property is situated near the Palomar Hospital. The community is known for its horticultural therapy program that grows more than 20,000 pounds of organic fruits and vegetables every year. “To be able to produce an in-house farm-to-table experience as an activity that brings staff, families and their loved ones together sets Cadence at Poway Gardens apart …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A project development team comprising Dantes Partners, Gilbane Development Co., Carding Group and H Street Community Development Corp. has broken ground on Livingston Place at Southern in Washington D.C.’s Ward 8. The five-story community offers 152 units of affordable assisted living. Partners on the project include the D.C. Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA), the D.C. Department of Health and the Department of Healthcare Finance. Residents must be at least age 60 and earn no more than 60 percent of the area median income. The project is the first …
NEW YORK CITY — New York-based Meridian Capital Group’s seniors housing and healthcare team has arranged $60 million in financing for two portfolios of memory care assets across Ohio, Georgia, South Carolina, Colorado, California and Tennessee. Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson of Meridian negotiated the two transactions, which will refinance existing debt on the properties. In the first transaction, Meridian arranged $27.5 million for four memory care facilities totaling 264 beds in Ohio and Georgia. The five-year loan features a fixed rate and limited personal guarantees. In the …
OHIO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a 45-unit assisted living and memory care community in Northeast Ohio. A regional owner-operator sold the property to an Ohio-based owner-operator looking to grow in the region. The price, facility name and exact location were not disclosed. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint facilitated the transaction.
TAMPA, Fla. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Tessera of Westchase, a 102-unit assisted living and memory care community in Tampa. An investor/developer sold the property to a publicly traded REIT for $28.8 million, or approximately $282,000 per unit. The community opened in summer 2019. The new owner is bringing in a regional operator to manage the property.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Watercrest Senior Living Group and Titan Development Real Estate Fund I have opened Watercrest Columbia Assisted Living and Memory Care in Columbia. The resort-style community features 75 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. LifeBUILT Architecture designed the property. Watercrest Columbia is one of two joint venture development projects between Watercrest Senior Living Group and equity partner Titan Development Real Estate Fund I. Their second project, Watercrest Winter Park Assisted Living and Memory Care, is under construction in Winter Park, Florida, and scheduled to open in …
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Knollwood Retirement Village in Jacksonville, approximately 85 miles north of St. Louis. Knollwood is situated on 16.9 acres of a 32-acre site and features 86 units (96 Supportive Living beds). The 60,240-square-foot community was built in 2004 and features studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Before the sale was completed, the State of Illinois approved certification to the state’s SLP Dementia Care Program, allowing the new owner to add 10 memory care units. Occupancy was 90 percent at …
Waltonwood Communities Names Chris Leinauer as Executive Director of Property in Virginia
by Jeff Shaw
ASHBURN, Va. — Waltonwood Communities has named Chris Leinauer as the new executive director of Waltonwood Ashburn, located approximately 30 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. Leinauer brings over 15 years of experience in senior living to his new role. Previously, he served as a director of operations, executive director, and most recently as a regional vice president responsible for 29 senior living properties across five regions. Leinauer received his bachelor’s degree and M.B.A. from Frostburg State University. Waltonwood at Ashburn features 114 independent living apartments, 72 assisted living apartments and …
DALLAS — Buckner Senior Living has opened Ventana by Buckner, a 301-unit seniors housing community in North Dallas. The project, designed by D2 Architecture, features two 12-story towers that include 189 independent living residences, 38 assisted living residences, 48 nursing apartments and 26 memory care residences. Buckner is collaborating with Baylor Scott & White Health for medical and spiritual care services, Stephan Pyles for culinary services, Cooper Aerobics for health and wellness, and Southern Methodist University for continuing education. Development costs were estimated at $140 million. Apartments range from 950 …