• 60 Seconds with Swett: Getting Realistic with New Development

    The positive mood at the NIC Fall Conference was contagious, as dealmakers were looking forward to a potential record-breaking fourth quarter. We at LevinPro are also gearing up to cover a new elevated level of M&A activity and pricing in the coming months, with our updated valuation tool better accounting for today’s market and the estimated... Read More »
  • NHC Responds to NHI

    National Healthcare Corporation, the tenant of 32 of National Health Investor’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living communities, is disputing NHI’s determination of default after the landlord formally notified the operator that it was in default and must cure the default within 30 days to avoid an Event of... Read More »
  • REIT Acquires High-Quality Continuum of Care Community

    Blueprint facilitated the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in Jasper, Georgia. Built in 2022, The Lodge at Stephens Lake includes 83 units of independent living cottages, assisted living and memory care. It is adjacent to a large active adult development and benefits from significant planned residential and commercial growth. At the... Read More »
  • Legend Senior Living Adds Allentown-Area Asset

    A Class-A, well performing property outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania, traded to a joint venture between Legend Senior Living and a new capital partner. Legend previously operated The Vero at Bethlehem, which opened in July 2023 and stabilized within 18 months. At the time of marketing, the 124-unit assisted living/memory care asset achieved... Read More »
  • CFG’s Senior Care Financing Activity

    Capital Funding Group financed more than $86 million across six transactions from early to mid-August. The transactions supported two memory care communities, four skilled nursing facilities, and one psychiatric hospital in Missouri, California, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers, one of which is a... Read More »
Publicly Traded REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

Publicly Traded REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

Berkadia announced the financing and sale of a senior living community in South Setauket, New York. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Ross Sanders and Dave Fasano closed the sale transaction on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. Berkadia provided both investment sales and mortgage banking services for the 196-unit independent living and assisted living community. The community will be rebranded as The Village at South Setauket and undergo extensive capital expenditure projects. Willow Ridge Senior Living will operate the community on a go-forward basis.  Steve Muth and Austin Sacco secured $15.6 million in acquisition and capex financing through Old Second Bank on behalf of the buyer,... Read More »
Presbyterian Retirement Communities Obtains Bond Financing

Presbyterian Retirement Communities Obtains Bond Financing

Ziegler closed a bond financing on behalf of Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Inc., (PRC) whose obligated group is the largest group of not-for-profit CCRCs in Florida, and the 11th largest in the nation with a total of 3,863 units. (PRC) $82,270,000 Series 2024 Bonds. PRC affiliated with Florida Presbyterian Homes (FPH) in Lakeland, Florida, and the Series 2024 bonds provided for the admission of FPH in the obligated group with the refunding of its outstanding debt. Proceeds of the $82.27 million of bonds will be used to refinance the outstanding PRC Series 2014 bonds and FPH Series 2010A bonds and FPH Series 2015 bonds. In addition, the bonds will help reimburse for $50 million of... Read More »
Joint Venture Secures Refinance for Arizona Portfolio

Joint Venture Secures Refinance for Arizona Portfolio

JLL Capital Markets arranged a $96.5 million refinancing for a seniors housing portfolio in Arizona. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Douglaston Development and The Hampton Group Inc., to secure the bank financing. The JLL Debt Advisory team representing the borrower was led by Alanna Ellis, Brad Miner and Ace Sudah.  Built between 2021 and 2024, the portfolio comprises five properties with 510 independent living, 339 assisted living and 122 memory care units in the Phoenix, Mesa, Sedona and Chandler MSA’s. The communities are in strong seniors housing submarkets, where the 75+ population represents almost 20% of the population in the surrounding areas, and include Canyon Winds... Read More »
Eskaton Receives Bond Financing

Eskaton Receives Bond Financing

Ziegler closed the Eskaton Obligated Group’s $82.9 million Series 2024 bonds through the California Municipal Finance Authority. Eskaton and its related subsidiaries own or manage 25 senior living communities with skilled nursing beds and independent living, assisted living, memory care and affordable units. Eskaton comprises three members consisting of five communities: Eskaton Properties, Inc. (consisting of Eskaton Village Carmichael, Eskaton Land Park and Eskaton Gold River), Eskaton Village- Grass Valley and Eskaton Village-Roseville. The Series 2024 bonds have a first-time rating of “BBB” by Fitch. They consist of long-term tax-exempt fixed interest rate bonds achieving level debt... Read More »
Eskaton Receives Bond Financing

Build Senior Living Secures C-PACE Financing

Bayview Pace provided $4.3 million in C-PACE financing for a seniors housing community in the Detroit, Michigan MSA. Hampton Manor-Taylor comprises 65 assisted living and 16 memory care units with 102 total beds. There is extra capacity for shared rooms and/or additional companion units. The community is on six acres in Taylor, Michigan. The project sponsor is Build Senior Living, which is based in Cape Coral, Florida, and has completed 21 communities totaling 1,634 units. The C-PACE funds are part of a refinancing on the already-completely Taylor community, which is substantially leased. Read More »
Focus and Arbor Expand Footprints

Focus and Arbor Expand Footprints

JLL Capital Markets announced its role in completing the sale and financing of Mariposa, a 313-unit seniors housing community in Lake Worth, Florida. We wrote on Wednesday that Focus Healthcare Partners acquired the campus and was bringing on Arbor Senior Living to operate it. Sitting on 22.5 acres, the community was built in 2018 with a three-story IL/AL building consisting of 259 units and an adjacent one-story memory care building featuring 54 units. It was more than 95% occupied, and has been at 90% and above since September 2020. That is fantastic, and credit to Discovery Senior Living, which was the previous operator. Arbor Senior Living will hopefully hit the ground running as the... Read More »