RICHMOND, Va. — EquityPlus LLC has successfully sold $16 million in bonds issued by the Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authority. Proceeds from the bond sale will finance renovations to the Shockoe Hill Senior Apartments, an affordable seniors housing complex owned by Capital Realty Group in Richmond. The financing will also fund a new community wellness center for its residents. The bonds were purchased in their entirety by Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust of Iowa ($10.5 million) and Capital Realty Group ($5.5 million). EquityPlus identified the buyers, coordinated closing and will …
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Standard Communities, the affordable housing division of Standard Cos., has acquired Chesapeake Crossing, a 597-unit mixed-income community for seniors in Chesapeake, located near the coast and the North Carolina border. The total capitalization of the transaction is approximately $68 million, including renovations and other costs. Standard is rebranding the property as Starling Village and plans to make $7.5 million in renovations. “With this acquisition, Standard has acquired over 3,000 units in the Mid-Atlantic region, including approximately 1,500 in Virginia,” says Scott Alter, principal and co-founder of Standard …
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Pembroke Realty Group and Beth Sholom Village have announced plans for a seven-story seniors housing community in Virginia Beach. The new building, which does not yet have a name, will feature 124 independent living apartments, 20 assisted living apartments and 12 memory support units. Kahler Slater Architects and CJMW Architecture designed the property, which is scheduled to open in fall 2023.
FAIRFAX, Va. — The undisclosed owner of The Virginian, a senior living community in the Northern Virginia city of Fairfax, will break ground this Thursday on a $56.5 million renovation project. The 18-month renovation with “completely reimagine” the seven-story, 367,000-square-foot building. Following the project, the community will include four wings featuring 155 independent living apartments, 56 assisted living units and 38 memory care residences. Located on a 32-acre wooded campus just northeast of the city’s downtown are, The Virginian is one of the only senior living communities in Northern Virginia, according …
FAIRFAX, Va. — Silverstone Senior Living and Watermark Retirement Communities have opened The Providence, a luxury seniors housing community in the MetroWest neighborhood of Fairfax. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments offering services for assisted living, memory care and cognitive impairment. The number of units was not disclosed. Silverstone designed and developed the property, which Watermark will operate. The Providence features innovations that reduce or prevent transmission of viruses. These include an enhanced filtration and HVAC system, cold plasma bi-polar ionization, relative humidity levels of 40 to 60 …
RICHMOND, Va. — Watercrest Senior Living Group and joint venture partner Harbert Seniors Housing Fund II have broken ground on Watercrest Richmond Assisted Living and Memory Care in Richmond. Trustmark Bank provided financing and EMJ Corp. is providing construction services for the 98-unit luxury senior living community. Completion is scheduled for summer 2022. Watercrest Richmond will feature 76 assisted living and 22 memory care apartments.
VIRGINIA — Newmark has arranged the $149.6 million sale of a nine-property portfolio of skilled nursing facilities. The properties combined total 1,014 beds across the state of Virginia. The specific names and locations were not disclosed. Annaly Capital Management sold the properties to Next Healthcare Capital for an undisclosed price. The new owner will continue to work with the existing operator. Newmark Seniors Housing Group’s Ross Sanders, David Fasano, Ryan Maconachy, Chad Lavender and John Giebel represented the seller.
VIRGINIA — CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ: CTRE) has provided a $15 million secured mezzanine loan to Next Healthcare Inc. The loan is part of a larger financing package that is funding Next’s acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities in Virginia totaling approximately 1,000 beds. The loan caries a five-year maturity and an annual interest rate of 12 percent. The loan was funded with proceeds from CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
VIRGINIA — Monticello has provided $42.1 million in financing for the acquisition of a skilled nursing facility located in Virginia. The transaction also includes a $3.5 million working capital loan to the operating companies of the properties provided by Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital LLC. The buyer is an experienced owner and operator. Further details on the property, loan and acquisition were not disclosed.
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. — Truist Financial Corp. has provided a $136 million loan to National Senior Campuses, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) operator based in Wellesley Hills. The financing will be used toward five of the borrower’s communities, totaling 7,731 units in Warminster, Pennsylvania; Peabody, Massachusetts; Pompton Plains, New Jersey; Springfield, Virginia; and Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Greenspring, one of the borrower’s CCRCs in Northern Virginia, is the first affiliate that will benefit from the new debt proceeds. In total, the funding will provide $115 million toward multi-year, multi-phased …