• 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 »
Berkadia’s Recent Sales and Financing Activity

Berkadia’s Recent Sales and Financing Activity

Berkadia was engaged by a publicly traded REIT in its divestment of an 85-unit assisted living/memory care community in Alpharetta, Georgia. The property, part of a three-property portfolio, was purchased by a regional owner/operator. The first two properties in the portfolio closed in May and comprise 146 assisted living/memory care units in Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia. The buyer was also a regional owner/operator. Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers handled both transactions. Berkadia has completed over $1.7 billion in sales and financings across 49 transactions in the first half of the year. That impressive volume has continued into the second half of the year,... Read More »
Delaware SNF Secures Refinancing

Delaware SNF Secures Refinancing

Capital Funding Group closed a $23.6 million bridge-to-HUD loan, which supported the refinancing of an existing bridge loan executed by CFG. The deal supported a 169-bed skilled nursing facility in Delaware. CFG closed the deal June 27, 2024, on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. Andrew Jones originated the transaction. This financing follows CFG’s closing of a HUD financing package totaling $42 million. CFG closed the deals on June 5, 2024, on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. The package included three loans supporting the refinancing of existing bridge loans for three skilled nursing facilities: a $9.8 million HUD loan to support an 80-bed facility in Idaho, a $21.6... Read More »
Pacific Northwest Owner/Operator Acquires in Washington

Pacific Northwest Owner/Operator Acquires in Washington

JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale of a senior living community in Vancouver, Washington (Portland MSA). Built in 1989 and expanded in 1994, Van Mall Retirement comprises 191 independent and assisted living units available in one- and two-bedroom layouts. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Alanna Ellis, Dan Baker and Dean Ferris handled the transaction. JLL represented the seller, Lytle Enterprises, and procured the buyer, a regional Pacific Northwest owner/operator. JLL also procured acquisition financing from a regional bank on behalf of the buyer. The purchase price was $28 million, or $146,600 per unit. Read More »
Ziegler Prices Bonds for North Carolina CCRC

Ziegler Prices Bonds for North Carolina CCRC

Ziegler announced the pricing of Carolina Meadows, Inc.’s Series 2024 bonds. Carolina Meadows is a North Carolina not-for-profit that was incorporated in 1983 to develop, own and manage a CCRC in Chatham County, North Carolina, just south of Chapel Hill. The community comprises 476 independent living units, 78 assisted living units (with 95 beds in operation) and 79 skilled nursing units (with 86 beds in operation). It is the 20th largest not-for-profit single-site CCRC in the United States, according to the 2023 LeadingAge-Ziegler 200.  Carolina Meadows plans to develop, own and operate a replacement skilled nursing facility that will total approximately 122,000 square feet. The... Read More »
BWE Secures Refinance for Virginia IL/AL/MC Community

BWE Secures Refinance for Virginia IL/AL/MC Community

BWE secured $47 million to refinance a seniors housing community in Richmond, Virginia. Built in 2015, Discovery Village at the West End comprises 219 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. There is a 124-unit independent living building and a 95-unit assisted living and memory care building. Discovery Senior Living manages the community, which was 93% occupied at the time of the refinancing.  Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE arranged the financing on behalf of a large private equity investor. There was strong interest in the financing opportunity from a variety of capital sources. Read More »
Pace Secures Financing for Minnesota CCRC

Pace Secures Financing for Minnesota CCRC

Pace Loan Group closed a $7.1 million PACE loan on a 134-unit new construction, market-rate senior living community in St. Francis, Minnesota. The 20-year loan complements a $30 million qualified tax-exempt loan on the project using Series 2023A bonds with Sunrise Bank as the senior lender. The project team also included Pope Architects and Bauer Design Build.  Vista Prairie at Eagle Point comprises 59 independent living, 43 assisted living and 24 memory care units as well as eight skilled nursing beds. Construction began in June and is expected to be completed by 2025, with a total project cost of $46.58 million, or approximately $350,000 per unit. Vista Prairie Communities, which... Read More »