• Healthcare REIT Divests SNF to In-Place Operating Partner

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage returned to West Des Moines, Iowa, to sell a skilled nursing facility that it had previously sold in 2019. A healthcare REIT was the buyer back then and is now selling the facility to its in-place regional operating partner. Built in 2004, Arbor Springs features 56 beds on an attractive four-acre campus about 10... Read More »
  • Near-Stabilized AL/MC Community Lands Refinance

    Carnegie Capital closed a bridge refinance for a 50-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Houston, Texas MSA. Four years ago, the property was bought by a California-based operator with a growing footprint in Texas. Performance was approximately two to three months from stabilization, but with the acquisition loan maturity looming, a... Read More »
  • Record-Setting HUD Express Lane Application to Commitment

    Cambridge Realty Capital provided a $6.15 million loan to refinance Avalon Memory Care Keller, a 50-bed stand-alone memory care community in Keller, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth MSA). The fully amortized, 35-year HUD loan was provided for the owner, a Texas limited liability company, that wished to recast bank debt into a long-term non-recourse... Read More »
  • Large Healthcare Owner Receives Financing

    An owner of more than 80 healthcare properties spanning nine states secured bridge and working capital financing for its skilled nursing portfolio in Washington. The financing includes a $40 million bridge loan and a $6 million working capital line of credit, with a 36-month initial term. MONTICELLOAM provided the funding. Read More »
  • 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 »
Northern Wisconsin Facility Changes Hands 

Northern Wisconsin Facility Changes Hands 

Marcus & Millichap facilitated the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Northern Wisconsin. Aspen Health & Rehab is a skilled nursing facility featuring 86 beds in South Range, Wisconsin. Ray Giannini, Justin Knapp and Nick Stahler of Marcus & Millichap handled the transaction. No additional details were disclosed. Read More »
Public REIT Divests Two Georgia AL/MC Communities

Public REIT Divests Two Georgia AL/MC Communities

Berkadia was engaged in the sale of two assisted living and memory care communities in the Atlanta, Georgia MSA. The communities are located in Atlanta and Marietta and total 146 units. The seller was a publicly traded REIT. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders handled the transaction. No additional details were disclosed. Read More »
Missouri-Based Provider Acquires SNF Portfolio (with HUD debt)

Missouri-Based Provider Acquires SNF Portfolio (with HUD debt)

Blueprint was engaged by Birchwood Healthcare Partners, a Chicago-based private investor and owner/operator, in its sale of its eastern Oklahoma skilled nursing portfolio. The regionally clustered portfolio comprises seven facilities that total 561 beds. It benefited from the recent Medicaid rate increases and steady census rebounds. There was attractive assumable HUD debt on select facilities, and improved performance tracking towards historical highs.  The marketing process resulted in multiple competing offers and rounds of bidding. Birchwood selected a familiar Missouri-based provider as the ultimate buyer. There were bifurcated closings upon final HUD approval for the loan... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires AL Community in Colorado

Joint Venture Acquires AL Community in Colorado

Ziegler was engaged by Bethesda Senior Living in its sale of a stabilized, well-performing assisted living community in Grand Junction, Colorado. Bethesda is divesting this non-core asset to focus on the growth of its mission. Cornerstone Management purchased the community in conjunction with a private real estate fund. Eric Johnson handled the transaction, noting that the largest hurdle to getting it closed was location, as the community sits outside the primary markets, which limited the buyer pool.  Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: M&A Activity Heats Up in May

60 Seconds with Swett: M&A Activity Heats Up in May

We have said this before, but the seniors housing and care M&A market is on pace to record its best-ever year in terms of transaction activity, and by some margin. Already by this point in May, we are closing in on 250 transactions for the year, so far, which puts us on track for more than 600 publicly announced deals when we close out 2024. The split between skilled nursing and seniors housing activity followed historical norms, at 42% of the deals being for SNFs. And over $2.5 billion of transaction volume has been publicly disclosed, not including scores of deals with confidential prices, including large portfolios. How could volume be so high despite a challenging lending and... Read More »
Atlas Healthcare Makes CCRC Purchase in Massachusetts

Atlas Healthcare Makes CCRC Purchase in Massachusetts

Evans Senior Investments was engaged by an independent owner/operator in its divestment of a CCRC in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Shrewsbury Campus is made up of three components: Southgate at Shrewsbury (senior living), Shrewsbury Nursing & Rehabilitation (skilled nursing) and Shrewsbury Medical Center (medical office buildings). ESI ran a competitive and confidential marketing process, engaging with a select group of prospective buyers. The Atlas Healthcare Group was ultimately selected as the buyer, for an undisclosed price. Built between 1969 and 1986, Southgate and Shrewsbury Nursing total 171 independent living units, 60 assisted living units and 99 skilled nursing beds. The IL and... Read More »