• 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 »
Institutional Group Acquires in Wisconsin and Assumes HUD Debt

Institutional Group Acquires in Wisconsin and Assumes HUD Debt

Evans Senior Investments facilitated the sale of two skilled nursing facilities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The seller was a local group of individual owners with long-standing ties to the facilities. Seeking an exit from the skilled nursing sector, they engaged ESI to identify a qualified operator capable of assuming the HUD-insured mortgages and navigating the approval process in Wisconsin.  The facilities, which feature 172 beds and were operating at breakeven at the time of sale, garnered interest from both regional and national buyers. The ultimate buyer, an established institutional group with a growing footprint in the Midwest, saw the transaction as an opportunity to expand its... Read More »
SLIB Handles Missouri Sale to Willow Ridge

SLIB Handles Missouri Sale to Willow Ridge

Willow Ridge Senior Living acquired another seniors housing community, adding Garden Plaza to its growing portfolio. Built in 2011, the community features 102 assisted living/memory care units and 12 independent living patio homes in Florissant, Missouri. It will be rebranded as Fields of Florissant. Willow Ridge made the acquisition in partnership with a growing private equity group. Jeff Binder and Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented the seller, a regional owner/developer of senior care properties that was exiting to focus on other real estate holdings. The purchase price was not disclosed.  In recent months, Willow Ridge has also added Village at Maiden... Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Executes Speedy Sale

Knapp-Stahler Group Executes Speedy Sale

With a state-imposed operator transition deadline approaching, a regional owner successfully sold its 83-unit assisted living/memory care community in Chico, California, to another regional owner/operator with the help of Chad Mundy and Nick Stahler of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. Built in 2001, Windchime of Chico features 120 licensed beds of assisted living and memory care with lakefront views, multiple common areas and a central courtyard. It was operated by a third-party manager. However, it was not performing well, with occupancy below 60% and a substantial operating loss, in addition to the imminent operator transition. There was also HUD debt secured by the... Read More »
Blueprint Closes Nine-Figure Deal in Oregon

Blueprint Closes Nine-Figure Deal in Oregon

A couple of seniors housing communities in the Portland, Oregon MSA, sold to a joint venture between a blue-chip national private equity investor and a respected West Coast-based owner/operator. Opened in 2016 and 2019, the two communities total 284 independent living, assisted living and memory care communities in highly affluent, high-barrier-to-entry submarkets. A joint venture between a multigenerational, regionally focused developer and local investors decided to sell the assets. These appear to be a couple of the high-end “Ackerly” assets, a 147-unit community in Portland and a 137-unit property in Sherwood. Earlier this month, Merrill Gardens announced that it was taking over the... Read More »
Blueprint Closes Two Seniors Transactions in Ohio

Blueprint Closes Two Seniors Transactions in Ohio

Blueprint recently handled two transactions in Ohio. First, Conner Doherty and Ryan Kelly facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in a desirable market in Ohio. The not-for-profit seller was The Heritage Retirement Community. Built in 2000, The Belvedere of Westlake comprises 24 assisted living and nine memory care units in Westlake. At the time of marketing, the community demonstrated strong occupancy and consistent cash flow. The quality of the land and physical plant also offered investors a base for operational and long-term value creation.  Blueprint targeted buyers aligned with the community’s mission and care standards, and a not-for-profit owner/operator with an... Read More »
Kisco Senior Living Buys Beds in North Carolina

Kisco Senior Living Buys Beds in North Carolina

Senior Living Investment Brokerage was engaged by a North Carolina-based skilled nursing owner to confidentially market and sell 75 adult care home beds in Wake County, North Carolina. The beds were affiliated with multiple skilled nursing facilities located across the county and were slated for sale because the owner was eliminating assisted living services within the facilities. After a 30-day marketing period, SLIB procured multiple offers from seniors housing groups before Kisco Senior Living ultimately bought the beds to expand its count at multiple properties in the county. Patrick Burke, Toby Siefert and Jason Punzel handled the transaction. Read More »