• WesBanco Launches New Healthcare Vertical

    WesBanco Bank recently launched its dedicated healthcare vertical, under the leadership of Suzanne Myers as EVP-Commercial Healthcare Director, and is already off to the races with a handful of senior care transactions closed. The strategic initiative will provide financing across the continuum of care, including seniors housing, skilled nursing,... Read More »
  • LTC Properties Acquires Class-A California Community

    JLL Capital Markets completed the sale of Loma Clara, an 89-licensed-bed, Class-A seniors housing community in Morgan Hill, California. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Steadfast Senior Living, and procured the buyer, LTC Properties. The REIT acquired the community within its SHOP segment... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Divests Texas Standalone MC Community to Family-Owned Company

    Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced another Lone Star State deal, selling a 20-unit memory care community in Sugar Land, Texas. Built in 1998, the community was the only seniors housing asset of a not-for-profit organization, which decided to divest. It was 80% occupied but losing around $30,000 a year on $1.26 million... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Purchases Vacant Community for Reopening

    Blueprint was engaged to market a 100-unit vacant assisted living community located 10 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio, that had been taken offline following operational challenges. The community sustained profitability during prior operations. Blueprint generated four competitive offers from sophisticated owner/operators with proven capabilities... Read More »
  • Frank Cassidy Officially Nominated as FHA Commissioner

    Frank Cassidy, most recently a Walker & Dunlop senior managing director of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Finance where he originated loans for multifamily, nursing home and seniors housing properties, has been officially nominated by President Trump as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the HUD. He... Read More »
CFG Closes Subordinate Financing

CFG Closes Subordinate Financing

Capital Funding Group (CFG) closed $50.5 million in subordinate financing, which contributed to a $375.5 million loan, for the refinancing of 25 skilled nursing facilities across California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, West Virginia and Wyoming, featuring 3,243 beds. CFG partnered with the nationally recognized borrower to restructure two existing bridge loans into one consolidated debt capital structure. The borrower plans to eventually exit through a HUD refinance. Craig Casagrande, Tim Eberhardt and Catherine Mansel originated the transaction for the company. Read More »
CFG Closes Subordinate Financing

JLL Arranges Financing for IRA Capital

JLL Capital Markets arranged $58 million in financing for Quail Park of Lynnwood on behalf of IRA Capital. Developed in two phases in 2014 and 2020, Quail Park comprises 252 units and sits on 15 acres in Lynwood, Washington. Alanna Ellis, John Chun and Zach Brantley of JLL placed the three-year, floating-rate senior loan with a regional bank. We believe the regional bank was BMO, as BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group announced it closed a $58 million term loan with IRA Capital related to a 252-unit seniors housing community in Lynwood, Washington. Dean Ferris of JLL sold the property to IRA Capital in June. Read More »
ACTS Secures Bond Financing

ACTS Secures Bond Financing

Ziegler announced the closing of ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc. Obligated Group’s $163.1 million Series 2025 tax-exempt bonds for the Senior Living Finance Practice. The $100.17 million of Series 2025A tax-exempt bonds were issued through the Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority (Pennsylvania) and the $62.93 million of Series 2025B tax-exempt bonds were issued through the Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority (Florida). ACTS is a Pennsylvania-based not-for-profit organization that was founded to own/operate CCRCs. It currently operates 28 communities in nine states with more than 10,000 units, including communities inside and outside of the ACTS... Read More »
Integrated Senior Foundation Secures Major Bond Financing

Integrated Senior Foundation Secures Major Bond Financing

JLL recently handled two separate financings in Arizona/California and Minnesota. First, JLL and HJ Sims arranged $239.68 million in tax-exempt and taxable bond financing for the Integrated Senior Foundation – Ativo Portfolio, a three-property seniors housing portfolio totaling 430 units in Arizona and California.  Due for completion in 2027, Avito of Sundance will offer 207 units (102 independent living units, 75 assisted living units and 30 memory care beds) in Buckeye, Arizona. Built in 2021, Ativo of Yuma comprises 55 assisted living and 24 memory care units in Yuma, Arizona. Scheduled for completion in 2026, Avito of Santa Clarita will feature 144 units (51 independent... Read More »
Diversified Healthcare Trust Closes Financing

Diversified Healthcare Trust Closes Financing

Diversified Healthcare Trust closed a $140 million mortgage financing secured by 14 seniors housing communities in nine states with 1,375 units that are managed by Five Star Senior Living, an operating division of AlerisLife Inc. This non-recourse, three-year loan has an initial maturity date of March 31, 2028, and two one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. DHC intends to use the loan proceeds to redeem a portion of its outstanding 9.75% senior notes due 2025.  The loan has a variable interest rate based on SOFR plus a margin of 2.5% per annum with 24 months of interest-only payments and two six-month extension options of the interest only period, subject to... Read More »
Brookdale Secures Acquisition Financing

Brookdale Secures Acquisition Financing

CBRE arranged two acquisition financings totaling $241 million across two seniors housing portfolios on behalf of Brookdale Senior Living. Aron Will and Matthew Kuronen arranged the two financings. CBRE originated $130 million in loans through its Freddie Mac Optigo loan origination program for Brookdale’s acquisition of five communities comprised of 533 independent living, assisted living and memory care units across four states. The non-recourse mortgage financing has a ten-year term with five years of interest only. CBRE sourced $161 million through a three-year floating rate loan from Ally Bank, an existing Brookdale lender, including a combination of new loan proceeds and the... Read More »