• 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 »
PSJB Secures Bond Financing in Washington

PSJB Secures Bond Financing in Washington

Ziegler announced the closing of the Parkshore Juanita Bay (PSJB) $62.42 million Series 2024 bonds through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Ziegler pressed the max yield below 6% despite an aggressive five-year par call feature. PSJB constructed The Gardens at Juanita Bay, an assisted living community in the Juanita Bay neighborhood on the shores of Lake Washington, in 1977. And in December 2018, PSJB affiliated with Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest dba Transforming Age. In 2021, management announced plans to develop and convert the existing The Gardens at Juanita Bay into a new 50-unit independent living community to be named Parkshore Juanita Bay.  The... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders & Grand Park Capital Secure Refinance

Chicago Pacific Founders & Grand Park Capital Secure Refinance

JLL Capital Markets secured $115 million in bridge financing for a seniors housing portfolio on behalf of Chicago Pacific Founders and Grand Park Capital. The refinance consists of a three-year, non-recourse loan, secured through Ally Bank to take out existing debt. The financing markets responded favorably to the strength of the ownership and asset-level performance, and the loan closed as proposed and on schedule.  The four-asset Town Village Portfolio is primarily comprised of independent living and totals 852 units across Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Michigan. Built between 2000 and 2002 and having undergone renovations by the sponsors since, the assets are strategically... Read More »
Northland Networks Funds Arkansas Acquisition

Northland Networks Funds Arkansas Acquisition

Northland Networks, which was acquired by First National of Nebraska in 2023, has closed a number of transactions so far this year, most recently arranging two acquisition loans for CCRCs in Arkansas. Both previously owned and operated by Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, the assets were part of the not-for-profit’s exit from 15 states and consolidation of its services to the Midwest.  The CCRCs are located in Hot Springs Village and Mountain Home, Arkansas, and attract higher income seniors in their respective areas. Hot Springs Village was built between 1986 and 2006 and features a combination of 90 independent living units (including six two-unit buildings and a 78-unit... Read More »
Berkadia Refinances Intergenerational Living Community

Berkadia Refinances Intergenerational Living Community

Berkadia refinanced a unique, intergenerational living community called The Pillars of Prospect Park. The 283-unit seniors housing community in Minneapolis, Minnesota is owned by Harrison Street and Oppidan. To refinance an existing construction loan, Managing Directors Austin Sacco and Steve Muth of Berkadia secured bridge financing through a national bank, with a three-year term, three years of interest only and an attractive spread.  Built in 2020, the property is situated near downtown Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota Medical Center, and Midland Hills Country Club. It features an intergenerational living model which includes senior living, student living, and a children’s... Read More »
CBRE Closes Three Bank Financings

CBRE Closes Three Bank Financings

The dog days of summer have brought a slew of bank financings from CBRE this August. First was a refinance for The Springs at Lancaster Village, which is owned by a joint venture between The Springs Living and Amstad Farms Land Company. Built in 1983 with expansions in the 1990s, the community has 115 independent living and 74 assisted living units, with an array of amenities. It was acquired by The Springs Living in 2020 for $31.5 million, or $165,800 per unit, with Amstad, a long-standing friend and family relationship of Springs, providing the original capital for the deal. Amstad is not your typical seniors housing investor, being one of the largest potato producers in the Pacific... Read More »