HHC Finance’s HUD Haul
The team at Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) announced a series of six HUD closings totaling about $81 million on behalf of Cascade Capital Group and its operating affiliate Legacy Healthcare. An owner/operator of more than 135 skilled nursing facilities in 23 states (all acquired since the company’s founding in 2016), Cascade secured these HUD loans on six of its SNFs in the greater Chicago area. They all refinanced higher-rate, shorter-term conventional debt. Read More »
CBRE Sells (and Finances) Tucson Senior Living Community
Over five years on from its acquisition of a 217-unit independent/assisted living community in Tucson, Arizona, MBK Senior Living is exiting the asset with the help of Matthew Whitlock of CBRE. Originally built in 1991, the property underwent a series of multimillion-dollar renovations that included the conversion of 78 units to assisted living and the renovation of the community’s clubhouse. It now features three two-story garden-style independent and assisted living buildings and three single-story buildings that house 19 casitas surrounding a greenhouse and putting green. When MBK bought the property from The Dermot Company in 2012 for $31.9 million, or $143,000 per unit, it was 90%... Read More »
The Portopiccolo Group Picks Up Virginia SNF
Contemporary Healthcare Capital worked with skilled nursing owner The Portopiccolo Group to secure mezzanine financing for its latest SNF acquisition. The targeted facility is located in Roanoke, Virginia and features 130 beds, including a 24-bed accredited ventilator unit. To fund its purchase, Portopiccolo obtained a senior loan from United Community Bank (that included a participation sold to Millennium Bank) and a $2.0 million mezzanine loan from Contemporary Healthcare Capital. About $1 million in loan proceeds will also be used for future renovations and upgrades made to the facility. Read More »
X-Caliber’s Excellent First Year in Bridge Lending
After only being in operation since March, X-Caliber Capital’s bridge lending group had an impressive 2018, closing $250 million in healthcare and seniors housing financings. Those transactions included everything from acquisition financings and recapitalizations to value-add and cash-out refinances. Plus, the firm will look to bring all of these loans to HUD for a permanent take-out. X-Caliber also closed out 2018 strong with three transactions in the last 45 days, including a $32 million acquisition loan for a Connecticut skilled nursing portfolio. We’ll see what’s in store for 2019. Read More »
