• 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 »

Naples CCRC Embarks on Expansion

Suffolk Construction has plans in place to tear down a trio of vacant independent living apartment buildings at Vi at Bentley Village, in Naples, Florida, as part of a redevelopment project on the Naples campus. Demolition is expected to start August 22, and the renovations are to be completed by the end of February 2024. The redevelopment project will bring the community four new buildings comprising 64 independent living units, in five potential floor plans. Each unit ranges in size from 2,400 to 4,500 square feet. The independent living community offers resort-like amenities, as well as lake and golf course views. Each new residence will offer a spacious, screened-in outdoor living... Read More »

Montgomery Intermediary Group Closes Tennessee Transaction

Andrew Montgomery, Co-Founder and Vice President of Montgomery Intermediary Group, closed the sale of an assisted living community in Tennessee. The community’s owner and operator was looking to retire from the seniors housing business and sold it to another owner/operator in the Nashville area that was looking to expand on its existing portfolio.  When stabilized, the community could be operating above 20% margins, which would amount to more than a 10% cap rate on the deal. That is the opportunity for the buyer, as well as the risk. The purchase price was not disclosed, but we understand it to be around $40,000 per unit. Read More »

Ziegler Closes Bank Acquisition Financing

The transactions keep coming from Ziegler, which closed $17.7 million in taxable bank financing for the acquisition of The View Alexandria by Goodwin Living, formerly Goodwin House. Goodwin Living acquired the property from Pinnacle Living this spring, adding to its two other senior living communities in northern Virginia.  The $17.775 million taxable loan was placed with Truist Bank. It has a five-year commitment period at pricing of 1 Month SOFR plus 2.00% with three years of interest only and a 25-year amortization. To mitigate interest rate risk, Goodwin Living worked with Ziegler Structured Products to implement a fixed payor swap for the five-year commitment period on the entire... Read More »

Del Webb Adds Another Active Adult Development

Active adult developer Del Webb has announced plans for the development of a state-of-the-art active adult community in southeast Michigan, The community, Kensington Ridge by Del Webb, will include over 600 homes and resort-style amenities. Plans are also in place for a 15,000-square-foot clubhouse on a 43-acre lake with a dock for fishing, kayaking and paddleboarding, an indoor pool, a fitness center, pickleball courts, walking paths, a community garden and gazebos.  Kensington Ridge by Del Webb will serve as the third active adult community in Michigan under Del Webb developments. Bluffs at Spring Hill and Turtle Creek in Lyon Township are two recent active adult communities built within... Read More »

Lument Refinances Great Lakes Portfolio

Lument closed an $87 million HUD refinance of nine skilled nursing facilities with a total of 691 beds located in Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. Managing Director Brad Competty led the transaction for Lument. The operator, Atrium Centers Inc., is a provider of short-term post-acute rehabilitation and long-term nursing care across its 29 facilities in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Wisconsin with over 2,000 total beds. The nine refinanced properties had remained stabilized throughout the pandemic and were thus ready for the HUD refinance. Lument was able to obtain low, fixed interest rates on all nine loans before rates significantly rose. Read More »

The Waters of Highland Park Acquired

Cushman & Wakefield announced that it has advised a joint venture between The Waters Senior Living and an institutional capital partner in the procurement of a $16.5 million acquisition loan for the purchase of The Waters of Highland Park, an 84-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community located in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota. Such amenities include a salon and spa, a theater and wellness services.  Waters Senior Living originally developed the community in 2015 and managed it but will now be taking ownership of the property. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Bailey Nygard represented the borrower in the... Read More »