• Interview with Arnie Whitman and Meredith Oppenheim on VITALS

    The SeniorCare Investor’s Ben Swett recently sat down with Meredith Oppenheim and Arnie Whitman to discuss their new framework for seniors housing operators to improve the quality of life for their residents, but also to position the sector for greater success and wider appeal in the future. Watch the conversation here. Read More »
  • Michigan-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Tampa MSA

    American House Senior Living Communities added Beach House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Wesley Chapel, Florida (Tampa MSA), to its operating portfolio and renamed the property American House Wesley Chapel. The community features 67 assisted living and 33 memory care units with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, some with balconies... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Community Near Chicago Gets New Owner

    SVN Chicago Commercial sold McKenzie Falls, an affordable seniors housing community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The building was constructed in 2010 and spans 74,047 square feet across one story.  An undisclosed buyer acquired the 105-unit community for $6.7 million, or $63,800 per unit. Reid... Read More »
  • Healthpeak Properties Provides Janus Living Updates

    Healthpeak Properties’ recently formed seniors housing REIT, Janus Living, which will manage Healthpeak’s 34-community seniors housing portfolio, has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its shares of Class A-1 common stock, which the company intends to list on the NYSE under... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Senior Care Campus Deal in Missouri

    A Maryland-based owner/operator looked to expand its Missouri senior care portfolio with the purchase of Kingdom Care Senior Living in the town of Fulton. Built in 1980, the campus includes four independent living units, 26 assisted living units and 36 skilled nursing beds. It currently holds a five-star rating at the SNF and is the only... Read More »
Community Trades Hands and Secures Freddie Mac Financing

Community Trades Hands and Secures Freddie Mac Financing

Berkadia announced the sale and financing of Appletree Court, a 118-unit assisted living and memory care community in Richardson, Texas, in the Dallas MSA. The building was built in 1999 and underwent renovations in 2018 and 2023. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed the sale on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between Marquee Capital (a Milwaukee-based family office affiliate of Marcus Investments) and Winterpast Capital Partners (a Nashville-based real estate investment company). The community will continue to be operated by Vitality Senior Living, Winterpast’s operating partner. Austin Sacco, Steve Muth,... Read More »
October Kicks Off with Multiple Financings

October Kicks Off with Multiple Financings

VIUM Capital announced a slew of closings at the start of October, ranging from HUD refinances to acquisition loans. The largest was a $72 million bride loan that refinanced four skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania totaling 525 beds. Proceeds will be used to take out senior debt and senior mezzanine debt. The facility will be structured as an initial advance of $58.75 million with earnouts totaling $13.25 million. Both the sponsor and the operator are recurring clients of VIUM. For the purchase of Eden Heights, a 30-year-old, 120-unit assisted living/memory care community in upstate New York, VIUM arranged a $7.95 million loan plus earnouts that could reach $5.7 million. The... Read More »
Newmark Negotiates Several Large Financings

Newmark Negotiates Several Large Financings

Sarah Anderson of Newmark has closed some notable financing transactions in the last couple of months, in addition to arranging acquisition financing for numerous deals handled by the Newmark investment sales team. One of the closings was for Vivante at Turtle Creek, a to-be-built seniors housing community on the prestigious Turtle Creek Boulevard in Dallas, Texas. Set on 1.37 acres and rising 20 stories, the property will be one of the most luxurious seniors housing communities in the country. It will feature 193 total units, with 164 assisted living and 29 memory care units ranging in size from 900 to 3,000 square feet. There are also high-end finishes and unique amenities, such as a... Read More »
Funding Arranged for Skilled Nursing Clients

Funding Arranged for Skilled Nursing Clients

MONTICELLOAM, LLC, a specialized multifamily and seniors housing bridge lending platform, announced a couple of financings for skilled nursing clients in New England and North Carolina. First, for eight skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the firm closed a $70 million senior bridge loan with a 24-month initial term. It will be used by the sponsor, a returning MONTICELLOAM client and established operator across the Northeast, to refinance the existing debt on the portfolio, comprising more than 700 licensed beds.   MONTICELLOAM and firm affiliates also funded $47.15 million in total bridge and working capital financing for three skilled nursing facilities... Read More »
Newly Constructed Community Secures Financing

Newly Constructed Community Secures Financing

BWE arranged refinancing for Clarendale Arcadia, a newly constructed senior living community in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. The financing was arranged on behalf of a repeat client joint venture between Harrison Street Asset Management, LCS, and Ryan Companies US, Inc., with LCS serving as the operator. Ryan Stoll, National Director of Seniors Housing and Care at BWE, and Taylor Mokris, Senior Vice President of Seniors Housing and Care, arranged the non-recourse financing, which features full-term interest-only payments, an initial 36-month term, and two one-year extension options, providing flexibility as the sponsor group continues to stabilize the community. Developed... Read More »
Newmark’s Nearly $2 Billion Third Quarter

Newmark’s Nearly $2 Billion Third Quarter

Newmark is in the middle of a banner year for both investment sales and debt financings, and both its deal volume and activity appears to be accelerating as the year progresses. In the year to date, the team has closed nearly $3.6 billion in investment sales, and $1.9 billion in the third quarter alone. Excluding the Amica Senior Lifestyles portfolio that Newmark is selling in Canada for over $3 billion, the team has also secured enough deals under agreement to nearly double its year-to-date volume. There are some stabilized, Class-A deals at high per-unit prices, as well. One of those was the sale of Project Aurora, a three-property portfolio in New Jersey (2) and New York that was owned... Read More »