• 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 »
Private Equity Firm Divests SNF in Pennsylvania

Private Equity Firm Divests SNF in Pennsylvania

Blueprint was engaged by a nationally recognized institutional private equity firm in its divestment of a skilled nursing facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in the early 2000s with significant renovations in 2022, the facility is certified by CMS for Medicare only. Following the completion of renovation, census continuously climbed towards stabilization. The incumbent operator was a seniors housing-focused manager also providing lower acuity senior care services on the adjacent campus.  Michael Segal, Jacob Gehl, Dillon Rudy and Daniel Waldhorn handled the transaction, targeting East Coast investors and skilled nursing-focused owners/operators with existing footprints in... Read More »
Berkadia’s Recent Sales and Financing Activity

Berkadia’s Recent Sales and Financing Activity

Berkadia was engaged by a publicly traded REIT in its divestment of an 85-unit assisted living/memory care community in Alpharetta, Georgia. The property, part of a three-property portfolio, was purchased by a regional owner/operator. The first two properties in the portfolio closed in May and comprise 146 assisted living/memory care units in Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia. The buyer was also a regional owner/operator. Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers handled both transactions. Berkadia has completed over $1.7 billion in sales and financings across 49 transactions in the first half of the year. That impressive volume has continued into the second half of the year,... Read More »
Fannie Mae Divests Community in Illinois

Fannie Mae Divests Community in Illinois

Fannie Mae divested an assisted living/memory care community in a receivership sale run by Blueprint and Gray Reed, legal counsel for the receiver. Rock Run Place Assisted Living in Joliet, Illinois, was sold on behalf of Michael F. Flanagan, the court-appointed receiver for the community. Based on an internet search, the community was previously operated by Trustwell, and by Enlivant beforehand, so we believe this asset was part of the portfolio that TPG Real Estate handed the keys over to Fannie Mae in 2023. Court documents also show a propco associated with TPG. Built in the late-1990s, Rock Run was jointly sold alongside a memory care facility on the same property, sold by a... Read More »
Four West Virginia SNFs Up For Sale

Four West Virginia SNFs Up For Sale

Skilled nursing facilities do not pop up for sale in West Virginia often, but the state’s Department of Health Facilities (DHF) announced the planned divestiture and license transfer of four state-owned facilities and engaged Lument Securities to handle the transaction. The facilities include Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley (199 beds), John Manchin Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont (41 dually certified beds), Hopemont Hospital in Terra Alta (98 beds), and Lakin Hospital in West Columbia (114 beds). They were built and/or were converted to skilled nursing care in the 1970s and 1980s. These were struggling operations, as evidenced by multiple efforts in the West Virginia House of... Read More »
Pacific Northwest Owner/Operator Acquires in Washington

Pacific Northwest Owner/Operator Acquires in Washington

JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale of a senior living community in Vancouver, Washington (Portland MSA). Built in 1989 and expanded in 1994, Van Mall Retirement comprises 191 independent and assisted living units available in one- and two-bedroom layouts. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Alanna Ellis, Dan Baker and Dean Ferris handled the transaction. JLL represented the seller, Lytle Enterprises, and procured the buyer, a regional Pacific Northwest owner/operator. JLL also procured acquisition financing from a regional bank on behalf of the buyer. The purchase price was $28 million, or $146,600 per unit. Read More »
Private Equity Firm Divests SNF in Pennsylvania

Public REIT Purchases Class-A Community in Pennsylvania

Walker & Dunlop announced the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Built in 2022, the community comprises 146 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care 30 miles north of Philadelphia. It was stabilized at the time of sale. The buyer was a public healthcare REIT, but no other details were disclosed. Joshua Jandris, Mark Myers and Brett Gardner handled the transaction.  Read More »