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Platinum turnaround

Platinum turnaround

Just two years after acquiring a 114-unit assisted living/memory care community in Peoria, Arizona (Phoenix MSA), Platinum Health Care decided to sell, more than doubling its value in the process. Back in February 2014, the Skokie, Illinois-based owner/operator bought... Read More »
HFF at it again

HFF at it again

After topping our 2015 broker list in terms of dollar volume, with $1.45 billion in transactions closed that year, HFF is off to a strong start in 2016. On the financing side, the company, led by James Fowler, Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender, recently arranged $95.5... Read More »
Freddie and the Queen

Freddie and the Queen

HFF recently announced the closing of a sale that we reported on in the January issue of The SeniorCare Investor (but didn’t have full details). The acquired 93-unit assisted living/memory care community is located in the Upper Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle,... Read More »

KeyBank does double-duty

John Randolph and Charlie Shoop of KeyBank’s Healthcare Mortgage Group recently arranged $47.7 million of permanent financing, which included a $28.5 million HUD loan and a $9.2 million Fannie Mae loan, to refinance a portfolio of six assisted living communities. The... Read More »