• Senex Foundation Divests SNFs to Owner/Operator

    Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage were engaged by Senex Foundation, a Denver, Colorado-based owner/operator, to help with the disposition of a four-property portfolio and recently closed the second tranche involving two skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska. The deal included the... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: The REITs’ Acquisition Appetite

    With most of the Q1 earnings results in, we’ve been sifting through a lot of good news on occupancy growth, resident rate increases, expanding NOI margins and the phenomenal long-term outlooks. But our main takeaway had to be the major M&A plans that almost every publicly traded company has completed so far this year and plans to close... Read More »
  • Sonida Senior Living Reports Q1 as CNL Deal Reshapes Portfolio

    Sonida Senior Living reported its first quarter results after becoming the eighth largest seniors housing owner toward the close of the quarter. The company completed its acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties, a public, non-traded REIT that owned 69 seniors housing communities, bringing Sonida’s owned portfolio to 153 owned properties and... Read More »
  • Alta Senior Living Secures Refinance

    At the end of 2021, Alta Senior Living acquired Tequesta Terrace Senior Living (at that time, Village of Tequesta, Tequesta Terrace), a 106-unit assisted living/memory care community in Palm Beach County, Florida. After executing its value-add capex, operational turnaround and lease-up plan, Alta engaged Blueprint to run a full debt process. A... Read More »
  • All-Cash Skilled Nursing Deal Closes

    An undisclosed buyer acquired a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in Ohio through an all-cash transaction after the seller’s senior lender pushed for an exit. Stan Klos III of 3G Healthcare Real Estate handled the deal. An initial buyer walked away from the deal after a conversion from a lease-only structure was declined by the lender. Another... Read More »
Four SNFs Receive Refinancing in Virginia

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 transaction follows CFG’s even-larger closing of a $207.1 million bridge-to-HUD term loan on behalf of landlord sponsor, 980Investments. The deal supported the partnership buyout of a portfolio of thirteen skilled nursing facilities featuring 1,423 beds in Florida. CFG also provided $15 million in accounts receivable financing to support the working... Read More »
KeyBank Finances New Ohio Project

KeyBank Finances New Ohio Project

A new affordable seniors housing community is going up in Columbus with construction financing now in hand. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment arranged the $93 million in construction financing, which consisted of a $43.3 million construction loan, $23.8 million in low-income housing tax credit financing, and a $25.9 million Forward Fannie mortgage-backed securities (MBS) as collateral for a tax-exempt bonds permanent loan.  Known as The Caravel, the community will consist of 234 units for residents aged 55 and older who earn at or below 50%, 60% and 70% of the area median income (AMI). Kittle Property Group is developing the property in partnership with Homeport, a... Read More »
CA Seniors Housing Community Secures Refinancing

CA Seniors Housing Community Secures Refinancing

Northwest Visalia Senior Housing LLC obtained a $29.5 million loan for the refinancing of Quail Park at Shannon Ranch, which comprises 120 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care in Visalia, California. Northmarq secured the 10-year loan, with the first five years being interest-only, through Poppy Bank of California. The funds were utilized to pay off a bridge loan that Northmarq also arranged back in 2021.  The principal of Living Care Lifestyles, the Kaweah Health System of Visalia and multiple local investors comprise the ownership group of Quail Park. Living Care also manages the community. Managing Director Stuart Oswald led Northmarq’s Seattle Debt and... Read More »
Texas SNF Secures Financing

Texas SNF Secures Financing

Berkadia arranged financing for a 104-bed skilled nursing facility in Eagles Pass, Texas. A Fort Worth, Texas-based owner/operator had successfully operated the property since 2019 and financed its purchase of the leased fee interest of the property with the loan. Berkadia’s Jay Healy closed a $13 million bridge-to-HUD loan with an 18-month, interest-only term that covered 100% of the purchase price. It is anticipated that Berkadia will close the subsequent HUD refinance in the first half of 2025. Read More »
Ziegler Arranges Bond Financing

Ziegler Arranges Bond Financing

A CCRC in Southern Pines, North Carolina, near the world-famous Pinehurst Golf Course, is embarking on an independent living expansion project with the help of bond financing arranged by Ziegler. Currently comprising 150 IL units, 42 assisted living units and 32 skilled nursing beds, Penick Village will add 44 IL units (with underbuilding parking), a new 5,000 square-foot wellness center and renovations to the healthcare center. Since beginning pre-sales in June 2024, the expansion has successfully pre-sold 39 of the 44 (88.6%) new units with a 10% deposit. Two tranches of bonds will finance the project, totaling $73.295 million. The Series A long-term bonds totaled $54.87 million and came... Read More »
Four SNFs Receive Refinancing

Four SNFs Receive Refinancing

MONTICELLOAM closed $87.0 million in total bridge and working capital financing for a portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities totaling 450 beds in Florida. The $80 million bridge loan carries a two-year term, with two six-month extensions, and will be used to refinance the existing debt on the four assets. The $7.0 million working capital revolver will be used to manage day-to-day operational expenses across the portfolio.  Proceeds from the $80,000,000 bridge loan were used to refinance the existing debt on four skilled nursing facilities. The loan carries a 24-month term with two six-month extensions for the borrower. Read More »