GREENVILLE, S.C. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of a 52-unit assisted living community in Greenville. A large, East Coast-based private equity firm sold the asset to regional owner-operator Windriver Cos. for an undisclosed price. Built in 2001, the community is 100 percent private pay. Having been all studios, the community was 40 percent occupied at the time of marketing and losing money. “The buyer plans on utilizing their existing resources in the state to oversee the community, begin construction on a refurbishment and add memory care …
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Portside at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach. Owned and developed by LIV Development, Portside at Grande Dunes is a 265-unit community. The development opened in two phases starting with 83 assisted living and 32 memory care units in January 2019, followed by a Phase II that included 134 units of independent living and 16 independent cottages in August 2020. Chicago Pacific Founders Living Communities acquired the asset for an undisclosed price, and will install Grace Management …
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — Northmarq has arranged $39 million in permanent financing for Merrill Gardens at Carolina Park, a 158-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Mt. Pleasant. The community resides on 14.9 acres in Carolina Park, a master-planned community 16 miles northeast of Charleston. Built in three phases from 2018 to 2021, the main building was completed in 2018 with 130 units; 28 cottages were delivered in 2019; and in 2021, a swimming pool and fitness center addition were completed. The loan was structured prior to …
SOUTH CAROLINA — Ziegler has arranged $27.5 million in bond financing for The Lutheran Homes of South Carolina (LHSC). The borrower is a South Carolina-based nonprofit corporation that currently operates five life plan communities, three hospice offices and four non-medical in-home services agencies throughout South Carolina. LHSC operates a total of 1,077 units (409 independent living, 308 assisted living and 360 skilled nursing), ranking as the 83rd largest nonprofit senior living operator in the U.S. according to the 2021 LeadingAge Ziegler 200. First Horizon Bank, an LHSC existing banking partner, …
EASLEY, S.C. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Easley Place, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Easley. Easley Place, a 222-unit campus offering independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing services, is located in the Greenville-Spartanburg metro area and was built in 1985. The seller was a West Coast-based owner-operator seeking to divest of a non-core asset. The company acquired the asset in 2019, but the turnaround plan was negatively impacted by COVID. Elevation Financial Group bought the property for an undisclosed price and …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Lument has arranged a $24.5 million bridge loan to refinance construction debt for an assisted living and memory care community in Charleston. Kevin Oakley and Steve McGee led the transaction for Lument. The community opened during the pandemic, which caused the lease-up to proceed slower than anticipated. The bridge loan, placed with a national bank via Lument’s debt syndications group, refinanced high-cost construction debt that was nearing maturity and allowed the borrower time and flexibility to focus on operations. “Completing this refinance via the bridge loan resulted …
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. — Discovery Senior Living and National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) have formed a joint venture to acquire and rebrand nine former Holiday Retirement communities. The properties are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey and South Carolina and total 1,094 units. Discovery Senior Living and its subsidiary management companies have taken over operations. Additionally, Discovery will assume operations of Isles of Vero Beach, a 230-unit assisted living community in Vero Beach, Florida, through Discovery and NHI’s existing joint venture. That property will be renamed Discovery Village …
BLUFFTON, S.C. — MidCap Financial has provided a $20.6 million financing to recapitalize Vineyard Bluffton, a 96-unit assisted living and memory care community in Bluffton, just inland from Hilton Head Island. The borrower is Valeo Groupe Americas, which recently built the community. This is Valeo Groupe’s first transaction with MidCap Financial. The transaction was arranged through Peter Martz and Noam Kaminetzky of Meridian Capital Group.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Discovery Village at Sandhill, a 187-unit independent living community in Columbia. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, South Bay Partners LLC. Liberty Senior Living LLC acquired the property and took over operations following the closing of the transaction. The property has been renamed to Inspire Sandhill. The price was not disclosed. Completed in 2019, Inspire Sandhill features one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 981 square feet. Located on 8.4 acres, Inspire Sandhill is near local entertainment …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Resort Lifestyle Communities has opened Lakeview, a 128-unit independent living community in Columbia. “Our research indicated that there was a significant need for additional senior living communities in the Columbia area,” says Steve Mueller, COO of Resort Lifestyle Communities. Lakeview offers one-, two- and three-bedroom options.