• 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 »
CIBC & Locust Point Fund Illinois Portfolio Deal

CIBC & Locust Point Fund Illinois Portfolio Deal

CIBC Bank USA announced a couple of closings for both seniors housing and skilled nursing properties in the Midwest. First, along with Locust Point Capital, the bank provided $30 million in acquisition financing and a $2 million working capital revolving line of credit for a 244-unit, six property, seniors housing portfolio in southern Illinois. Historical performance trended positively over the last year, as the facilities improved census and operating leverage. Going forward, occupancy and operating margins are expected to further improve under the management of a growing senior living operator based in Chicago. Fritz Kieckhefer and Kyle Doran handled the transaction for CIBC Bank USA... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Bonds for PA CCRC

Ziegler Closes Bonds for PA CCRC

Ziegler announced the closing of Garden Spot Village’s $67.27 million Series 2024 Tax-Exempt Fixed Rate bonds. The obligated group consists of Garden Spot Village and its subsidiary, GSV, LLC, and Garden Spot’s parent organization is the not-for-profit Garden Spot Communities.  Garden Spot Village is a CCRC with 621 independent living homes consisting of 306 apartments and 315 cottage-style homes, 65 personal care units, 40 memory support units and 75 skilled nursing beds across 220 acres in New Holland, Pennsylvania. GSV also owns and leases Center for Health, an ambulatory health care building that sits at the entrance to the campus. WellSpan Health leases the Center, providing a... Read More »
CFG Secures Financing in Six Transactions

CFG Secures Financing in Six Transactions

Capital Funding Group financed over $54 million across six transactions from late July through mid-August. The financings supported six skilled nursing facilities across the country and were executed on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers. First, CFG closed a $12.4 million HUD loan for the refinancing of a 99-bed SNF in California, which closed July 25. CFG provided the initial bridge financing for the real estate transaction, and the term loan is now being exited with permanent HUD financing.  Then, CFG secured a $4.5 million mezzanine loan to refinance a 120-bed SNF in Florida. On the same day, CFG closed a $14.8 million senior loan to take out existing acquisition debt for a... Read More »
Berkadia’s HUD Bonanza

Berkadia’s HUD Bonanza

Berkadia announced another tranche of closings with more than $92.7 million in financing for nine seniors housing communities in four states. Steve Muth and Ed Williams first helped finance the acquisition of a 78-unit assisted living community in Great Falls, Montana, with a $12.6 million loan provided to a Northwest-based owner/operator. The non-recourse loan featured a 12-month, interest-only term. The community had sustained a stable occupancy rate over the past year, and Berkadia plans to submit a HUD application shortly after the closing. The borrower had previously collaborated with Berkadia on a similar-sized deal in late 2023. Back to HUD, Williams also obtained a $16.4 million... Read More »
Senior Care Borrower Delays Agency Takeout

Senior Care Borrower Delays Agency Takeout

A Charleston, South Carolina-based owner/operator refinanced its seniors housing community in Morgantown, West Virginia, with the help of Live Oak Bank and Berkadia Commercial Mortgage. The bank closed a $39 million A/B uni-tranche loan, with Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare Group funding the subordinate debt.  The loan provides a bridge to agency debt and features a three-year term, 24 months of interest-only payments and no exit fee. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing bank debt along with partnership debt associated with the borrower’s 2021 purchase of the 175-unit, independent living, assisted living and memory care community. The community was stable... Read More »
Senior Care Borrower Delays Agency Takeout

Winterpast & Broadview Refinance in Georgia

CBRE arranged a refinancing of Vitality Living Frederica in Georgia on behalf of a joint venture between Winterpast Capital Partners and Broadview Real Estate Partners. Aron Will and Tim Root arranged the $14.8 million, three-year floating rate loan with 24 months of interest only through a regional bank. The community is between Savannah, Georgia, and Jacksonville, Florida, on St. Simons Island, the largest barrier island in the Golden Isles. It features 60 assisted living and 24 memory care units. Vitality Living, WCP’s affiliated operating partner, will continue to manage the community. Read More »