• Sonida Sees Slight Census Growth

    Sonida Senior Living continues its upward occupancy march and announced some positive operations news in its latest earnings report, but its growth was curbed somewhat in the second quarter, at least on a year-over-year basis. First, with the good news, Sonida reported the July end of period spot occupancy for the same-store communities was... Read More »
  • Three Separate Deals Close for PA and KY SNFs

    Jeffrey Vegh and Joe Schiff of Forest Healthcare Properties closed three skilled nursing transactions. The first deal involved the sale of two skilled nursing facilities that sit near each other just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The cash-flowing assets total 242 beds. The seller was a New Jersey-based operator, and the buyer entered the... Read More »
  • Non-Performing SNFs Trade Hands in Miami

    Evans Senior Investments represented a regional, Florida-based owner/operator in the sale of two non-core assets, Pinecrest Rehabilitation Center and Tamarac Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. That seller was NuVision Management, which commented on the eventual purchase price exceeding its expectations, especially for non-performing... Read More »
  • Independent Living Buyer Plans to Utilize Michigan Choice Waiver Program

    A high-quality independent living community sold in northern Michigan, thanks to Justin Knapp and Jim Knapp of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. Whispering Pines was purpose-built in Lake City with 48 units. It boasted strong in-place occupancy and faced little local competition. Across the 19 acres, there are also wooded walking... Read More »
  • Pennsylvania Portfolio Secures Bridge Loan

    Greystone provided a $64.96 million bridge loan for a senior care portfolio in Pennsylvania comprising three assets with 506 beds. The financing was originated by Christopher Clare, David Young, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher. The non-recourse interest-only bridge loan carries a 24-month term, two six-month extension... Read More »
Tremper Capital Group Closes Refinance

Tremper Capital Group Closes Refinance

Tremper Capital Group, which takes a team-based approach to its transactions, closed a $27.5 million floating rate refinance for a Class-A, 91-unit assisted living and memory care community with strong, stabilized performance. The non-recourse loan featured a seven-year term aligned with the sponsor’s business plan and included a performance-based earn-out. The structure met all of the sponsor’s financing objectives for the asset.  The transaction introduced a new lending relationship between a local owner/operator and Live Oak Bank. Live Oak’s track record helped support execution certainty. This deal marked the third seniors housing loan TCG closed with Live Oak in June alone, and... Read More »
Dwight Capital Finances Large Portfolio Acquisition

Dwight Capital Finances Large Portfolio Acquisition

Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, financed a $230 million bridge loan to support the acquisition of a senior care portfolio. The portfolio comprises 19 assets spread throughout Ohio, and, together, they total 1,896 skilled nursing and assisted living beds. In conjunction with the bridge loan, Dwight Healthcare Funding provided a $12 million working capital line of credit to support the portfolio’s ongoing operational needs.  The $230 million financing marks DMT’s largest bridge transaction to date. It was originated by Adam Offman, Managing Director of Healthcare Finance, and Yossi Benish, Vice President of Business Development. Read More »
Mid-Atlantic Seniors Housing Community Secures Refinancing

Mid-Atlantic Seniors Housing Community Secures Refinancing

Steven Muth, Austin Sacco and Garrett Sacco of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged up to $33.1 million in financing for a seniors housing community with more than 150 units in the Mid-Atlantic. The refinance included an initial loan of $28.1 million, providing over $8 million for unit upgrades and common area improvements. Additionally, Berkadia negotiated a $5 million earn-out, which could increase the total loan balance to $33.1 million upon achieving certain coverage metrics. There was significant interest in this loan request, with the financing ultimately being secured through a regional bank. Read More »
Berkadia’s H1 2025 Seniors Housing & Healthcare Financings

Berkadia’s H1 2025 Seniors Housing & Healthcare Financings

Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare platform closed $1.13 billion in financing during the first half of the year. The team financed 64 properties totaling 7,710 beds/units. The total includes $250 million in Berkadia-led bridge loans with participations, $123 million in HUD 232/223(f) financings, and $758 million in GSE and third-party placements. A notable refinance from the first half of the year was one of the largest seniors housing refinances in recent years. The team secured $627.2 million of mortgage debt for a 35-asset seniors housing portfolio spanning 15 states. Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Class-A Communities

Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Class-A Communities

Berkadia handled the sale and financing of two Class-A independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities: Grand Living at Citrus Hills and Grand Living at Bridgewater. The pair of seniors housing communities have a combined total of 337 units, and are located in Hernando, Florida, and Coralville, Iowa, respectively. Managing Directors Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers led the deal on behalf of the sellers, PGIM Real Estate and Ryan Companies. Managing Directors Austin Sacco and Steve Muth, Senior Director Garrett Sacco, and AVP Alec Rosenfield secured acquisition financing through Freddie Mac.  The buyer was Chicago Pacific Founders and its... Read More »
BHI Provides Bridge Loan

BHI Provides Bridge Loan

BHI, the U.S. branch of Bank Hapoalim B.M., provided $49 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for a portfolio of three seniors housing communities in the suburbs of Detroit. The portfolio consists of Hampton Manor of Dundee, Hampton Manor of Trenton and Hampton Manor of Hamburg. Together, the communities total 221 units, with 171 assisted living and 50 memory care units.  Shahid Imran, doing business as Hampton Manor, was the borrower. Proceeds from the loan will be used to refinance existing debt and facilitate a partnership buyout, with Imran assuming full ownership of the properties, which were developed within the last five years by Imran and undisclosed partners. Read More »