• 60 Seconds with Swett: The Great Debates of Senior Care

    Next week for our Second Quarter Investor Call, sponsored by Ziegler, we’ll be trying something different that is sure to be both entertaining and useful for our audience of operators, investors, brokers, lenders and everyone else. We’ll be tackling The Great Debates of Senior Care, covering some of the most important issues facing the industry.... Read More »
  • Thank You Ortelius?

    Brookdale Senior Living just reported June occupancy, and the increases were much better than we expected for a second quarter, which historically has been a mixed bag for the industry. Let’s just say, we were impressed. June’s same-community weighted average occupancy was 81.1%, up 220 basis points year over year and up 50 basis points... Read More »
  • SLIB Sells SNF in New Jersey

    Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage got a skilled nursing sale in New Jersey over the finish line after survey issues caused a buyer switch-up. Built in 1980, Medford Care Center is located in the town of Medford (about an hour east of Philadelphia) and features 180 beds on an 11-acre campus. Operations were not strong, and the... Read More »
  • Carnegie Capital Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Texas Portfolio Deal

    Carnegie Capital, the national seniors housing debt brokerage founded and run by JD Stettin and David Farhadian, celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a $124 million, or $117,100 per bed, portfolio acquisition transaction. Carnegie provided a combination of advisory work and debt placement for the nine-skilled nursing facility portfolio with... Read More »
  • 12 Oaks Senior Living Appoints New CFO

    12 Oaks Senior Living appointed Elliott Westerman as CFO, effective immediately. Westerman has more than two decades of leadership experience across senior living, healthcare, and real estate sectors. As CFO, Westerman will oversee all aspects of financial management, including financial planning and analysis, capital structure strategy,... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Announces Q4 SNF Closings

Carnegie Capital Announces Q4 SNF Closings

JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital announced his fourth quarter financing activity, which included acquisition loans closed for four skilled nursing facilities in Texas. Two facilities were located in the northern part of the state, and the other two were near the Mexican border. They combined for 430 beds. Vintages varied, but the older facilities had recently received capex. The existing operator purchased the facilities from three different sellers for an average purchase price of $80,000 per bed. In the previous year, that operator had created significant value at the facilities relative to their long term lease rate. Each acquisition was funded separately through a combination of bridge... Read More »
Walton Street Affiliate Acquires in Texas

Walton Street Affiliate Acquires in Texas

Berkadia completed the sale and financing of a Class-A seniors housing community in Austin, Texas. The independent living, assisted living and memory care community was built in 2016 and expanded in 2019. The community’s occupancy rate exceeded 95% at the time of sale with robust cash flows.  Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers represented the seller, Artemis Real Estate Partners. The property was acquired by an affiliate of Walton Street Capital LLC and will continue to be managed by Texas-based Civitas Senior Living.  Austin Sacco, Steve Muth and Garrett Sacco secured acquisition financing through a national bank. The financing, which featured an attractive... Read More »
Tremper Capital Group’s Recent Financing Activity

Tremper Capital Group’s Recent Financing Activity

Tremper Capital Group announced some recent financing activity, including a $10.5 million loan secured to refinance a recently renovated assisted living and memory care community in the Dallas, Texas MSA. The three-year floating-rate bridge loan with a regional bank provides the client time to execute on the in-place business plan. This is a new lending relationship for TCG’s client.  TCG also secured a land acquisition loan for a repeat client, Harbert South Bay Partners. The floating-rate loan placed with a regional bank provides Harbert with flexibility to navigate the permitting process for the development of a three-story, 170-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
AEW Capital Management Acquires in Florida

AEW Capital Management Acquires in Florida

JLL Capital Markets handled the sale and financing for Wellington Bay, a 283-unit seniors housing community in Wellington, Florida. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team procured the buyer, AEW Capital Management, and secured the three-year acquisition loan through Capital One on behalf of the buyer. Built in 2019, the Class-A Wellington Bay comprises a well-performing 159-unit independent living community and The Lisbet Health Center, which offers 124 assisted living and memory care units. The 45-acre and 749,488-square-foot lakeside campus also offers the ability to expand the IL by an additional 177 units.  According to South Florida Business Journal, the seller was Wellington Bay... Read More »
Joint Venture Secures Refinancing

Joint Venture Secures Refinancing

First Citizens Bank announced that its Healthcare Finance business has refinanced The Bristal at Wayne, a 158-bed seniors housing community in Wayne, New Jersey. The borrower is a joint venture affiliate of Chicago-based Harrison Street and B2K Development. The same joint venture served as the community’s original developer, with Ultimate Care Assisted Living as the operator. The community was completed in 2019 at an approximate cost of $50 million, or $315,000 per unit. Read More »
New Jersey SNFs Secure Financing

New Jersey SNFs Secure Financing

MONTICELLOAM announced the closing of $39 million in total bridge and working capital financing for two New Jersey skilled nursing facilities. The sponsorship group, a repeat MONTICELLOAM client with extensive experience in the skilled nursing industry, will use the $38 million floating-rate senior bridge loan to consolidate previous loans and reduce its cost of capital. The $1 million working capital facility will be used by the sponsorship to cover the day-to-day needs of over 300 skilled nursing beds. MONTICELLOAM closed the transaction in 45 days. Read More »