• 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 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 »
Vencap and Inspirit Secure Bridge-to-HUD Refinance

Vencap and Inspirit Secure Bridge-to-HUD Refinance

CBRE closed a bridge-to-HUD refinance for two seniors housing communities on behalf of a joint venture between Venue Capital LLC and Inspirit Senior Living. Both communities are in Ohio: The Gardens at Cuyahoga Falls features 130 units and 152 beds of assisted living and memory care in Cuyahoga Falls, and The Gardens at Liberty Park comprises 115 AL/MC units with 132 beds in Streetsboro.  Aron Will, Joshua Hausfeld, Adam Mincberg and John Turner originated the bridge-to-HUD loan via CBRE’s proprietary bridge lending platform to pay off the existing loans and fund further capital improvements. The bridge loan will enable the joint venture to complete renovations to increase operational... Read More »
Owner/Operator Receives Financing for SNF Portfolio

Owner/Operator Receives Financing for SNF Portfolio

CIBC Bank USA provided an Iowa owner/operator with $21.0 million in senior secured credit facilities, including an $18.0 million mortgage facility for the refinance of existing indebtedness on three skilled nursing facilities. The performance of the portfolio, which includes 235+ beds, has trended positively over the last year, and generated an EBITDAR margin of 12%. A $3 million revolving line of credit was also provided. Sam Dendrinos and Jeff Groenewold handled the transaction for CIBC Bank USA. Read More »