• Interview with Arnie Whitman and Meredith Oppenheim on VITALS

    The SeniorCare Investor’s Ben Swett recently sat down with Meredith Oppenheim and Arnie Whitman to discuss their new framework for seniors housing operators to improve the quality of life for their residents, but also to position the sector for greater success and wider appeal in the future. Watch the conversation here. Read More »
  • Michigan-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Tampa MSA

    American House Senior Living Communities added Beach House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Wesley Chapel, Florida (Tampa MSA), to its operating portfolio and renamed the property American House Wesley Chapel. The community features 67 assisted living and 33 memory care units with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, some with balconies... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Community Near Chicago Gets New Owner

    SVN Chicago Commercial sold McKenzie Falls, an affordable seniors housing community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The building was constructed in 2010 and spans 74,047 square feet across one story.  An undisclosed buyer acquired the 105-unit community for $6.7 million, or $63,800 per unit. Reid... Read More »
  • Healthpeak Properties Provides Janus Living Updates

    Healthpeak Properties’ recently formed seniors housing REIT, Janus Living, which will manage Healthpeak’s 34-community seniors housing portfolio, has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its shares of Class A-1 common stock, which the company intends to list on the NYSE under... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Senior Care Campus Deal in Missouri

    A Maryland-based owner/operator looked to expand its Missouri senior care portfolio with the purchase of Kingdom Care Senior Living in the town of Fulton. Built in 1980, the campus includes four independent living units, 26 assisted living units and 36 skilled nursing beds. It currently holds a five-star rating at the SNF and is the only... Read More »
PE Firm Acquires and Secures Financing for Class-A, Miami Community

PE Firm Acquires and Secures Financing for Class-A, Miami Community

A Class-A seniors housing community recently sold in Miami, Florida. Built in 2023, The Oasis at Coral Reef is in Miami, Florida, with 102 independent living, 71 assisted living and 28 memory care units with floor plans ranging from studio to two-bedroom residences. Located adjacent to Jackson South Community Hospital, the community features high-end amenities, including a fitness room, a restaurant-style dining room with chef-prepared meals, a beach club, recreational program rooms, weekly housekeeping, multiple pools, among many others. The community opened at various stages throughout 2023, as state licenses were issued. Thus, it was in the early stages of lease-up, with occupancy... Read More »
Financing Enables Construction to Resume on NJ Active Adult Development

Financing Enables Construction to Resume on NJ Active Adult Development

Procida Funding & Advisors secured a $140 million loan for The Plaza Grande, an active adult development in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, with 507 units. Madison Realty Capital and Pearlmark provided the financing. Madison Realty previously provided a construction loan for the project in 2021. Additionally, Procida Funding has worked with Madison Realty on several construction loans.  The flexible, customized financing supports the completion and leasing of The Plaza, which has been 20 years in the making. Development began in 2004 under Turnberry Homes as part of a plan to repurpose the former Garden State Park racetrack. But development was halted with around 250 units unfinished, until... Read More »
Locust Point Raises Large Credit Fund

Locust Point Raises Large Credit Fund

Locust Point Capital announced the final close of its third seniors housing credit fund, and it topped the firm’s predecessor vehicle by 56%. That performance reflected strong interest from the firm’s existing limited partners, as well as from a group of new institutional investors.  Locust Point Private Credit Fund III totaled $668 million in capital commitments, and with it, the credit investment firm will target sub-$50 million transactions within its core strategy of providing structured credit solutions to experienced seniors housing owner/operators. Fund III also reflects Locust Point’s continued investment in its technology and operating infrastructure, enabling the firm to... Read More »
Regional Bank Funds Illinois SNF Deal

Regional Bank Funds Illinois SNF Deal

Jeremy Warren of Montgomery Intermediary Group had to utilize some creativity to close an acquisition loan for a skilled nursing facility in southern Illinois. Owned by a highly motivated seller, the 50+ year old facility features 112 beds. That seller was unable to provide official financial statements for the facility, making finding a lender and closing the financing a more difficult prospect.  But Warren found a regional bank based near the facility that was willing to get involved because of the experience and regional presence of the buyer, an Illinois-based operator with a significant portfolio in the state. There was a large disparity between the appraised loan-to-value and... Read More »
Tremper Capital Group Takes Out Two Construction Loans

Tremper Capital Group Takes Out Two Construction Loans

The closings from Tremper Capital Group kept on coming, with a couple more refinances of construction loans on seniors housing properties. The first was closed for a 124-unit assisted living/memory care community on the Florida panhandle. Built in 2021, the community experienced a strong lease-up, with occupancy exceeding 90%. This community is part of an ongoing, programmatic development joint venture between the regional owner/operator, a prominent private equity firm and several high-net-worth individuals.  Their eventual goal is to sell the panhandle property, but they needed more time for operations to fully stabilize. So, the JV took out the previous bank construction loan with... Read More »
Diversified Closes Revolving Credit Facility

Diversified Closes Revolving Credit Facility

Diversified Healthcare Trust announced the closing of a new $150 million secured revolving credit facility. The facility is secured by 14 seniors housing communities with 2,632 living units managed by Five Star Senior Living, the operating division of AlerisLife Inc. DHC has already paid its 2025 notes in full with refinancing and asset sale proceeds, so this revolving credit facility provides the company with enhanced liquidity and financial flexibility to support its general business needs. The revolving credit facility has an initial term of four years, with two six-month extension options, subject to certain conditions, and bears interest at a rate equal to SOFR plus a spread of 250 to... Read More »