Several HUD and Acquisition Financings Close
Ikaria Capital Group has had a prolific Fall and revealed several recent transactions. The largest was a $115.5 million HUD refinance for four skilled nursing facilities in Georgia. Derek Whelan originated the loans on behalf of Empire Care Centers and The Portopiccolo Group, which used the proceeds to refinance a proprietary bridge loan structured by the Ikaria team in 2022. Whelan was also joined by Rodger Davis to close a $44.5 million HUD refinance in the Midwest. Wrapping up the HUD activity, Ross Holland originated a $10.9 million loan in the Pacific Northwest on behalf of a new client. Lastly, there were a couple of acquisition loans. First, Davis... Read More »
Sabra Health Care REIT Buys Class-A Georgia Asset
Berkadia represented Principal Senior Living Group in its sale of Benton House Decatur, a 73-unit assisted living and memory care community in Decatur, Georgia, approximately ten miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Managing Directors Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper, and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the transaction. Benton House Decatur was purchased on December 1 by a long-time owner of seniors housing communities and will be operated by Phoenix Senior Living going forward. The community’s new name will be The Retreat at Decatur. Built in 2017, the property has achieved steadily high occupancy and strong margins, boasting an... Read More »
Family Owned/Operated Company Purchases in Ostego
A family owned and operated company based in Michigan bought an assisted living/memory care community in the Wolverine State. Built in 2016, the community is located in Otsego, Minnesota, about 40 miles south of Grand Rapids and 10 miles north of Kalamazoo. There were no major competitors in the local market that offered both AL and MC services on one campus. And the community was stabilized at the time of the sale. Daniel Geraghty, Bradley Clousing and Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented the seller, an owner/operator that focuses on states east of the Mississippi River. There were multiple qualified offers for the seller to review, and the deal closed... Read More »
Welltower Sells Vintage Park Portfolio
Midwest Health completed the largest acquisition in its nearly five-decade history, and in its home state of Kansas. The Topeka-based firm bought 15 assisted living communities with the help of its financial partner, Capitol Federal, a bank also headquartered in Topeka. The 15 communities were formerly under the Vintage Park brand and will now be branded as Homestead Assisted Living communities. Totaling approximately 600 units, they are located in Atchison, Baldwin City, Gardner, Hiawatha, Holton, Lenexa, Louisburg, Osage City, Osawatomie, Ottawa, Overland Park, Paola, Tonganoxie, Wamego and Wichita. On January 1, 2016, Welltower acquired 18 Vintage Park... Read More »
