• 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 »
Canyon Partners Provides Preferred Equity for California Development

Canyon Partners Provides Preferred Equity for California Development

Canyon Partners Real Estate LLC, the real estate direct investing arm of global alternative asset manager Canyon Partners, just made its third equity investment in a seniors housing development, partnering with operator Griffin Living in each project. The latest development is located near Westlake Village, California, and will feature 86 units, 58 for assisted living and 28 for memory care. There are two medical centers nearby, along with retail centers, entertainment and other amenities. To finance its construction, Canyon Partners provided $10.9 million of preferred equity. The two other senior living projects developed in collaboration between Canyon Partners and Griffin Living are... Read More »
Ziegler Finances SNF Expansion for Large Florida CCRC

Ziegler Finances SNF Expansion for Large Florida CCRC

A massive senior living community in Fort Myers, Florida, has plans to replace its skilled nursing facility, and just received bond financing to do it. Ziegler arranged the placement of the $81.16 million in bonds for the Obligated Group, which consists of two Florida not-for-profit organizations: The Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc. (d/b/a Shell Point) and The Alliance Community for Retirement Living, Inc. Shell Point operates the Fort Myers campus, which includes 1,292 independent living units, 410 assisted living units and 219 skilled nursing beds spread across two locations that total 225 acres. The campus has come a long way from the original 48 IL units built in... Read More »
Another Lender Enters Senior Living Development Space

Another Lender Enters Senior Living Development Space

Senior living development is certainly not starved for capital, as another lender has entered the senior living development space. Commercial Real Estate Finance is currently involved in the retail, multifamily, single-family and hospitality markets, but it recently added a senior living division. Its services were retained by WRC Development Partners LLC to procure a $26 million construction loan for the development of an assisted living/memory care community in Columbus, Ohio. The property will feature 115 units and 130 beds. Commercial Real Estate Finance also arranged $34 million in development financing for a 132-unit senior living community being built by WRC in New Windsor, New... Read More »
HHC Finance Sizzles Again This Summer

HHC Finance Sizzles Again This Summer

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) has had a busy summer, closing three HUD refinances totaling $56 million, so far. All three loans were arranged for skilled nursing clients and featured interest rates substantially below 4%. Based on the rumblings (public or otherwise) from the Federal Reserve, it appears borrowers will have at least a couple more years of low-rate HUD debt as a financing option. Let the lenders rejoice! The facilities being refinanced are located in Pennsylvania (181 beds), Massachusetts (55 beds) and New Jersey (313 beds) and are all over 35 years old. Read More »
NorthMarq Finances Affordale Seniors Housing

NorthMarq Finances Affordale Seniors Housing

An affordable senior apartment community in Oxnard, California just refinanced with the help of Marty Meagher and Gardiner Champlin of NorthMarq’s San Diego office. Consisting of 101 units, the community received a $7.6 million loan from Fannie Mae, with a 10-year, interest-only term and a fixed interest rate. The financing paid off existing bond debt that was credit-enhanced by Fannie Mae. Management Innovations, Inc. operates the community, which features private patios or decks on most units, a recreation meeting room with fireside seeting, and a food service area. Read More »
Invesque Procures Credit Facility from People’s United Bank

Invesque Procures Credit Facility from People’s United Bank

People’s United Bank’s Healthcare Finance and Capital Markets Divisions led the way in arranging an $80 million senior secured credit facility for Invesque, Inc. to refinance existing debt associated with four senior living communities in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey owned in a joint venture with Heritage Senior Living. So far this year, Invesque (formerly Mainstreet Health Investments) has been one of the most prolific acquirers of seniors housing and skilled nursing assets, announcing four deals that comprised 27 total properties. The largest of those deals was the REIT’s purchase of the Commonwealth Senior Living portfolio for $340.4 million, or $236,400 per unit, which... Read More »