• 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 »
CFG Secures Bridge-to-HUD Loan for Maryland Facility

CFG Secures Bridge-to-HUD Loan for Maryland Facility

Capital Funding Group announced the closing of a bridge-to-HUD loan totaling $20.0 million on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. The loan supported the refinancing of a 125-bed skilled nursing facility in Maryland. This financing follows CFG’s closing of a $65.0 million bridge loan to support the refinancing of a nine-facility senior care portfolio in Ohio on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. The portfolio includes one independent living community, one assisted living community and seven skilled nursing facilities totaling 709 beds. Read More »
BMO Provides $140.6 Million in Bridge Financing

BMO Provides $140.6 Million in Bridge Financing

BMO Healthcare Real Estate provided $70.6 million in bridge financing to a joint venture of New Perspective Senior Living, Boldt Capital and Fengate Asset Management, for the recapitalization of two Class-A seniors housing communities. The communities total 290 units in Franklin and Waukesha, Wisconsin. Loan proceeds include capital allocated for future capital improvements and value enhancement.  In a separate transaction, BMO provided $70.0 million in bridge financing to the same joint venture for the recapitalization of three Class-A seniors housing communities. The communities total 435 units and are in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin (two communities), and West Fargo, North Dakota. Loan... Read More »
Berkadia Finances Clarendale Clayton

Berkadia Finances Clarendale Clayton

Berkadia refinanced Clarendale Clayton, a best-in-class seniors housing community in Clayton, Missouri (St. Louis MSA), that offers the full continuum of care in a high-end, resort-style setting. Opened in 2021, the 13-story property features 283 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care (195 IL, 66 AL and 20 MC).  Managing Director Austin Sacco of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged financing through a national bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Harrison Street, Ryan Companies US, Inc., and Life Care Services (LCS). The $82.45 million floating rate loan (or $291,000 per unit) featured an attractive interest rate and five years of... Read More »
Dwight Capital Announces Q1 Activity

Dwight Capital Announces Q1 Activity

Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, financed $152.5 million in transactions during the first quarter of 2024. Among the transactions were a $44 million bridge loan for a 369-bed, seven-story skilled nursing facility in the Southwest U.S. The bridge loan, which closed in conjunction with a $5 million revolving line of credit, is expected to be refinanced through HUD in approximately 24 months. Adam Offman and Josh Sturm, Managing Directors of Healthcare, originated the transaction for a recurring client. Dwight also closed $26 million in HUD financing for River Towne Center and Etowah Landing, two SNFs in Georgia. The transaction included a $17.4 million refinance... Read More »
Fortress Investment Group Purchases in Arizona

Fortress Investment Group Purchases in Arizona

Marcus & Millichap was engaged by a private, family office merchant builder in its divestment of a fully stabilized seniors housing community in Arizona. Built in 2019, Inspira at Arrowhead comprises 165 independent living, assisted living and memory care units in Glendale. Nick Stahler, Hamid Panahi and Steve Gebbing of Institutional Property Advisors, a Marcus & Millichap company, handled the transaction. Alanna Ellis and Alex Sheaffer of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the deal. There were multiple offers from institutional private equity and public REITs. The winning bidder, a joint venture between Fortress Investment Group, LLC and COGIR Senior Living, was ultimately... Read More »
CFG Secures Bridge Refinance for Ohio Portfolio

CFG Secures Bridge Refinance for Ohio Portfolio

Capital Funding Group announced the closing of a $65 million bridge loan to support the refinance of nine senior care facilities in Ohio. The portfolio includes one independent living community, one assisted living community, and seven skilled nursing facilities totaling 709 beds. The financing was closed on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower. Capital Funding, LLC Managing Director, Real Estate Finance, Craig Casagrande and Capital Funding, LLC Associate Catherine Mansel originated the transaction for the company. Read More »