HATFIELD, SOUDERTON and LANSDALE, Pennsylvania — Ziegler has arranged $19 million in bond financing for Living Branches, a nonprofit seniors housing and affordable housing operator. Living Branches was founded in 2008 upon the merger of Dock Woods, a life plan community founded in 1981 in Lansdale, and Souderton Mennonite Homes, a life plan community in Souderton originally founded in 1917. The corporation also operates The Willows of Living Branches, a personal care community in Hatfield founded in 1942, and two HUD housing organizations located on the Dock Woods campus. The …
PHILADELPHIA — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of The Watermark at Logan Square, a 426-unit rental continuum community in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia. The firm also served as the exclusive advisor to the undisclosed buyer in procuring acquisition financing. A fixture of the Philadelphia skyline, the 24-story tower originally opened in 1984 and offers independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing. The property is located prominently above the Logan Square circle and offers true urban senior living in one of the fastest growing neighborhoods …
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Hamister Real Estate Equity Fund III LP, a private real estate fund sponsored by Hamister Group, has acquired DevonHouse Senior Living, a personal care home in Allentown. The community first opened in 1989, and was expanded in 2008 and 2013. The community features 42,446 square feet of space and feature 80 units and 100 beds. DevonHouse Senior Living is the 10th senior living community in Hamister’s managed portfolio and the 6th property acquired by Fund III.
OHIO and PENNSYLVANIA — VIUM Capital has arranged $26.3 million in debt fund financing and $63.1 million in balance sheet financing for the acquisition of nine assisted living communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The borrower is a Minnesota-based owner-operator, which has planned capital improvements at the 580-unit portfolio. Further details were not disclosed.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of an 80-unit assisted living community in Allentown. An independent owner-operator sold the property to Hamister in an all-cash transaction. The price was not disclosed. The property was built in the 1980s, is 100 percent private pay and received in-place rates just shy of $5,000 a month. At the time of marketing, the community was 94 percent occupied and making over $800,000 in net operating income. Along with the community’s strong surrounding demographics, the facility implemented a rate increase …
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. — Lument Securities has served as exclusive financial advisor to the board of directors of Saunders House, a nonprofit skilled nursing facility, on its sale to a regional private operator. The property is located in the first-ring Philadelphia suburb of Wynnewood and features 180 beds. Laca Wong-Hammond and Dominic Porretta led the transaction for Lument Securities. Saunders House dates back to 1864 when it opened as the Old Man’s Home of Philadelphia. The current facility, which is located adjacent to Lankenau Medical Center, opened in 1973 and underwent …
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a 180-bed skilled nursing facility in West Chester, approximately 25 miles west of Philadelphia. Blueprint’s marketing efforts and financial projections highlighted the state’s July 2022 announcement to significantly increase Medicaid reimbursements in 2023, with over $500 million allocated to long-term care facilities. Tryko was the buyer and will rebrand the asset as West Chester Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. The seller and price were not disclosed.
PITTSBURGH, INDIANAPOLIS AND LOUISVILLE, Ky. — CBRE has brokered the sale of four active adult communities totaling 481 units in the Pittsburgh, Indianapolis and Louisville metro areas. An institutional investor that is a leading active adult owner-operator was the seller. Another institutional investor acquired the properties for an undisclosed price. CBRE’s Indianapolis multifamily team consisting of Steve LaMotte and Dane Wilson, CBRE’s Pittsburgh multifamily team consisting of Laura Lawrence, and CBRE’s National Senior Housing team members John L. Sweeny Jr., Aron Will, Garrett Sacco and Scott Bray represented the seller. …
PENNSYLVANIA — VIUM Capital has provided a $14.3 million bridge-to-HUD loan for a 144-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Pennsylvania. The transaction refinances the recapitalizes the asset for a future repositioning to change the unit mix. Further details were not disclosed.
PENNSYLVANIA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of six skilled nursing facilities in Western Pennsylvania. A public REIT sold the 453-bed portfolio to an operator as a value-add opportunity. Further details were not disclosed.