• Stride Bank’s Recent Activity

    We learned of a number of recent financings provided by Stride Bank for senior care facilities across the country. First, the bank refinanced multiple assets in New Mexico and West Texas. The relationship with this particular borrower began in June 2023 (through Clint Miller of Ziegler) when it was looking to execute a bridge-to-HUD strategy and... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Ohio

    A northeastern Ohio portfolio of assisted living/memory care communities sold out of receivership, with the help of Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Dubbed “The Lantern Group Portfolio,” the three communities feature a combined 220 units, split between 135 assisted living and 85 memory care units. Built in 1960, Lantern of Madison... Read More »
  • Spyglass Healthcare Secures Financing

    A growing skilled nursing owner/operator is priming itself for further growth with a new revolving credit facility structured by Grant Goodman of G Capital. Bay Area-based Spyglass Healthcare currently has six facilities in its Northern California portfolio, and it obtained the financing to fund working capital, future acquisitions and general... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Secures Refinancing

    Harrison Street and Dial Retirement Communities secured a refinance for their seniors housing property in Batavia, Illinois (Chicagoland). The Landings, which opened in Spring 2021, features 142 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. It was very well occupied, at 96% with a waitlist. The borrowers wished to refinance the... Read More »
  • Change Coming To Life Care Centers of America

    What is happening at Life Care Centers of America is a great example of how not to establish a succession plan, especially when it involves one of the largest privately owned senior care companies in the country. The company was founded by Forest Preston nearly 75 years ago, and he remains the CEO and sole shareholder of a company that is... Read More »
Growing PE Firm Acquires California Community

Growing PE Firm Acquires California Community

Haven Senior Investments was engaged by a mom & pop in the sale of their seniors housing community in the Fresno, California MSA. The seller was divesting their business after 30 years of ownership to enter retirement. The buyer was a private equity real estate firm looking to invest and grow, InvestNOW Capital.  The community, which was originally a small community hospital, features 22 high acuity memory care units with 44 beds and was stabilized at the time of sale. The buyer, which brought together an investor group for the transaction, is converting the community to assisted living waiver (ALW), and bringing on Alliance Senior Living to operate it going forward.  Rebecca... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Divests to Private Owner/Operator

Not-For-Profit Divests to Private Owner/Operator

After 70 years operating a senior care campus in Portland, Oregon, a Jewish not-for-profit organization decided to exit its only physical senior care asset in order to continue its mission serving the Portland Jewish community. That seller was Cedar Sinai Park, a faith-based organization with a reputation for providing care for more than 10 years in southwest Portland. It was established in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods in Old South Portland, and was the first Jewish organization to expand into southwest Portland in 1954 when it built a retirement community.  Over the years, the campus has grown to include 246 beds/units. Robison Jewish Health Center was built in 1956 with 44 skilled... Read More »
Class-A Seniors Housing Community Avoids Foreclosure

Class-A Seniors Housing Community Avoids Foreclosure

JLL Capital Markets announced that it has completed the sale of HarborChase Wellington Crossing, a 134-unit, Class-A seniors housing community in Wellington, Florida. The seller was SGD Wellington Cross LLC, which is affiliated with Silverstone Senior Living, and the property changed hands through a deed in lieu of foreclosure, according to South Florida Business Journal. The deal was valued at $23.5 million, or $175,400 per unit, based on the outstanding balance of the in-place mortgage. Three years ago, MidCap Financial had refinanced the property with a $25 million floating-rate, first mortgage loan. Today, MidCap is providing a new $17.7 million floating-rate first mortgage loan to... Read More »
CON Sale Closed in North Carolina

CON Sale Closed in North Carolina

Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated two sales of CONs (Certificate of Need) for adult care beds in North Carolina. An international holding company was looking to sell the CON and deploy capital into other businesses. The deal included 100 adult care beds in Wake County and 120 beds in Mecklenburg County, all of which were affiliated with seniors housing assets that were voluntarily closed. The buyer was a national developer/operator looking to expand their footprint within North Carolina. Patrick Burke, Jason Punzel and Vince Viverito of SLIB handled the transaction. Read More »
Third Quarter Investor Call

Third Quarter Investor Call

The Third Quarter Investor Call, sponsored by NewPoint Real Estate Capital and moderated by Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, featured a panel of lending experts who offered their capital markets advice to borrowers in several different scenarios: M&A deals, refinancing troubled assets, the costs of construction lending today, and more. The panel included Nick Gesue, CEO of NewPoint, Zach Britton, Director – Originations of Locust Point Capital and Matthew Whitlock, Head of Senior Housing Investments of Berkshire Residential Investments. Read More »
Sherman & Roylance Handles California Leasehold Transaction

Sherman & Roylance Handles California Leasehold Transaction

Sherman & Roylance arranged a successful leasehold transaction for a 144-bed skilled nursing facility in Santa Cruz, California. The transaction allowed the landlord to diversify its portfolio and the new operator to expand its footprint in the California market. The facility, originally built between 1967 and 1970, currently operates at 70% occupancy. It attracted interest from several potential tenants before a new lessee emerged as a pair of an experienced skilled nursing operator and a businessman. They formed a new operating company to acquire the facility and are looking to grow along the West Coast.  The leasehold transaction was structured as a long-term, triple-net lease... Read More »