SPOKANE, Wash. — SVN Cornerstone has arranged the sale of Whispering Pines Apartments, an age-restricted apartment community in Spokane. The asset traded for $10.1 million. The unassisted seniors housing community offers two- and three-bedroom units with two-car garages and individual backyards. Community amenities include a clubhouse and dog park. Nate Gant and Guy Byrd of SVN Cornerstone represented the undisclosed seller, while Levi Sterley of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed buyer in the deal.
TACOMA, Wash. — Merrill Gardens Senior Living has opened Merrill Gardens at Wright Park in the historic Stadium District in Tacoma. Merrill Gardens co-developed the property with Rush Development. The community features 115 independent living and assisted living apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, as well as 18 memory care units. The main floor of the community features 2,600 square feet of retail space that includes an on-site urgent care clinic. Merrill Gardens will manage the senior living community and Rush will manage the retail space. The community mixes …
IRVINE, Calif. — Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA), an Irvine-based investor, plans to transition a 24-property portfolio previously leased to North American Health Care Inc. to two of Sabra’s existing tenants: The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG) and the Avamere Family of Companies. Ensign will add 20 properties located in California to two master leases with Ensign operating companies with initial terms of 18 and 20 years, each with an accompanying corporate guarantee from Ensign. The initial annual rent attributable to the 20 properties will be $29.4 million, with …
SEQUIM, Wash. — A joint venture between Oxford Capital Group LLC and Fortress Investment Group LLC has acquired a three-property, 256-unit seniors housing portfolio located on a single campus in Sequim. The properties were built between 1974 and 2007 and are located northwest of Seattle, just across the Salish Sea from Victoria, British Columbia. Evans Senior Investments (ESI) brokered the $54 million transaction. The buyer acquired the properties from an independent family operator. Oxford’s seniors housing management affiliate, Oxford Living US LLC, will manage the properties. Terms of the transaction …
EDMONDS, Wash. — Anthology Senior Living has unveiled plans for Anthology of Edmonds, a 127-unit seniors housing community in Edmonds, a northern suburb of Seattle. The community totals 162,872 square feet across six floors and is Anthology’s first community to exclusively offer independent living. This project marks the sixth senior housing development that Anthology has started in the past 12 months. Harrison Street is an investment partner on the project. According to a recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau, almost 15 percent of the Snohomish County population has already …
PACIFIC, Wash. — Preservation Equity Fund Advisors (PEF Advisors) has purchased Rainier Vista, an affordable seniors housing property in Pacific. Terms of the transaction were not released. Originally developed in 2003 with low-income housing tax credits, Rainier Vista offers one three-story building with 75 one- and two-bedroom units for affordable housing for seniors age 55 and older. The community includes 20 units designated for residents earning 30 percent of area median income (AMI), 25 units for residents at 50 percent AMI and five units for residents at 60 percent AMI. …
GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Ziegler has arranged $74.6 million in financing for Heron’s Key, a continuing care retirement community located across Puget Sound from Tacoma in Gig Harbor. Currently, the community consists of 194 independent living units, 30 skilled nursing beds and 51 assisted living units. Heron’s Key is a subsidiary of Emerald Communities, which is based in Redmond. Emerald Communities will use proceeds of the Cinderella bank placement with other available funds to advance refinance its 2015 bonds, which financed the original construction of the community. The loan was …
REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities, a nonprofit owner-operator based in Redmond, Washington, has hired Diana Jamison as vice president and chief financial officer (VP-CFO). Jamison will be responsible for the overall strategic and operational aspects of finance, accounting and information technology. She will work closely with the president and CEO of Emerald Communities, senior management, the board of directors, residents and numerous community partners to ensure Emerald Communities and its senior living properties Heron’s Key and Emerald Heights all meet their financial and business goals. Prior to joining Emerald Communities, …
REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities has started construction of an expansion project at Emerald Heights, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. The new building, named Courtyard, will rise three stories and feature 42 independent living units ranging in size from 826 to 1,726 square feet. Dean Kelly of the architecture firm Rice Fergus Miller, who worked on Emerald Heights’ previous expansion in 2014, led the design of the new building. The Courtyard will total 70,638 square feet plus a 35,703-square-foot underground parking structure. GLY …
SEATTLE — Ryan Cos. US Inc. and Aegis Living have unveiled plans for a new seniors housing community in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. Construction began in March 2022 for a planned opening in early 2024. The 75 and older community is expected to grow nearly 25 percent in King County between now and 2027, according to the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). The five-level story assisted living and memory care community will total approximately 75,000 square feet and house 92 units. DAHLIN is serving as architect for the project, …