• Here We Go Again With The Post

    The Washington Post is on the attack again, publishing a story last Friday on the overuse of 911 calls when a resident falls in assisted living or independent living, and how some towns are starting to charge seniors housing communities a fee for each 911 visit of this sort. Apparently, in some towns these 911 “fall” calls have been rising. If we... Read More »
  • Bourne Acquires AL/MC Asset (with HUD Debt)

    Representing a regional owner/operator, Evans Senior Investments successfully sold Trinity Hills of Knoxville, an 80-unit assisted living/memory care community in Knoxville, Tennessee. Built in 2006, the community features 66 AL and 14 MC units, all serving private pay residents. Occupancy was strong at the time of marketing, at 92%, and it... Read More »
  • Berkadia Finances Clarendale Clayton

    Berkadia refinanced Clarendale Clayton, a best-in-class seniors housing community in Clayton, Missouri (St. Louis MSA), that offers the full continuum of care in a high-end, resort-style setting. Opened in 2021, the 13-story property features 283 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care.  Managing Director Austin Sacco of... Read More »
  • Multifamily Investor Buys Ohio IL Community

    An independent owner/operator chose to strategically divest its 102-unit independent living community in a prominent suburb of Cleveland, engaging Blueprint to get the deal done. Built in the late 1980s, the purpose-built community was stabilized, cash-flowing and well occupied. Plus, there was upside through a capital deployment plan. Few of... Read More »
  • Dwight Capital Announces Q1 Activity

    Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, financed $152.5 million in transactions during the first quarter of 2024. Among the transactions were a $44 million bridge loan for a 369-bed, seven-story skilled nursing facility in the Southwest U.S. The bridge loan, which closed in conjunction with a $5 million revolving line of... Read More »
MidCap Refinances Georgia Community

MidCap Refinances Georgia Community

MidCap Financial took out construction debt on a recently completed senior living community in Gainesville, Georgia with a new floating-rate mortgage. Owned by Manor Lake Development LLC, the community opened in 2019 with 88 assisted living and memory care units. It features studio, one-bedroom and companion suites ranging from 421 to 558 square feet. Residents can also receive rehabilitation services, instructor-led daily exercise, concierge services and more. The property leased up quickly under management by Manor Lake.  JLL Capital Markets’ Joel Mendes and Trent Niederberger worked on behalf of the borrower to secure the $18.5 million loan from MidCap, which came with a floating... Read More »
MidCap Provides Liquidity for AlerisLife

MidCap Provides Liquidity for AlerisLife

MidCap Financial announced that it recently closed financing for AlerisLife (formerly Five Star Senior Living). The $95 million floating rate first mortgage loan is secured by 14 high-quality senior living communities totaling 1,477 units in the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast. The communities are all owned by AlerisLife and operated by their Five Star Senior Living brand. MidCap’s loan enhances AlerisLife’s liquidity position and provides funds for capital improvements across the portfolio.  Read More »
MidCap Closes Acquisition Loan for Community in Georgia

MidCap Closes Acquisition Loan for Community in Georgia

MidCap Financial announced the closing of an acquisition loan for a 92-unit assisted living/memory care community on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. We learned of the deal at the end of September when Newmark disclosed its involvement as the broker representing the seller, a joint venture between AIG Global Real Estate and Thrive Senior Living (also the operator) that had originally developed the property in 2015. Occupancy had fluctuated between 50% and 70% in the last several years, with some key employee turnover prior to COVID contributing to the sub-par census. Winterpast Capital Partners, its affiliate Vitality Living and Broadview Real Estate Partners acquired the property, with... Read More »
MidCap Financial Closes Acquisition Debt For Healthpeak

MidCap Financial Closes Acquisition Debt For Healthpeak

MidCap Financial closed acquisition debt for another Healthpeak divestiture. Announced in May, the REIT sold five of its SHOP communities that were operated by Florida-based Sonata Senior Living. All five communities are in Florida, with locations in Delray Beach (80 units), Boynton Beach (92), Boca Raton (74), Coconut Creek (94) and Vero Beach (104). There was a total of 328 assisted living, 107 memory care and nine independent living units, and the communities averaged around 20 years in age. However, the properties were well maintained, and Healthpeak Properties had invested over $13 million of capex in the past four years.  Private equity firm Fortress Investment Group paid $64... Read More »
Kentucky Community Receives Fannie Mae Refinance

Kentucky Community Receives Fannie Mae Refinance

MidCap Financial, through its correspondent relationship with Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital was able to close a Fannie Mae refinance of a 167-unit senior living community in Lexington, Kentucky. The deal closed in mid-March before huge swaths of the country had been shut down but still a difficult time to get transactions across the finish line.  At the end of 2018, the borrower, Atlas Senior Living, had acquired the community as part of a purchase option from DMK Development. Before that, Atlas had leased and operated the $26 million development, which was nearly stabilized at the time of the sale. Opened in August 2017, it features 114 independent living, 38 assisted living... Read More »