AUSTIN, Texas — Seniors Housing Business has earned three awards from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) for the magazine’s work in 2023. The awards were given out Thursday, June 20 during an event at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Austin. It was the 74th annual event for the organization, which “recognizes excellence in reporting, writing, and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate.” A panel of expert judges from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University selected all winners. Medill’s Karen Springen chaired the panel. Of the three …
DES MOINES, Iowa — LCS, a Des Moines-based senior living provider, has hired Jim Pusateri as its new chief sales officer (CSO). Pusateri brings over 30 years of senior living sales and operations leadership. He led Brookdale’s ascension to a 91.5 percent occupancy rate and launched the company’s pioneering School of Sales, fortifying sales acumen for the company. He has also implemented comprehensive sales training systems across multiple companies, integrating coaching and leadership development and improving overall performance. Pusateri has invested in the senior living industry as an executive board …
MILTON, Penn. — The Prestige Group Realty Advisors has brokered the sale of Rockwell Center, a 220-bed assisted living community in Milton, a small borough in Central Pennsylvania. In the early 1980s, a local real estate entrepreneur born and raised in Milton purchased a former Milton high school and repositioned the property into a 220-bed assisted living facility. The building, being a former high school, was equipped with an auditorium with ample seating and a full stage. For over 40 years the facility was run by the founder and then …
CHICAGO — Focus Healthcare Partners LLC has completed the final closing of Focus Senior Housing Fund II LP, a closed-end, commingled, discretionary real estate fund targeting private-pay seniors housing. The fund raised approximately $370 million in capital commitments. The fund is 20 percent larger than its predecessor vehicle despite a challenging fundraising period for commercial real estate, thanks to strong support from new and existing limited partners, according to Chicago-based Focus. Investors in the fund include university endowments, state and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, wealth managers, family offices and …
RICHMOND, Va. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of a 77-unit assisted living and memory care community in Richmond. The seller was a publicly traded REIT. A private equity group acquired the property for an undisclosed price and has installed Commonwealth Senior Living as the operator. The new owner plans to implement a renovation plan, scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2025. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders led the Berkadia team.
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Grace Management Inc., a Maple Grove-based owner-operator, has hired Madelyn Hill, a recent graduate of Cornell University’s prestigious Nolan School of Hotel Administration, as operations analyst. Hill graduated with a bachelor’s degree in hotel administration and a minor in healthy futures. During her time at Cornell, she distinguished herself through her commitment to seniors housing and her involvement with the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (CIHF). Hill’s previous roles include a summer analyst position at RSF Partners in Dallas, where she developed financial models for senior …
STILLWATER, Minn. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale and financing of Rivertown Commons, a 96-unit Section 8 affordable seniors housing community situated along the St. Croix River in Stillwater. The seven-story building totals 55,800 square feet. Josh Talberg and Doug Childers of JLL represented the seller, Dominium Management, and procured the buyer, an investment firm that specializes in affordable and workforce housing. The buyer plans to refresh the units and common areas in addition to extending the existing affordability restrictions. C.W. Early, Ken Dayton and Pat McMullen of …
COLUMBIA and MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of two assisted living and memory care communities in South Carolina. Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, led by Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano, and Ross Sanders, closed the 156-unit transaction on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. The properties, located in the Columbia and Myrtle Beach MSAs, were purchased by a regional owner-operator. The price was not disclosed.
HOUSTON, Miss. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Trace Extended Care, a 66-bed skilled nursing facility in Houston. Located in Chickasaw County, the property is 30 miles southwest of Tupelo and five miles north of the Natchez Trace Parkway. The seller is Sunlink Health Systems Inc. (NYSE: American SSY), which was looking to redeploy capital and focus on its core business. The buyer is a Mississippi-based group looking to add to its existing presence in Mississippi. Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing handled the transaction for …
SEATTLE — Merrill Gardens, a Seattle-based owner-operator, has added Melanie Werdel and Madisen Medley to its senior leadership team. Werdel is now the vice president of risk management for Merrill Senior Living and sister company Pillar Properties. She has over 30 years of experience in senior living including her tenure as a member of the senior leadership team at Emeritus. Prior to joining Merrill Gardens, she was a consultant to senior living companies, tapping into her expertise in healthcare, compliance and administration. Werdel is also one of the original senior …