• 60 Seconds with Swett: Dr. Oz to Lead CMS?

    Here is a sentence we never expected to say. Dr. Mehmet Oz will in all likelihood be the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He was tapped by President-elect Trump, who said in a statement that Oz would “cut waste and fraud within our Country’s most expensive Government Agency” and would see that “we get the best... Read More »
  • Walker & Dunlop’s Transaction Trifecta

    The Walker & Dunlop Seniors Housing team is off to a strong start for Q4, having closed three transactions, so far. The deals were across the swing states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The first closed in October, and the following two closed in November.  First, Alex Vice, Joshua Jandris and Brett Gardner handled the sale of a... Read More »
  • Kiawah Life and Bishop Gadsden Affiliate

    Ziegler facilitated the affiliation of Kiawah Life Plan Village, Inc. with Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Communities. After exploring over 20 qualified organizations, KLPV selected Bishop based upon its reputation in the Charleston, South Carolina market, financial strength and shared values. KLPV is a not-for-profit that was formed in 2020 to own and... Read More »
  • Four SNFs Receive Refinancing in Virginia

    Capital Funding Group closed a $132.24 million bridge loan on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. The deal supported the refinancing of four skilled nursing facilities comprising 731 beds in Virginia. Craig Cassagrande and Catherine Mansel handled the transaction, which closed 47 days from receipt of the signed term sheet.  This... Read More »
  • Dealmaking in South Dakota

    A small assisted living community in South Dakota sold thanks to the team at Evans Senior Investments. An institutional owner/operator engaged Evans to facilitate the sale in order to redeploy capital into new opportunities.  The community was built in the last decade with 33 units of private pay assisted living, with a functional bed... Read More »
Joint Venture Secures Refinance in Florida

Joint Venture Secures Refinance in Florida

BWE secured a refinance for a Class-A senior living community in Florida. The sponsor is a joint venture between Meridian Senior Living and Buvermo Investments Inc. Managed by Meridian, Gentry Park Orlando has a 92-unit independent living building and an 84-unit assisted living and memory care building. The independent living community, which features one- and two-bedroom units, achieved stabilization in less than a year, and is currently at 98% occupancy. The assisted living community offers studio, one-, and two-bedroom units.  Taylor Mokris secured the five-year bridge loan, which has a competitive floating rate, two years of interest-only payments, a structured earnout, flexible... Read More »
Third Quarter Investor Call

Third Quarter Investor Call

The Third Quarter Investor Call, sponsored by NewPoint Real Estate Capital and moderated by Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, featured a panel of lending experts who offered their capital markets advice to borrowers in several different scenarios: M&A deals, refinancing troubled assets, the costs of construction lending today, and more. The panel included Nick Gesue, CEO of NewPoint, Zach Britton, Director – Originations of Locust Point Capital and Matthew Whitlock, Head of Senior Housing Investments of Berkshire Residential Investments. Read More »
Dwight Capital’s Recent Activity 

Dwight Capital’s Recent Activity 

In September, Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, closed $279.7 million in real estate financings. Notable transactions included three separate HUD loans; a skilled nursing facility in New York, and a skilled nursing portfolio in New Hampshire.  Dwight closed a $61 million HUD 232/223(f) refinance loan for a 250-bed skilled nursing facility in New York. The facility recently underwent comprehensive renovations, including updates to resident rooms, corridors, therapy areas, kitchens and public spaces. The transaction was handled by Adam Offman.  Offman also originated a $39 million HUD 232/223(f) refinance loan for a SNF and a senior living community in... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires and Secures Financing in Maryland

Joint Venture Acquires and Secures Financing in Maryland

Berkadia announced the sale and financing of an active adult community in Annapolis, Maryland. Built in 2002, Gardens of Annapolis features 106 units with 42-one bedroom/one-bathroom units, 23 two-bedroom/one-bathroom units and 41 two-bedroom/two-bathroom units. The property has been well-maintained over the last 20 years as a result of consistent capital investment, and has a history of high occupancy and steady performance.  The transaction closed October 11, with Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare facilitating both the investment sales and mortgage banking advisory. Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders and Mike Garbers closed the sale on behalf of the seller, Crow Holdings.... Read More »
Newmark Facilitates a Sale and Refinance

Newmark Facilitates a Sale and Refinance

Newmark’s Senior Housing Team handled the sale of a seniors housing community in South Carolina. Built in 2021, New Haven at Little River features 154 independent living, assisted living and memory care units in Little River, South Carolina. Totaling 200,000 square feet, it has 89 IL, 44 AL and 19 MC units. No additional details were disclosed, QSL Management announced that it took over management on October 17 and renamed the community The Barclay at Little River. Newmark’s Seniors Housing Team also secured a $140 million cash-out refinance through Freddie Mac for a seniors housing community in Atlanta, Georgia, called Corso Atlanta. Taking out the original construction loan, the package... Read More »
Joint Venture Secures Refinancing

Joint Venture Secures Refinancing

Mesa West Capital provided a joint venture with a loan to refinance a seniors housing community in Montvale, New Jersey. The joint venture comprises AEW Capital Management, Thrive Senior Living and Pike Construction. The five-year, floating-rate $57 million loan is secured by Thrive at Montvale. Built in 2022 by Thrive and Pike, the community features 88 independent living, 83 assisted living and 32 memory care units on 11.5 acres across 214,000 square feet. Read More »