• Value-Add AL/MC Community Trades

    An institutional owner decided to divest a non-core asset, and engaged Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to run the sale process. The asset is located in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland MSA), and features 36 assisted living and memory care units, with 62 licensed beds. It was built in... Read More »
  • Brookdale Divests California Community to Public REIT

    Blueprint was engaged by an institutional, national owner/operator in the strategic disposition of a large rental CCRC in Bakersfield, California. The 20-acre campus was developed in 1999 and provides the whole continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing across three large buildings and... Read More »
  • Two Midwest Assets Trade

    A couple of seniors housing communities traded in the Midwest, selling to a couple of growing owner/operators. First, in the Indianapolis area, The Kiser Group’s Mark Myers and SVN | Senior Living Advisors’ John Klement led the sale of a 157-unit seniors housing community featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Portfolio Closes in Wisconsin

    Bob Richards of Senior Care Realty recently completed the sale of a five-property assisted living portfolio in Wisconsin, closing the deal in multiple tranches. Richards had worked with the seller, AC Capital, for 15 years, helping them grow their portfolio over the years. AC Capital also has self-managed the communities for the last decade. Now,... Read More »
  • 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 »
Greystone Closes HUD Loan for Long Island SNF

Greystone Closes HUD Loan for Long Island SNF

A large skilled nursing facility in Long Island, New York refinanced its existing bridge debt with a $71.3 million HUD loan provided by Greystone. Fred Levine originated the transaction, which came with a 30-year term, 30-year amortization, and a low, fixed interest rate. Originally built in 1974, the facility features 320 beds in Amityville. There is also an onsite 55-slot adult day care program. It was acquired by Northwell Health Inc. in 2012 as part of the company’s acquisition of Long Island Home (LIH), a not-for-profit entity that operated the SNF and an acute psychiatric hospital, South Oaks Hospital. However, Northwell’s strategic focus was on behavioral health, so it eventually... Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Refinances Illinois SLF

Cambridge Realty Capital Refinances Illinois SLF

Three years after acquiring a supportive living community in Pontiac, Illinois, a regional owner is refinancing the property with the help of Cambridge Realty Capital Companies. Originally built in 2009, the 60-unit community is made up of 52 private studio and eight one-bedroom units. It is also located just minutes from OSF St. James Hospital. At the time of its December 2016 sale, it was about 82% occupied, with a 16% operating margin on approximately $1.73 million of revenues. The purchase price came to $7.5 million, or $125,000 per unit. Now, Cambridge has secured a $7.6 million HUD loan, with a fully amortizing 35-year term, to refinance it. Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Finances New Transitional Care Facility

Lancaster Pollard Finances New Transitional Care Facility

Lancaster Pollard recently helped Innovative Health secure construction financing for their to-be-built skilled nursing facility in Aurora, Illinois. The transitional care facility will operate under the THRIVE brand and focus on short-term rehabilitation. It is being built with 68 beds in 60 units and 50,582 total square feet on a 4.25-acre site. According to public documents, the project cost is around $15.9 million, or $233,800 per bed. Brett Murphy of Lancaster Pollard secured a $14.75 million loan through HUD to fund the project, which is the third currently under construction by Innovative Health and its Chicago-based parent company. Those other developments are located in Mundelein... Read More »
Berkadia Closes Three Financings for SNF Clients

Berkadia Closes Three Financings for SNF Clients

Berkadia announced a series of loan closings last month totaling $57.2 million. There were four HUD financings, including three loans totaling $26.2 million closed for a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Washington. Jay Healy arranged the financing for a Washington-based owner/operator, which used the proceeds to pay off short-term debt, fund improvements to the properties and reduce its debt service payments. Located in Brewster, Kennewick and Spokane, these facilities were on average 89.3% occupied with a strong quality mix. Mr. Healy was then joined by Bianca Anduko to secure a $16 million HUD loan for a 146-bed skilled nursing facility in western Maryland. The... Read More »
BMO Harris Bank Closes Credit Facilities

BMO Harris Bank Closes Credit Facilities

BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group has been busy lately closing credit facilities for senior living clients. The first transaction saw the bank close a $59.4 million facility for LCS’ acquisition of The Clare CCRC in downtown Chicago, Illinois. We profiled the sale in this month’s edition of The SeniorCare Investor, and subscribers can read the story here. Then, BMO provided a syndicated $75 million senior credit facility for Largo Land Development, LLC and Watermark Retirement Communities to develop a 219-bed independent living/assisted living/memory care community and a 64-unit active adult community in Upper Marlboro, Maryland (Washington, D.C. MSA). BMO partnered... Read More »
Dwight Capital’s Active Fourth Quarter

Dwight Capital’s Active Fourth Quarter

Dwight Capital reported a very active fourth quarter, with more than $116 million of HUD and bridge loans closed for senior living and skilled nursing clients. One of the largest transactions saw Adam Sasouness and Adam Offman finance a $16.5 million bridge loan for a 375-bed skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that features both short- and long-term rehabilitation, a secure memory care unit and a recently renovated dialysis unit. Mr. Offman also originated a pair of bridge loans in Rhode Island, including $16.4 million for a 167-bed assisted living/memory care/skilled nursing facility in Greenville and an $8.16 million loan for a 100-bed SNF in Pascoag. Another highlight... Read More »