• Live Oak and Berkadia Team Up on Bridge Loan

    Live Oak Bank recently closed a $34.3 million bridge loan in partnership with Berkadia Commercial Mortgage for a two-property portfolio owned and operated by BrightSpace Senior Living. The communities are located in the Nashville, Tennessee, and Boise, Idaho MSAs. The loan was structured in an A/B arrangement, with Berkadia funding the... Read More »
  • California Memory Care Communities Receive HUD Loans

    Lument closed two HUD loans totaling $20.7 million to refinance two memory care communities in northern California. Doug Harper, managing director at Lument, co-originated the loan with Grant Goodman of G Capital. The two communities are Crescent Oaks Memory Care, which features 22 units and 36 beds in Sunnyvale, and Silver Oaks Memory Care,... Read More »
  • Berkadia Handles Two Seniors Housing Transactions

    Berkadia closed the sale of two separate assets in Florida and Georgia. First, Berkadia was engaged by a national owner/operator in the sale of a CCRC in South Florida. The property appears to be Abbey Delray, a 505-unit community originally built in 1979 in Delray Beach that features 327 independent living units, 48 assisted living units, 30... Read More »
  • Fortress Buys Large Seniors Housing Campus

    Fortress Investment Group just purchased one of the largest rental seniors housing communities in the country, adding The Village at Gainesville in Gainesville, Florida, to its portfolio. Regionally anchored by the University of Florida and the innovative UF Health network, and located directly across from SantaFe College, the 100+ acre campus... Read More »
  • Interview with R.J. DeBee of BBG Real Estate Services

    Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, sat down with R.J. DeBee of BBG Real Estate Services to talk about the findings from BBG’s annual investor survey. DeBee shares his thoughts on what was surprising about the results and highlights the points he agrees with. You can view the survey results here. Read More »
Diversicare Expands in Tennessee and Enters North Carolina

Diversicare Expands in Tennessee and Enters North Carolina

Diversicare Healthcare Services completed the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee (2) and North Carolina. This acquisition brings the company’s total number of facilities to 49 and marks its entrance into North Carolina.  Built in 1980, Etowah Health & Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as Etowah Health Care Center, is in Etowah, Tennessee, with 120 beds. Built in 1999, Diversicare of Copper Basin, formerly known as Copper Basin Health and Rehabilitation, is in Ducktown, Tennessee, with 135 beds. The facility closed in 2017, and was vacant at the time of sale. Built in 1979, Mountain View of Bryson City, formerly known as Mountain View Manor Nursing... Read More »
SLIB Closes Transaction Trio

SLIB Closes Transaction Trio

Senior Living Investment Brokerage shot out of the gates in the second quarter, announcing three closings for skilled nursing facilities across the country. First was the sale of a 105-bed SNF in Pueblo, Colorado, which was previously owned by an East Coast-based regional owner/operator that was divesting the asset to focus on its core markets. Built in 1964 with renovations and expansions in 1982, 2008 and 2018, the facility was licensed for 120 beds. Dubbed Prestige Care Center of Pueblo, the facility received several offers from buyers before a California-based owner/operator with an established presence in Colorado was selected. Vince Viverito and Nick Cacciabando handled the... Read More »
Three Buyers Purchase Florida Portfolio in Receivership

Three Buyers Purchase Florida Portfolio in Receivership

Continuum Advisors ended the first quarter with a five-property portfolio deal closed in their home state of Florida. The communities total 340 units (74 assisted living and 266 memory care) and are located across central and northern Florida. They include Superior Residences of Clermont, a 114-unit AL/MC community in the Orlando MSA, Superior Residences of Cala Hills, a 60-unit MC community in Ocala, Superior Residences of Brandon, a 46-unit MC community just east of Tampa, Superior Residences of Lecanto, a 60-unit MC community along Florida’s northwest central coast, and Superior Residences of Niceville, a 90-unit MC community on the Florida panhandle. They are roughly 20 years old and... Read More »
Blueprint Handles NHI New Jersey Acquisition

Blueprint Handles NHI New Jersey Acquisition

A national developer/investor engaged Blueprint in the sale of a high-performing seniors housing community in an affluent and high-barrier-to-entry New Jersey market. Built in 1999, Juniper Village at Paramus comprises 98 assisted living and 22 memory care units in Paramus. The community has been operated by Juniper Communities since February 2021. The lease has a 15-year maturity with two five-year renewal options at an initial yield of 7.95% plus annual fixed escalators.  Blueprint targeted a wide cross-section of operators, investors and developers, highlighting in-place cash flow, ability to drive further upside through renovations and scarcity of comparable acquisition... Read More »
Ensign’s Acquisition Spree

Ensign’s Acquisition Spree

The Ensign Group closed several acquisitions throughout February and the beginning of April. First, it acquired the real estate and operations of Citrus Heights Respiratory and Rehabilitation, a 204-bed skilled nursing facility, and Springdale Village Post Acute, a 122-bed skilled nursing facility, both in Mesa, Arizona.  Blueprint’s Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso were engaged by the previous owner to explore a sale or lease of Citrus Heights, which generated revenues and EBITDAR of $12.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively, despite operating below market occupancy. The seller later decided to engage Blueprint for the sale of Springdale Village, which (like Citrus Heights) was located... Read More »
Michigan IL Portfolio Sells to Midwest-Based Owner/Operator

Michigan IL Portfolio Sells to Midwest-Based Owner/Operator

Berkadia announced the sale of a portfolio of five independent living communities throughout the Detroit, Michigan MSA. Brooks Minford of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the 631-unit transaction on behalf of a local multifamily developer/owner/operator. The firm originally developed the portfolio, but the time had come to pass the torch to a new owner with more resources and experience in seniors housing. The portfolio was purchased by a Midwest-based owner/operator of seniors housing communities seeking to expand its footprint in Michigan. No additional details were disclosed. Read More »