• 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 »
SLIB Scores SNF Sale to Strawberry Fields REIT

SLIB Scores SNF Sale to Strawberry Fields REIT

Ryan Saul, Jeff Binder and Lucas Doll of Senior Living Investment Brokerage arranged the sale of a 124-bed senior care campus in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Strawberry Fields REIT. The SLIB team represented a regional owner/operator that was exiting the state of Missouri to focus on communities closer to its corporate headquarters.  Cedargate Healthcare features a 108-bed skilled nursing portion built in 1973 and a 16-unit assisted living community added in 1996. Renovations were also completed in 2021, and the campus benefitted significantly from the new Medicaid reimbursement methodology implemented in 2022, including a $37 per-patient-day increase on January 1, 2025. It still has a... Read More »
SLIB Closes Two Other Midwest Transactions

SLIB Closes Two Other Midwest Transactions

No rest for Senior Living Investment Brokerage on Labor Day, apparently, as the firm closed a couple of Midwest closings on the heels of its Missouri sale to Strawberry Fields REIT. Nick Cacciabando and Jeff Binder first returned to a familiar place, in Junction City, Kansas, to sell a senior care community. This property was Cacciabando’s first ever sale back in 2007, which he closed with Binder. The pair, plus Vince Viverito, are now representing that 2007 buyer in the community’s sale, as the regional owner/operator is choosing to focus on its remaining core assets.  Built in phases in the 1970s and 1980s, Valley View Senior Life features 28 independent living units, 13 assisted... Read More »
DMK Development Group Divests to Town Lane

DMK Development Group Divests to Town Lane

DMK Development Group has had a busy summer with two divestments and several developments. After divesting a four-asset seniors housing portfolio in Kentucky to American Healthcare REIT for $65.3 million, or $206,600 per unit, in July, DMK sold a 167-unit seniors housing community in Venice, Florida. The buyer was New York-based real estate investment manager Town Lane. The company assumed a $25.71 million mortgage on the property in the off-market transaction. Atlas Senior Living will continue to operate the community.  Developed by DMK in 2023, The Goldton at Venice was highly occupied at the time of sale. The community offers a full continuum of care, including 114 independent... Read More »
Pines Senior Living Rescues Vacant AL Community

Pines Senior Living Rescues Vacant AL Community

A vacant assisted living community in Birmingham, Alabama, found a new owner thanks to Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint. Originally built in 1999, the community faced significant physical plant needs and operational challenges that rendered it unviable, without substantial capital investment. So, ownership decided to shutter it and divest.  Blueprint utilized both its proprietary platform and the Ten-X online auction platform to generate multiple competitive bids from regional and national operators. The successful bidder, Pines Senior Living, plans to reopen and reposition the community, investing in the physical plant. Read More »
Berkadia Keeps the Closings Coming

Berkadia Keeps the Closings Coming

Within the past 45 days, Managing Director Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare have closed 13 loans totaling $178 million in proceeds. Included in the total were nine HUD 232/223(f) loans for $102 million, plus another five bridge-to-HUD loans amounting to $76 million.  In July, Healy and Lanzaro secured $58.3 million in financing for four skilled nursing facilities in Texas for a Fort Worth-based owner/operator and repeat Berkadia client. The first loan was a $13.7 million HUD 232/223(f) loan for a 104-bed community in Maverick County, Texas, which refinanced a Berkadia bridge loan originated in 2024 to facilitate the acquisition of the... Read More »
Real Estate Investment Firm Obtains Financing

Real Estate Investment Firm Obtains Financing

MidCap Financial closed an $18.7 million first mortgage loan. The four-year, floating-rate loan refinanced the existing indebtedness on a seniors housing community in a coastal Southeastern market. The sponsor is an experienced Southeastern-based real estate investment firm. The community is newer and comprises more than 100 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. It is in the process of stabilizing. Read More »
Helios Healthcare Advisors Arranges HUD Refinance

Helios Healthcare Advisors Arranges HUD Refinance

Helios Healthcare Advisors arranged a $10.71 million HUD refinance for a 76-unit assisted living and memory care portfolio located in San Antonio, Texas. The communities historically performed at stabilized levels. Before completing the HUD refinance, Helios arranged an 18-month bridge loan to recapitalize the communities on behalf of a regional owner/operator with 12 locations and more than 700 units across Texas. The refinance marked the final step in a two-year strategy to arrange the capital structure and secure permanent, non-recourse fixed-rate debt. Read More »
Independent Living Community Gets Refinance from Fannie Mae

Independent Living Community Gets Refinance from Fannie Mae

Aron Will, Vice Chairman of CBRE National Senior Housing, Kevin Randles, Senior Vice President of CBRE, and Adam Mincberg, Senior Vice President of CBRE National Senior Housing, successfully arranged the refinancing of Winding Commons Senior Living. CBRE facilitated a new loan for the community through its Fannie Mae DUS Lending Platform on behalf of long-term client, Ray Stone, Inc. This refinancing enabled the sponsor to secure long-term, 10-year fixed-rate debt with the incumbent lender, Fannie Mae, and marks CBRE’s second successful financing of the community. Originally built in 2003 and featuring 100 independent living units, the community is situated on a 5.10-acre site in... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Secures Funding for CCRC Expansion

Not-For-Profit Secures Funding for CCRC Expansion

Ziegler announced the closing of the PRS Pacific Northwest Obligated Group Series 2025AB bonds issued through the Oregon Facilities Authority. PRS is a repeat sponsor. The proceeds of the bonds, together with other available funds, will be used to fund the construction of the Cascade Manor Project, a 29-unit independent living expansion, fund a portion of interest during construction, and fund certain costs of issuing the bonds. The bonds are secured by a pledge of gross revenues and real estate of the four Obligated Group communities in Oregon and Washington. Cascade Manor, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation operating the CCRC in Eugene, Oregon. Since becoming an affiliate of PRS in... Read More »
Strawberry Fields REIT Expands in Missouri

Strawberry Fields REIT Expands in Missouri

Strawberry Fields REIT acquired a senior care facility with 108 skilled nursing beds and 16 assisted living beds for $5.3 million, or $42,700 per bed, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The facility was added to an existing master lease with an affiliate of Reliant Care Group. The acquisition will increase the REIT’s annual rents by $530,000 and is subject to 3% annual increases. This acquisition marks its 18th facility in Missouri. Read More »
QualisTerra Senior Ventures Secures Acquisition Loan for Strong-Performing Community

QualisTerra Senior Ventures Secures Acquisition Loan for Strong-Performing Community

Alec Blanc of Monarch Advisors closed a new loan for the acquisition of a 42-unit assisted living community in Gaylord, Michigan. Built in two phases in 2019 and 2020, the community was a strong performer, with full occupancy and a healthy margin. The borrower, QualisTerra Senior Ventures, a private seniors housing investment group, engaged Monarch to source senior debt for the transaction. Monarch was successful at securing a three-year non-recourse acquisition term loan commitment from a debt fund lender. The leverage fell between 70% and 75%. Read More »