• Berkadia Secures Large Portfolio Refinance

    Berkadia closed $627.2 million in agency financing for Project Raven. Project Raven is a 35-asset seniors housing portfolio with 4,395 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The portfolio spans 15 states. Austin Sacco, Steve Muth, Garrett Sacco and Alec Rosenfeld handled the financing on behalf of an institutional borrower.... Read More »
  • What Does Brookdale’s Proxy Fight Cost?

    It seems that hardly a day goes by without yet another SEC filing by Brookdale Senior Living detailing why its slate of Board candidates is far better for shareholders than the slate submitted by activist investor Ortelius Advisors. But how much are they spending on this? It would be nice to know, and we are sure shareholders would rather have... Read More »
  • Do We Hear $30 Per Hour as the New Minimum Wage?

    We know we have the People’s Republic of California, and after New York’s Democratic Party primary, we may have the People’s Republic of New York City by November. The surprise winner of the primary was 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani. He is a self-professed Socialist, and more. In addition to free bussing, freezes on apartment rents, higher taxes on... Read More »
  • BMO and TCG Refinance Florida CCRC

    BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group acted as sole lender on a real estate term loan refinancing for La Posada, a Class-A, 333-unit CCRC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Originally opened in 2014 and with a major renovation and addition completed in 2018, the campus offers independent living (245 units), assisted living (30 units), memory... Read More »
  • The Lenders Roundtable: A Capital Markets Update

    On Thursday, June 26th, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor Ben Swett sat down with a group of expert panelists to dive into the evolving financing process of M&A deals. Panelists included Dave Boitano, EVP & CIO of LTC Properties, Cary Tremper, President & CEO of Tremper Capital Group, and Patrick Gilbreath, Sr. Relationship... Read More »
JV Buyer Acquires Two Communities From Separate Sellers

JV Buyer Acquires Two Communities From Separate Sellers

Helios Healthcare Advisors structured the sale and arranged joint venture equity for the acquisition of two assisted living/memory care communities in Alabama on behalf of separate sellers. Helios was initially engaged by the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast to identify a buyer that would preserve the legacy of Murray House Assisted Living, a historic assisted living community located in Mobile, Alabama. Helios identified an operator with extensive experience in the industry that had recently established a new operating platform. However, faced with challenges associated with capitalizing the transaction, the buyer engaged Helios to assist in arranging an equity investment from... Read More »
South Denver SNF Finds New Owner

South Denver SNF Finds New Owner

A non-performing skilled nursing facility in South Denver, Colorado, found a new owner thanks to Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. Built in 1965, Aspen Siesta features just 34 licensed beds. It was 64% occupied and generated more than $2.8 million of revenues from private pay, VA and other payor sources. But it was losing around $265,000 a year as of the most recent financials in 2023.  Being a distressed, older vintage property, the facility could potentially attract interest from alternative-use buyers. So, Knapp-Stahler identified a behavioral health and substance abuse provider to purchase and convert the facility to that new use. That... Read More »
Minnesota AL Community Trades Hands

Minnesota AL Community Trades Hands

Senior Living Investment Brokerage was engaged by a Minneapolis-based, repeat client in the disposition of its last assisted living community that is in “very good condition.” The seller is divesting to focus on its remaining active adult and multifamily portfolio. Built in 2013, the community is in St. Anthony, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul MSA), with 73 units and high-end amenities. It was 74% occupied, generating $4.15 million of revenues. SLIB structured the marketing process around the seller’s desire to transfer ownership to another respected owner/operator that would continue the high standard of care for residents and support the seller’s associates. The ultimate buyer was a real... Read More »
Invesque Completes Commonwealth Portfolio Divestment

Invesque Completes Commonwealth Portfolio Divestment

Invesque announced that it completed the previously announced sale of 20 seniors housing communities managed by Commonwealth Senior Living, together with its majority ownership stake in Commonwealth. Proceeds from the transaction were used to repay all property-level debt associated with the assets, extinguish all unpaid and accrued preferred equity associated with the portfolio, and to pay other transaction-related costs. Commonwealth no longer manages any Invesque-owned properties. Invesque’s portfolio now consists of 32 assets, 12 of which remain under definitive contract to be sold, subject to satisfaction or waiver of due diligence conditions in favour of the purchasers and other... Read More »
South Denver SNF Finds New Owner

Medicare-Only Facility Sells to Midwest-Based Skilled Nursing Investor

A Texas-based regional developer of skilled nursing facilities throughout the central and southern U.S. engaged Blueprint to advise and oversee the confidential sale of Accel at Longmont, a Medicare-only skilled nursing facility located just north of Boulder, Colorado. Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn handled the transaction. Built in 2017, totaling 76 skilled nursing beds with 36 private rooms and 20 semi-private rooms, the facility was leased to a Texas-based provider. Following the pandemic the facility faced challenges maintaining its high census levels, primarily attributable to the shorter length of stay typical in Medicare-only, transitional care settings. Showcasing upside... Read More »
Ensign Makes Another Move

Ensign Makes Another Move

The Ensign Group acquired the operations of Toluca Lake Transitional Care, a 52-bed skilled nursing facility in North Hollywood, California. The real estate will be acquired by a subsidiary of Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT, Inc., Ensign’s captive real estate company, following receipt of state regulatory approvals. The acquisition was part of the larger acquisition of seven other facilities from Providence Home and Community Care, which was announced in December. The acquisition was effective June 1. In a separate transaction on the same day, Ensign announced that it acquired the operations of Ironwood Rehabilitation and Care Center, an 80-bed SNF in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and Lakeside... Read More »