• Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

    A couple of assisted living and memory care communities in Eastern Tennessee recently traded hands. The two properties comprise more than 100 units. A Chicago-based investor aligned with the seller’s long-term vision for the communities acquired the assets, and partnered with a regional operator that was looking to grow their presence in the... Read More »
  • CFG Hit the Ground Running in Q1

    Capital Funding Group wasted no time in the first quarter, closing $428.9 million in total financing. The transactions spanned skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, memory care, behavioral health, multifamily and commercial lending on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers. Some highlighted transactions include: ● A $17.6... Read More »
  • Separate Borrowers Secure Financing

    Cambridge Realty Capital announced a couple separate closings. First, the company provided a $4.31 million HUD refinance of Elizabeth Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Elizabeth, West Virginia. Cambridge utilized HUD’s Express Lane, which enabled the loan application to receive its firm commitment just 18 days after being accepted. ... Read More »
  • Blueprint Brings on New Team Member

    Blueprint welcomed Peter Trazzera to the team as Senior Director, Capital Markets. Trazzera brings deep expertise in financing solutions and is set to further elevate Blueprint’s capabilities in the sector. He has an extensive background in institutional capital, and is joining following a 12-year tenure as Senior Vice President at KeyBank... Read More »
  • High-Priced Sale Closes in Chicago

    The bar keeps getting raised for pricing in the seniors housing industry, and we believe a new record has been set for a property sale in Chicago, Illinois. It was revealed that the seven-story Belmont Village Lincoln Park was bought by CBRE Investment Management for approximately $151 million, according to property tax records. Based on a lower... Read More »
Missouri Facilities (w/ HUD debt) Change Hands

Missouri Facilities (w/ HUD debt) Change Hands

There are no summer doldrums for Montgomery Intermediary Group (MIG), which announced a closing in Missouri and a new hire at the end of July. The firm first represented the buyer in the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities in St. Louis County. Built in 1978 and 1991, respectively, the facilities total more than 240 licensed beds. The seller, a large SNF owner/operator, deemed the facilities to be outliers in its portfolio, hence the disposition. However, the buyer was looking to expand its footprint in Missouri, and was also attracted by assumable, low-rate HUD debt on the properties. Andrew Montgomery handled the transaction Montgomery was also joined by Jeremy Warren,... Read More »
Missouri Facilities (w/ HUD debt) Change Hands

Ziegler Closes Slew of Summer Transactions

It looks like there is no summer vacation for Ziegler’s Chris Utz, who has closed a number of transactions in recent months spanning investment sales to acquisition financings for a host of seniors housing and care properties across the country. Most recently, he arranged an acquisition loan for Comprehensive Care Capital (CCC) to acquire a 114-unit assisted living/memory care community in East Norriton, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia MSA). Previously known as Brandywine Living at Senior Suites, the community has been renamed Silver Springs at East Norriton, with CCC’s affiliate Cura Health taking over operations. CCC had created Cura Health to oversee daily operations for its seniors housing... Read More »
Arrow Senior Living and Welltower Expand in The Midwest

Arrow Senior Living and Welltower Expand in The Midwest

Arrow Senior Living acquired eight seniors housing communities across Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas. Acquired in June, CedarStone Senior Living and PrairieStone Senior Living, both in Cedar Falls, Iowa, were developed by Nelson Construction and Development. CedarStone comprises 120 units (88 AL and 32 MC). PrairieStone features 111 units (79 AL and 32 MC).  Arrow also acquired six IL communities in a joint venture with Welltower in early July, adding 654 units to its portfolio. The Cambridge Senior Living in Springfield, Missouri, consists of 115 units. The Gardens at Arkanshire in Springdale, Arkansas, features 80 units. The Montvale Senior Living in Springfield, Illinois,... Read More »
PE Firm Acquires Active Adult Community in Texas

PE Firm Acquires Active Adult Community in Texas

Green Courte Partners, a private equity real estate investment firm, announced that its fifth investment fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners V, and its affiliates acquired Chesapeake Bay, an active adult community with 348 apartments and cottages in Seabrook, Texas. This increases GCP’s national senior living portfolio, which is managed by the firm’s wholly owned operating platform, True Connection Communities, to 19 communities containing approximately 3,100 units. The community’s initial phase leased quickly and maintained strong occupancy, prompting the developer to add 90 cottages in late 2023 to meet market demand. GCP intends to continue acquiring and developing active adult... Read More »
Acquisition Financing Secured for SNF Portfolio

Acquisition Financing Secured for SNF Portfolio

Capital Funding Group closed $17.27 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts. In total, the portfolio comprises 322 beds. Closing occurred on June 28, less than 60 days from receipt of the signed term sheet. Craig Casagrande and Catherine Mansel handled the transaction on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. This financing follows CFG’s closing of a $23.6 million bridge-to-HUD loan that supported the refinancing of an existing bridge loan executed by CFG. The transaction supported a 169-bed SNF in Delaware. Read More »
Prime Healthcare’s Largest (Pending) Acquisition

Prime Healthcare’s Largest (Pending) Acquisition

Prime Healthcare has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Ascension for the sale of four senior living facilities (as well as nine hospitals) in Illinois. Upon completion, this acquisition will be the largest in the history of Prime Healthcare and the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity.  The transaction includes the following senior living communities currently operated by Ascension: Fox Knoll Village (Aurora), Villa Franciscan Place (Joliet), Heritage Village/Heritage Lodge (Kankakee) and Resurrection Place (Park Ridge). As part of the acquisition, Prime is committed to investing $250 million in facility upgrades, capital improvements, substantial technology... Read More »