• 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 »
GFH Capital Gets Financing From Greystone

GFH Capital Gets Financing From Greystone

Last month, Dubai-based private equity firm GFH Capital jumped into the senior living market in a big way, acquiring a group of six properties for a total purchase price over $180 million. Now, Greystone has announced that it provided a total of $115 million in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Shariah-compliant financing to support the acquisition. Cary Tremper originated the financing on behalf of GFH (which will own 91% of the portfolio) and Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment firm Madison Marquette, which is acquiring another 6%. JEA Senior Living, Senior Resource Group, two of the three operating partners GFH has selected to manage the communities, have also each co-invested in... Read More »
White Oak Refinances GMF Capital SNF Portfolio

White Oak Refinances GMF Capital SNF Portfolio

GMF Capital refinanced 14 of its skilled nursing facilities with an $81 million credit facility secured by White Oak Healthcare Finance. The financing is comprised of a $66 million senior credit facility to refinance the properties, which are located in Ohio and Kentucky, and a $15 million line of credit closed for the operating company. This isn’t GMF’s first experience with White Oak, as the lender arranged another senior credit facility for the investment management platform to acquire a couple of assisted living/skilled nursing properties in Rhode Island at the end of 2018. Meridian Senior Living was the operating partner in that deal. Read More »
NorthMarq Hits the Mark

NorthMarq Hits the Mark

A seniors housing property in Mount Vernon, New York just refinanced with the help of Robert Ranieri, senior vice president and managing director at NorthMarq. Located on a 34-acre campus, the community features 31 units, including both one- and two-bedroom step-free townhomes. Each unit comes with a full kitchen and bathroom, in-home washer and dryer, large walk-in closets and a spacious four-season room. NorthMarq negotiated a $7.5 million refinance, with a seven-year term, fixed rate and 30-year amortization schedule, through PCSB Bank. In addition, the borrower received a renewal option that allows them to lower their rate and borrow funds for future development on the... Read More »
KeyBank Closes Second Refinance for Danbury Senior Living

KeyBank Closes Second Refinance for Danbury Senior Living

KeyBank Real Estate Capital just closed its second Freddie Mac loan for Danbury Senior Living to refinance another seniors housing property Ohio. A year ago, KeyBank had worked with Danbury to arrange a $14 million refinance for its 105-unit community in Wooster. Fast forward to today, and the firm secured a $14.5 million Freddie Mac financing for Danbury’s 101-unit seniors housing property in the town of Tallmadge. Built in 2016, the community provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Lee Delaveris from KeyBank arranged the transaction. Read More »
CBRE Finances Silverstone/Crescent Acquisition

CBRE Finances Silverstone/Crescent Acquisition

A joint venture between Silverstone Senior Living and Crescent Real Estate LLC turned to Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root of CBRE to arrange financing for its acquisition of a 120-unit assisted living/memory care community in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Opened in 2017, the property was developed by both an affiliate of Silverstone and an institutional equity partner, which is presumably exiting with this deal. It features some desirable amenities, like a virtual bowling alley, an onsite doctor’s office and an art studio. Harbor Retirement Associates was hired to operate the community and will continue to do so. CBRE funded the deal with a non-recourse loan from a regional bank. The... Read More »
Helios Handles California SNF Refinance

Helios Handles California SNF Refinance

Working with a regional bank, Bill Janis and Mario Wilson of Helios Healthcare Advisors structured a 15-year refinance of a 172-bed skilled nursing facility in California. The Golden State-based owner/operator engaged the Helios team to pay off its first mortgage and establish a new line of credit, resulting in the longest possible term and an interest rate fixed at 4.85%. The regional bank was looking to expand its presence in the skilled nursing space, so the deal was a clear win-win. Originally built in 1965 with an addition in 1975, the Los Angeles County facility was well occupied at 98%. It also boasts good clinical and quality of care ratings from the state. Read More »