• October Kicks Off with Multiple Financings

    VIUM Capital announced a slew of closings at the start of October, ranging from HUD refinances to acquisition loans. The largest was a $72 million bride loan that refinanced four skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania totaling 525 beds. Proceeds will be used to take out senior debt and senior mezzanine debt. The facility will be structured as... Read More »
  • Newmark Negotiates Several Large Financings

    Sarah Anderson of Newmark has closed some notable financing transactions in the last couple of months, in addition to arranging acquisition financing for numerous deals handled by the Newmark investment sales team. One of the closings was for Vivante at Turtle Creek, a to-be-built seniors housing community on the prestigious Turtle Creek... Read More »
  • Funding Arranged for Skilled Nursing Clients

    MONTICELLOAM, LLC, a specialized multifamily and seniors housing bridge lending platform, announced a couple of financings for skilled nursing clients in New England and North Carolina. First, for eight skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the firm closed a $70 million senior bridge loan with a 24-month initial term. It... Read More »
  • Newly Constructed Community Secures Financing

    BWE arranged refinancing for Clarendale Arcadia, a newly constructed senior living community in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. The financing was arranged on behalf of a repeat client joint venture between Harrison Street Asset Management, LCS, and Ryan Companies US, Inc., with LCS serving as the operator. Ryan Stoll, National... Read More »
  • Brookdale Shares Hit Seven-Year High

    Brookdale Senior Living has posted occupancy increases for several consecutive months. The operator has lagged behind the industry for a decade now, so it is about time.  Weighted average occupancy has increased each month since January, beginning at 79.2% and reaching 82.5% in September. The third quarter’s average of 81.8% is up 290 basis... Read More »
Grace Management Expands Management Portfolio

Grace Management Expands Management Portfolio

Grace Management announced the addition of three seniors housing communities to its management portfolio. The communities include The Pointe at Meridian, Snow Canyon Retirement Community, and Cave Creek Assisted Living. Each will continue to be owned by Gold Stream Retirement Communities.  Built in 2022, The Pointe is in Meridian, Idaho, and features 60 independent living, 30 assisted living and 10 memory care units. Occupancy is currently hovering around 90%. Snow Canyon is in Santa Clara, Utah, and is set to open in Fall 2024. It will offer 59 independent living, 43 assisted living and 15 memory care units. Cave Creek is in Cave Creek, Arizona, and is scheduled to open late 2024.... Read More »
Christian Horizons is Restructuring

Christian Horizons is Restructuring

Midwest Christian Villages, dba Christian Horizons, and its related companies filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Christian Horizons is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit, faith-based organizations delivering skilled nursing, assisted and supportive living, independent living, and pharmacy services to seniors in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Missouri. The organization will continue to operate as usual throughout the restructuring process. Its investment bank has been and continues to solicit and receive bids from going concern buyers in a marketing process.  A series of events has put significant pressure on the... Read More »
JLL Expands Alternatives Group

JLL Expands Alternatives Group

JLL hired Senior Director Will Childs and Director Brian Spillers to focus on seniors housing and healthcare properties within its alternatives group, led by Executive Managing Director Bryan Lockard. Childs will focus on providing specialized seniors housing valuation and market study services of single assets to large portfolio transactions throughout the United States. Clients served include a broad base of local and national investment firms, property owners, development and operating companies, commercial and investment banks, insurance companies and REITs. Bringing experience and relationships from over 15 years in the seniors housing industry, Childs will expand JLL’s seniors... Read More »
Sunrise Expands Horizon with 13 Added Communities

Sunrise Expands Horizon with 13 Added Communities

Sunrise Senior Living added 13 communities to its growing North American portfolio, with more community additions to follow in the third quarter. Sunrise now operates more than 240 seniors housing communities in the United States and Canada, serving more than 20,000 residents. First, Sunrise assumed a new joint venture ownership interest in two, high-quality assisted living/memory care communities in the suburbs of Chicago, expanding its AL/MC services in a high-performing market. Next, Sunrise assumed management of a portfolio comprising eight independent living communities in the greater Rocky Mountain area. Three additional communities are anticipated to close in the coming weeks. ... Read More »
JLL Expands Alternatives Group

Foundry Commercial Adds New Hire

Foundry Commercial announced the addition of John Reinsma as Deal Principal for its Healthcare business within the Development & Investments platform. In his role, Reinsma, who has spent nearly 20 years in the senior living industry, will lead the development and acquisition strategies and investment initiatives for Foundry’s senior living platform, which encompasses 57 senior living communities with more than 3,700 units nationwide. Foundry Commercial’s senior living platform specializes in the development, acquisition and asset management of seniors housing communities throughout the country. Having entered the senior living sector in 2020, it has positioned its platform to... Read More »
Newmark Handles Class-A Portfolio Deal

Newmark Handles Class-A Portfolio Deal

Newmark announced the sale of a seniors housing portfolio featuring assets spread across three states. Dubbed Project Stone, the four-community portfolio includes Class-A communities at irreplaceable locations in strong Ohio, Kentucky and Missouri submarkets. Together, they comprise 460 independent living, assisted living and memory care units.  The communities had positive leasing and operating margin trends, as well as strong recent rental and care increases. The portfolio was being offered at a discount to replacement cost, but the purchase price was not disclosed. Read More »