• Investment Firm Acquires in Missouri

    Investment firm Lapis Advisers purchased a seniors housing asset out of state receivership in Kansas City, Missouri. The CCRC was distressed, having struggled with COVID-related challenges as well as a limited access to capital in recent years.  Kingswood Senior Living features 185 independent living (65 of which are large duplex cottages),... Read More »
  • Global Investment Firm Sells Community with Strong Momentum

    A global real estate investment firm sold an independent living community in Iowa, engaging Blueprint’s Kory Buzin, Dillon Rudy and Steve Thomes to get the deal done. Built in 2002, the four-story community features 121 units, mostly with two-bedroom options. It appears to be The Arbordale in Urbandale, which was acquired in 2020 by Omaha,... Read More »
  • Large Operator Adds Turnaround Campus to Portfolio

    A senior care campus in Ohio found a new owner with the help of Kiser Group. Set on 26 acres in a rural market east of Cleveland, the property features 76 skilled nursing beds, five assisted living units and three independent living units. It was originally built in 1950 but expanded through multiple additions between 1965 and 2001.  At the... Read More »
  • Texas Skilled Nursing Portfolio Sells

    A portfolio of skilled nursing facilities traded hands in Texas before the end of the year. There are two assets in the Lubbock area and two in Central Texas that are located northwest of Austin. They comprise more than 430 beds, with between 100 to 120 beds at each of the four facilities. Three of the buildings were constructed in the 1970s, and... Read More »
  • CIBC Bank’s Recent Activity

    CIBC Bank USA closed an impressive array of transactions in the last several months, totaling more than $800 million in credit facilities across the country. The largest transaction was an $85 million (with earn-outs) debt package for a senior care portfolio in the Northeast. The debt included a senior term loan and a mezzanine loan to refinance... Read More »
Green Courte Partners Acquires Active Adult

Green Courte Partners Acquires Active Adult

CBRE handled the sale of Chesapeake Bay, an active adult community with 348 apartments and cottages in Seabrook, Texas. The community’s initial phase leased quickly and maintained strong occupancy, prompting the developer to add 90 cottages in late 2023 to meet market demand.  Green Courte Partners, a private equity real estate investment firm, announced that its fifth investment fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners V, and its affiliates acquired the community. The seller was a private real estate investment firm. Port-acquisition, the community will be managed by True Connection Communities, GCP’s wholly-owned seniors housing operating company. John Sweeny, Aron Will and Garrett Sacco... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Divests to Compass Healthcare in Minnesota

Not-For-Profit Divests to Compass Healthcare in Minnesota

Saint Therese, a Minnesota-based not-for-profit senior care organization, engaged Blueprint in its divestment of its CCRC in a northwest Minneapolis submarket. Originally built in 1967, Saint Therese of New Hope comprises 221 independent and assisted living units and 168 skilled nursing beds in New Hope, Minnesota. Starting in 1979, the community underwent extensive senior living expansion and renovation projects over the years. In 2003, it also became the first in the Midwest to offer a palliative care unit.  Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn handled the transaction. The marketing process generated a competitive bidding environment among investors and operators within the state and the... Read More »
National REIT and Atria Secure Financing for California Class-A Community

National REIT and Atria Secure Financing for California Class-A Community

JLL arranged a $52 million refinancing for Atria Newport Beach, a 168-unit senior living community in the Newport Beach enclave of Orange County, California. The Class-A asset was built in two phases with the north building fully renovated in 2023, while the south building was purpose-built and opened in 2021. The three-story buildings are home to independent living, assisted living and memory care units.  The borrower is a partnership between a national REIT and Atria Senior Living. MidCap Financial provided the floating-rate first mortgage loan. Aaron Rosenzweig and Dan Baker handled the transaction. Read More »
Tennessee Class-A AL/MC Community Secures Financing

Tennessee Class-A AL/MC Community Secures Financing

BWE secured $11 million in C-PACE financing for a Class-A seniors housing community in Tennessee. Built in 2022, Cloverland Park is a 100-unit, three-story assisted living and memory care community in Brentwood. The funds will be used to pay down and extend the community’s senior loan. Charles Bissell arranged financing with GreenRock Capital for this transaction. Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: M&A and Financing Markets Breaking Loose

60 Seconds with Swett: M&A and Financing Markets Breaking Loose

We have to say that there seems to be a good amount of optimism out there, despite an uncertain economy, an unsettling election cycle and constant pressure on operators to increase census and cash flow. Rates have a lot to do with it, as the 10-Year Treasury rate appears to have settled below 4% and expectations of one and more likely two rate cuts are increasingly becoming consensus. That is far from a sure thing, but we have heard that even one rate cut could be enough to bring a lot of buyers, sellers and lenders back into the fold, with the reasonable assurance that rates have started their descent. We also spoke with a couple of lenders who described a much healthier debt and equity... Read More »
Sonida Senior Living Delivers

Sonida Senior Living Delivers

As one of the last companies in our sector to report second quarter earnings results, the wait was worth it. Sonida Senior Living continues to deliver results that top its peers and puts them in an increasingly better position to grow. Where do we start? Perhaps the most impressive stat was the sequential increase in same-community NOI margin. The second quarter’s margin jumped by 360 basis points in one quarter, to 28.2%, and this was on just a 30-basis point increase in occupancy to 86.2%. It jumped by 440 basis points year over year. That occupancy level is above the national average, and way above what Brookdale Senior Living has reported, and above the SHOP census of both Welltower... Read More »
SLIB’s Summer of Sales Continues

SLIB’s Summer of Sales Continues

It’s been a record-setting year, so far, for M&A activity, and 2024 could mark a record for Senior Living Investment Brokerage, as well. After a little more than half the year, the firm has so far closed 42 transactions, split between 28 seniors housing and 14 skilled nursing deals, comprising 62 total properties across 30 states. Sellers spanned the not-for-profit world, private owners seeking retirement, and institutional players right-sizing their portfolios, while buyers ranged from individual private owners to regional companies to institutional capital partnering with quality operators for growth.  All told, those deals were worth more than $370 million. SLIB’s 2023 activity... Read More »
Regional Operator Acquires Struggling SNF in Michigan

Regional Operator Acquires Struggling SNF in Michigan

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Jackson, Michigan. The seller was an independent owner/operator looking to recycle capital and exit the industry. The ultimate selected buyer was a regional operator. Built in 1968, Countryside Care Center comprises 108 beds. The facility was facing challenges at the time of ESI’s marketing process, operating only 80 of its beds with an occupancy rate of 59%. Additionally, the facility held a two-star rating from CMS.  ESI marketed this value-add opportunity by highlighting the opportunities to boost occupancy, enhance asset management synergies and capitalize on the facility’s favorable location near a strong... Read More »
Capital Funding Group Reports Strong H1

Capital Funding Group Reports Strong H1

Capital Funding Group has financed over $440 million from January through June of this year. This financing includes 18 healthcare bridge loans, five multifamily bridge loans and eight HUD loans. Notable transactions included a $65 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a nine-property seniors housing portfolio in Ohio, a $43 million HUD financing package for three skilled nursing facilities in Washington and Idaho, and a $36.2 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the refinancing of five SNFs in North Carolina. Additionally, CFG secured a $23.6 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the refinancing of a SNF in Delaware, a $20 million bridge-to-HUD loan for the refinancing of  SNF in Maryland,... Read More »
Creative Solutions Secures Financing

Creative Solutions Secures Financing

Oxford Finance announced the closing of a $47 million senior credit facility to Creative Solutions in Healthcare, Inc., a family-owned, Fort Worth, Texas-based company with more than 170 long-term care communities throughout Texas. Funds drawn at closing were used to finance the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities in Texas, totaling 228 beds. Additionally, the credit facility includes a substantial delayed draw commitment, providing Creative Solutions with the flexibility to finance future acquisitions. Read More »
Brookdale Senior Living Disappoints Investors

Brookdale Senior Living Disappoints Investors

In a quarter where most providers and REITs are delivering some very good numbers in their seniors housing portfolios, Brookdale Senior Living disappointed investors with a lackluster second quarter. Yes, metrics continue to be on an upswing, but not as up as they should be, and not as up as their peer group. Consolidated weighted average occupancy increased 160 basis points to 78.1% in the quarter, but increased just 20 basis points sequentially. Same-community operating margin increased by 160 basis points year over year, based on a revenue increase of 6.0% and a much smaller 3.6% increase in expenses. All good news. Second quarter adjusted EBITDA increased by 20.2% year over year, but... Read More »