• ALP Owner/Operator Expands in Upstate New York

    Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of an assisted living program community in the Albany, New York MSA, on behalf of a private owner. Built in 1985, Danforth Adult Care Center is in Hoosick Falls and features 57 units with 80 beds, including 42 licensed as ALP. The community sits on 2.49 acres with 29,112 square... Read More »
  • Ikaria Capital Group Completes First HUD Transaction

    Since launching in February, Ikaria Capital Group, whose team brings more than 100 years of collective experience in financing, structuring, underwriting, servicing, and asset-managing bridge and FHA/HUD loans, has already completed its first HUD transaction. The $16.5 million closing was executed on behalf of a private investment firm.  The... Read More »
  • North Carolina Skilled Nursing Portfolio Secures Financing

    MONTICELLOAM announced the initial funding of $152 million in total bridge and working capital financing for the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities with nearly 1,100 beds across North Carolina. The debt carries a 36-month initial term with two extension options. The sponsor, a returning healthcare client with operating experience in... Read More »
  • Regional Healthcare Operator Lands HUD Acquisition Financing

    Helios Healthcare Advisors arranged acquisition financing for a 124-bed skilled nursing facility with a strong quality mix in Pasadena, Texas, on behalf of a regional healthcare operator that had been leasing the property from a third-party landlord. The financing package was $12.9 million, or $104,000 per bed.  Leveraging the facility’s... Read More »
  • In Memoriam: Doug Korey

    We just heard the unfortunate news that our friend and colleague Doug Korey passed away last week. He had been battling cancer for a while but always put a brave face on his journey. We have known Doug since he got into the senior care industry more than 25 years ago. We served on panels with him and had many off-the-record conversations about... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Arranges SNF Leases

Marcus & Millichap Arranges SNF Leases

After purchasing four senior care campuses in a large portfolio deal, a seniors housing owner/operator turned to Marcus & Millichap to find new tenants for the skilled nursing portions of each newly acquired campus. Each building was losing close to $1 million annually and had struggled with occupancy and expenses.  While the portfolio purchase was in escrow, the buyer, which solely focused on seniors housing operations, engaged Rob Reis and Nick Stahler of Marcus & Millichap to create a market for each nursing home portion. Despite the negative cash flow, M&M targeted aggressive lease rates and sourced three separate tenants, all regional SNF operators based in... Read More »
LSS Absorbs Diakon

LSS Absorbs Diakon

Two large not-for-profits announced that they were combining to create the 12th largest not-for-profit senior living organization in the country. Lutheran Senior Services, based in St. Louis, Missouri, signed an agreement to bring Diakon Senior Living operations and four CCRCs under its umbrella. Both organizations were described by Adam Marles, LSS President and CEO, as financially healthy, not-for-profit organizations that are coming together strategically in the interest of better serving seniors. That has been a common theme among not-for-profits since the pandemic, as they have often required scale to survive in a lower-occupancy and lower-margin environment. But not all have been as... Read More »
SNF Under Receivership Is Acquired in Kansas

SNF Under Receivership Is Acquired in Kansas

Marcus & Millichap was brought on by a limited liability company in the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Topeka, Kansas, that was under receivership. The facility, Providence Living Center, comprises 78 beds across 24,000 square feet and focuses on senior residents with mental health needs. Rod Llanos and Colby Haugness handled the transaction, receiving multiple offers. Ultimately, a qualified buyer with experience in caring for this resident type was selected to acquire the facility. No other details were disclosed. Read More »
SLR Provides Financing for SNF

SLR Provides Financing for SNF

SLR Healthcare ABL announced that it secured financing for a 160-bed skilled nursing facility. The asset-based revolving line of credit amounted to $4.0 million, and this was the only debt for the borrower, which leases the facility from a related property company that has a mortgage with a bank.  The borrower is a Nevada-based operator of skilled nursing, post-operative care and specialized programs including orthopedic rehab, ventilator care and wound management. Proceeds of the loan were used to refinance existing debt and provide working capital to support growth initiatives such as continuing to leverage the facility’s strong respiratory and other specialty programs as... Read More »
Chicagoland Portfolio Finds New Owner

Chicagoland Portfolio Finds New Owner

A value-add senior care portfolio in Chicagoland traded with the help of Blueprint’s Ryan Kelly, Connor Doherty, Alex Florea, Lauren Nagle and Brooks Blackmon. The team worked on behalf of a national developer/investor, which had engaged Blueprint to create an exit strategy for more than a dozen geographically disparate, older-vintage communities that had been purchased in a sizable portfolio transaction before the pandemic.  The Chicagoland portfolio featured three senior care campuses with a mix of 290 assisted living/memory care units and around 40 Medicare-only skilled nursing units. The assets opened between 1994 and 2000 and were geographically clustered in affluent Chicago suburbs.... Read More »
Chicagoland Portfolio Finds New Owner

Publicly Traded REIT Divests in Illinois

Berkadia was engaged in the divestment of an assisted living and memory care community in Barrington, Illinois. The Berkadia Seniors Housing Team, led by Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders, closed the transaction on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. The buyer was a regional owner/operator. But no other details were disclosed. Read More »
CFG Secures $13.55 Million in HUD Loans

CFG Secures $13.55 Million in HUD Loans

Capital Funding Group closed two HUD loans totaling $13.55 million to support the refinancing of two skilled nursing facilities. Both facilities are in Illinois, and together they comprise 173 beds. No other details surrounding the financing were disclosed. This announcement follows CFG’s closing of $16.25 million in bridge-to-HUD financing on behalf of a nationally recognized borrower for the acquisition of two Utah skilled nursing facilities that totaled 220 beds. This acquisition marked the borrower’s entrance into the state. Read More »
CBRE Secures Bridge Financing For Two Communities

CBRE Secures Bridge Financing For Two Communities

CBRE secured bridge financing for two seniors housing communities in western Pennsylvania. Aron Will and Tim Root arranged a non-recourse loan with a sub-300 spread through a regional bank. The borrower was CPF Living Communities.  Built in 2017, The Residence at Bethel Park is in Bethel Park with 130 independent living units. The Residence at Whitehall, built in 2018, is in Pittsburgh and comprises 127 independent and assisted living units. Both communities are currently managed by Grace Management, CPF LC’s wholly owned management affiliate. Read More »
G Capital Markets Closes Cash-Out Recap

G Capital Markets Closes Cash-Out Recap

G Capital Markets, a capital advisory firm based in Carmel, California, recently closed on the recapitalization of a 29-unit/59-bed assisted living community in Livermore, California. Built in 2021 by a regional owner/operator, the property leased up in 2022 and has shown consistent strong performance since then, with cash flow margins well over 40% and occupancy at 90%. Few today can boast numbers like those. The bridge-to-HUD loan was structured with a large equity-out component and sized to maximize the takeout refinancing, while allowing the borrower to submit a HUD application in 2024 without the need to wait for the typical two years of debt seasoning. GCap arranged the $15.5 million... Read More »
CBRE Secures Bridge Financing For Two Communities

Cambridge Arranges Conventional Loan

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies arranged a $5.95 million conventional loan for the acquisition of Twilight Haven Senior Living, in Fresno, California. Brent Holman-Gomez, Cambridge Senior Vice President, handled the transaction.  A California limited liability company obtained the fully-amortized, 25-year loan, which was underwritten by a Utah-based industrial bank. Previously owned by a not-for-profit organization, Twilight Haven comprises 60 independent living units, as well as 116 assisted living beds and 50 skilled nursing beds. The assisted living business is focused on the Medi-Cal Assisted Living Waiver program.  However, the selling operator was in bankruptcy, and the... Read More »
Commonwealth Acquires in Michigan

Commonwealth Acquires in Michigan

Commonwealth Senior Living recently acquired a seniors housing community near Grand Rapids, Michigan. This marks the third community for Commonwealth in the Grand Rapids area. Redico and American House Senior Living Communities purchased the community in January 2020. Built in 2015 and formerly known as American House Wyoming, the community comprises 102 assisted living and memory care units in Wyoming, Michigan. It was developed by Granger Group originally as First & Main at Metro Health Village. It will be rebranded as Commonwealth Senior Living at North Byron. Commonwealth intends to renovate the community, primarily focusing on enhancing the memory care portion. Read More »