• WesBanco Launches New Healthcare Vertical

    WesBanco Bank recently launched its dedicated healthcare vertical, under the leadership of Suzanne Myers as EVP-Commercial Healthcare Director, and is already off to the races with a handful of senior care transactions closed. The strategic initiative will provide financing across the continuum of care, including seniors housing, skilled nursing,... Read More »
  • LTC Properties Acquires Class-A California Community

    JLL Capital Markets completed the sale of Loma Clara, an 89-licensed-bed, Class-A seniors housing community in Morgan Hill, California. JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Steadfast Senior Living, and procured the buyer, LTC Properties. The REIT acquired the community within its SHOP segment... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Divests Texas Standalone MC Community to Family-Owned Company

    Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced another Lone Star State deal, selling a 20-unit memory care community in Sugar Land, Texas. Built in 1998, the community was the only seniors housing asset of a not-for-profit organization, which decided to divest. It was 80% occupied but losing around $30,000 a year on $1.26 million... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Purchases Vacant Community for Reopening

    Blueprint was engaged to market a 100-unit vacant assisted living community located 10 miles south of Cleveland, Ohio, that had been taken offline following operational challenges. The community sustained profitability during prior operations. Blueprint generated four competitive offers from sophisticated owner/operators with proven capabilities... Read More »
  • Frank Cassidy Officially Nominated as FHA Commissioner

    Frank Cassidy, most recently a Walker & Dunlop senior managing director of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Finance where he originated loans for multifamily, nursing home and seniors housing properties, has been officially nominated by President Trump as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the HUD. He... Read More »
Six Active Adult Communities Secure Freddie Mac Financing

Six Active Adult Communities Secure Freddie Mac Financing

Walker & Dunlop secured a $200 million Freddie Mac financing for six active adult communities. The communities comprise more than 1,100 units in Texas, Oklahoma, North Carolina, South Carolina and Washington D.C. Average occupancy across the communities was 95% at the time of the financing. The fixed-rate, full-term interest-only loan is sized to a 35 year amortization. Read More »
Legend Senior Living Acquires in OK and Secures Financing

Legend Senior Living Acquires in OK and Secures Financing

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare facilitated the sale and financing of a 90-unit assisted living and memory care community in Edmond, Oklahoma. Built in 2016, the community features 58 AL and 32 MC units and is among the newest seniors housing communities within the Oklahoma City market, which has seen minimal new development over the past four years.  The buyer was Legend Senior Living, which will rebrand the community as Legend of Edmond. It was formerly known as StoneCreek of Edmond Assisted Living and Memory Care. Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders and Mike Garbers of Berkadia represented the seller, StoneCreek Real Estate Partners. Rafael Nobo and Alex Rosenfeld of... Read More »
Silverado Senior Living Secures Financing

Silverado Senior Living Secures Financing

Silverado Senior Living acquired two memory care communities with the help of acquisition financing closed in part by Capital Funding Group. Silverado had previously managed both communities prior to the deal. The transaction was funded by senior and junior debt totaling $32.25 million. Part of that was a $9.95 million subordinate loan closed by CFG. Silverado also established a new lending relationship by closing the loan with CFG. Read More »
Joint Venture Secures Financing

Joint Venture Secures Financing

Live Oak Bank provided financing for the acquisition of Whisper Woods of Smithtown by a joint venture between National Development and Benchmark Senior Living. The previous owner, Sculptor Real Estate, refinanced the property in 2023. Live Oak provided that $29 million loan as well. Built in 2018, Whisper Woods is a 125-bed assisted living and memory care community in Suffolk County, New York. There are 71 AL units and 30 MC units across studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans.  National Development and Benchmark also recently broke ground on an 86-unit (63 AL and 23 MC) seniors housing community in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. This marks the developer’s entry into the state. Opening is... Read More »

Silver Creek Equity Secures Financing

BWE arranged a $20 million loan to provide permanent financing for Lake Place, a 110-unit active adult community in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Lundat Kassa of BWE originated the financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of the borrower, Silver Creek Equity, a Minnesota-based developer.  The 10-year loan features a 35-year amortization period and five years of interest-only payments. The loan replaces a high-interest rate, floating-rate construction loan. Lake Place was built in 2023 and completed lease-up during the loan underwriting. The community is reserved for residents age 55 or older, and 50 of the units are set aside for those who earn 60% or less of the area median... Read More »
Washington AL Community Secures Financing

Washington AL Community Secures Financing

Berkadia announced the arrangement of $25.6 million in bridge financing for an assisted living community in Spokane, Washington. Steve Muth, Austin Sacco and Garrett Sacco secured the financing through Berkadia’s bridge lending program for a Pacific Northwest sponsor and repeat client. The funds were used to retire existing debt on the community and return capital to the sponsor.  At the time of underwriting, the facility boasted an 89% occupancy rate. The loan, featuring a 12-month interest-only term, is expected to qualify for a reduced debt seasoning period due to the facility’s strong operational history, allowing for immediate submission to HUD upon closing, with a cap at 70%... Read More »