• 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »
  • Two Seniors Housing Sales Close

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage is continuing on its hot streak this month, closing two additional deals in Alabama and Florida. In the Alabama transaction, Dan Geraghty and Brad Clousing represented a large national owner/operator that was resizing its portfolio to concentrate on its core market. So, the company divested an assisted... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Exits Georgia

    Selectis Health, Inc. has completed its exit from Georgia with the help of Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint. In the beginning of the year, Selectis Health divested Providence of Sparta Health and Rehab and Warrenton Health and Rehab to Journey, also with the help of Segal and Waldhorn (more on that deal can be found here). The... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Divests Third Class-A Asset

    Caddis Partners and Singerman Real Estate have divested another seniors housing community, Heartis Fayetteville. This comes shortly after the joint venture’s sale of Heartis Venice and Heartis Longview. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare represented the seller in all three... Read More »
  • Bonds Issued for Independent Living Expansion

    Ziegler closed John Knox Village’s $47.85 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2 and B-3 bonds issued through the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. John Knox Village (JKV), a Missouri not-for-profit corporation, is a CCRC consisting of 1,038 independent living units, 180 assisted living units and 121 skilled nursing beds. This transaction marks JKV’s... Read More »
Regions Bank Closes Two More Deals

Regions Bank Closes Two More Deals

The summer activity continued for Regions Bank. Earlier this week, we covered the bank’s refinance of two construction loans for a senior living community in the Cincinnati, Ohio area and for a community in Lorton, Virginia. Chris Honn also closed a non-recourse balance sheet loan for an assisted living/memory care community in Merced, California. Built in the late 1990s, the community features 84 units and was stabilized under the management of a large California-based operator.   The owner, a large privately owned developer/operator based in San Diego and a new customer for Regions Bank, obtained an $8.33 million loan to repay existing bank debt and provide some... Read More »
PGIM Real Estate Refinances Virginia Memory Care

PGIM Real Estate Refinances Virginia Memory Care

PGIM Real Estate closed the refinance of a memory care community in Forest, Virginia (Lynchburg MSA), the second it has closed for the client this year. Runk & Pratt built the property in 1999 to include 76 units and has added a number of unique features, such as a multi-sensory room that provides soothing and engage stimuli to its residents. There are also three enclosed courtyards and a greenhouse, along with on-site therapy. Occupancy was around 89%.  Christopher Fenton and Catherine Eby of PGIM Real Estate facilitated the $13.2 million HUD financing, which came with a 35-year term and amortization. The loan replaces HUD debt that had a higher interest... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Announces Promotions, And A Deal

Lancaster Pollard Announces Promotions, And A Deal

Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, announced several promotions in its seniors housing and healthcare team. These follow other changes at the top, with Aaron Beck being the chief production offer and East team leader in the Spring, and Casey Moore, Doug Harper and Quintin Harris also expanding their leadership roles, with Messrs. Moore and Harper leading the West, and Mr. Harris leading the Midwest.  Michael Blackwell joined the team and will be responsible for originating new business and maintaining existing client relationships in the Northeast. He originally came to Lancaster Pollard as an associate in 2016 and is currently a vice... Read More »
Regions Bank’s Summer Bonanza

Regions Bank’s Summer Bonanza

It looks like the Regions Bank team did not take much time off this summer, closing a series of loans across the country for senior living clients, including financing the development of a senior living community in a Seattle suburb last month. We’ll start with a couple of loans that took out construction debt.   First, to refinance a brand-new, two-story senior living community in a Cincinnati, Ohio suburb, Jack Boulder and Chris Honn arranged a $31.4 million bridge loan. The community features 28 independent living, 83 assisted living and 40 memory care units. It is owned by a joint venture that is primarily sponsored by a private developer/owner/operator based in the Midwest, and an... Read More »
Hunt Capital Partners Secures Financing for Ohio Property

Hunt Capital Partners Secures Financing for Ohio Property

An affordable senior apartment community is going up in Findlay, Ohio, about 45 miles south of Toledo, thanks to a combination of financing sources. Located on 3.7 acres, the community will feature 50 units for seniors who earn up to 30%, 50% and 60% of the area median income. Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) is building the community on its mixed-use development site that includes medical offices, market-rate apartments and single-family condos. BVHS also owns and operates an adjacent CCRC, Birchaven Village, which future residents of the senior apartment community will be able to use its services and amenities. Construction commenced in August and will be... Read More »
Newmark Knight Frank Refinances Florida Community

Newmark Knight Frank Refinances Florida Community

A brand-new senior living community that has already reached stabilization just secured a bank refinance thanks to the efforts of the Newmark Knight Frank team. Located in an affluent submarket of Jacksonville, Florida, HarborChase of Mandarin is set on a 4.1-acre parcel purchased by Vestcor Communities in 2016 for $2.5 million, and groundbreaking quickly followed. The community features 94 independent living and assisted living units, along with 20 units set aside for memory care residents. Back in 2016, development cost was estimated at $27 million, or over $235,000 per unit.  The community opened in 2018 and quickly stabilized by January 2020. Even with the pandemic, occupancy remained... Read More »