• Strawberry Fields REIT Announces SNF Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT acquired a skilled nursing facility with 100 beds near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, utilizing cash from its balance sheet. The facility is leased to an existing third-party operator that entered into a master lease for this facility, as well as for another facility that Strawberry Fields acquired in December 2024 (a skilled... Read More »
  • Family Office Acquires Two Communities

    Berkadia was engaged by a national owner/operator in its divestment of two seniors housing communities on Florida’s east coast. The communities are in Port St. Lucie and Port Orange with 171 assisted living and memory care units. The buyer was a central Florida-based family office. Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders handled... Read More »
  • Kentucky SNF Sees Active Bidding Environment

    Kyle Hallion and Ben Firestone of Blueprint were engaged to sell a 54-bed skilled nursing facility located 45 minutes northwest of the Lexington, Kentucky MSA, and successfully closed the deal on May 1, approximately 30 days prior to contractual closing. The facility offered a track record of strong occupancy with clear revenue upside via CMI... Read More »
  • ESI Closes Record-Setting SNF Sale in North Carolina

    A skilled nursing sale in North Carolina set a new pricing record in the state, with Evans Senior Investments handling the deal. ESI was engaged by an independent owner/operator to divest Smithfield Manor, a 160-bed skilled nursing facility in Smithfield, North Carolina (about 25 miles southeast of Raleigh). At the time of marketing, the... Read More »
  • Growth-Oriented Buyer Acquires AL/MC Portfolio in Competitive Market

    Blueprint handled the divestment of an assisted living and memory care portfolio dubbed Project Viking. The portfolio includes multiple well-located communities of newer vintage in Minnesota. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction.  The opportunity presented the ability to acquire substantial scale in a state known for its... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Secures Bond Financing

Not-For-Profit Secures Bond Financing

Ziegler announced its closing of $230.25 million of Series 2025 bonds for a Texas not-for-profit organization, Bella Vida Forefront Living (formerly known as Bella Vida at La Cantera Forefront Living). The proceeds will be used, together with other available funds, for the purpose of financing and refinancing the cost of acquiring, developing and constructing a new retirement community, including the refinancing of Bella Vida’s outstanding Series 2023 bond anticipation notes. They will also be used to fund a debt service reserve fund, fund capitalized interest through March 1, 2027, and pay costs of issuance of the Series 2025 bonds. Forefront Living, a Texas not-for-profit organization,... Read More »
Financing for Covenant Living Communities and Services

Financing for Covenant Living Communities and Services

The Colorado Health Facilities Authority plans to issue $148.6 million of bonds to pay for certain costs linked to long-term care facilities operated by Illinois-based not-for-profit organization Covenant Living Communities and Services. Covenant operates a continuing care system of retirement communities, assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities on behalf of the Board of Benevolence of The Evangelical Covenant Church. The authority will loan the proceeds from the Series 2025A revenue bonds to Covenant, which will use them for the payment of the costs of acquiring, constructing, remodeling, renovating and equipping long-term care facilities. The proceeds will also be used... Read More »
Focus Healthcare Partners Secures Acquisition Financing

Focus Healthcare Partners Secures Acquisition Financing

BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group closed on a $36.25 million facility for Focus Healthcare Partners to finance the acquisition of a seniors housing community in Bethesda, Maryland. Focus will bring on Solera Senior Living to manage the community.  Built in 2019, Brightview Bethesda Woodmont comprises 92 assisted living and 21 memory care units and will be rebranded as Modena Reserve at Bethesda. Occupancy was around 86% when Focus acquired the community. Newmark handled this transaction and arranged the five-year acquisition financing, with a three-year interest-only period, from BMO. Read More »
Connecticut SNF Secures Bridge Loan

Connecticut SNF Secures Bridge Loan

Greystone provided a $33 million bridge loan to refinance a 190-bed skilled nursing facility in Connecticut. The facility provides long-term care and rehabilitation, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, wound care & IV therapy, and therapeutic recreation. The bridge loan carries a two and a half year term with an extension option, and the borrower intends to pursue permanent financing from HUD. The financing was originated by Fred Levine. Read More »
Not-For-Profit Secures Bond Financing

Westminster Secures Bond Financing

Ziegler announced the closing of Westminster’s $83.94 million Series 2025 bonds issued through the New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation. Westminster is a Texas-based not-for-profit organization that owns Westminster, a CCRC in Austin. The CCRC sits on nine acres and includes 367 independent living, 36 assisted living and 38 memory care units as well as 85 skilled nursing beds. Life Care Services has provided management services to the community since 1981. Proceeds of the Series 2025 bonds will be used, together with other available funds, to finance the costs of campus improvements (the Phase IV project), refinance the outstanding Series 2016 bonds and pay the costs... Read More »
Berkadia’s Recent Activity

Berkadia’s Recent Activity

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare handled two separate transactions in Michigan and Tennessee. First, Berkadia sold and secured financing for Clinton Creek Assisted Living and Memory Care. The community is in the Detroit MSA and was 90% occupied at closing. It was financed with a bridge-to-HUD loan, representing 67% of the purchase price. Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers handled the sale, while Jay Healy and Andrew Lanzaro completed the financing. Next, Fasano, Sanders, Tremper and Garbers were brought on to facilitate the sale of a 16-property seniors housing portfolio. The portfolio comprises over 1,200 units across nine states. The final asset in... Read More »