


Evans Seniors Investments Sells Allentown, PA Community
Evans Senior Investments announced the sale of an 80-unit assisted living community in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Built in the 1980s, the community was 100% private pay with in-place rents just under $5,000 a month. At the time of marketing, the community was 94% occupied and making over $800,000 in net operating income. But it actually maintained 100% occupancy throughout the transition process even as new supply opened in the market. The seller was an independent owner/operator with an established presence and good reputation in the area. The community was ultimately sold to Buffalo-based Hamister Group for an undisclosed price, which was paid in all cash. According to our Levin Pro LTC... Read More »
Cain Brothers Closes Bond Financing for Carmel Manor
Working on behalf of Carmel Manor, Inc. and its sponsor, The Carmelite System, Inc., Cain Brothers successfully closed $17.14 million of healthcare facilities revenue refunding bonds through Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority. The proceeds from the tax-exempt, public, fixed-rate bonds were used to refinance an existing bank loan and pay certain costs of issuance. Also as part of the refinancing, an outstanding fixed-pay interest rate swap that hedged the refunded bank loan was terminated and resulted in a $1.4 million positive termination payment to Carmel Manor, a Kentucky-based not-for-profit corporation that operates a senior care facility with 95 skilled nursing beds, 80... Read More »
Public REIT Divests Two Maryland SNFs
A public REIT divested another two properties as part of a larger portfolio sale being run by Michael Segal and Ben Firestone of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors. Last week, the REIT sold two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia, and the latest two properties were located in Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay. Totaling 285 licensed beds, one facility is located on the Eastern Shore in Cambridge, and the other is in Lexington Park near the Virginia border. They have three and four stars, respectively, and boast limited local competition and attractive Medicaid rates. Cash flow was also positive, albeit lower than pre-pandemic levels. An East Coast-based acquirer and operator... Read More »
60 Seconds With Steve Monroe: Sonida Senior Living, One Step Forward, But…
In the November issue of The SeniorCare Investor, we raised the question of how long Sonida Senior Living could go with its cash burn rate. Well, the burn rate has decreased, which is good, but they are still not out of the woods. In a case of one step forward, two steps back, weighted average occupancy increased year over year by 270 basis points and by 50 basis points sequentially to 83.7% in the third quarter. Slower than we would want to see, but decent. The problem is that the same-community net operating margin declined by 140 basis points year over year and 100 basis points sequentially to 19.6%. And, RevPOR was up only 2.9% year over year to $3,682. That is not good enough.... Read More »
Ziegler Facilitates Minnesota Transaction
Nick Glaisner at Ziegler sold a senior living community just south of Minneapolis, Minnesota for an undisclosed price. Built in the late 2000s and originally conceived as a multifamily community, the Wisconsin-based family office seller converted it to senior living and opened with 105 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. All units were licensed for assisted living, and the rural community catered to a middle market population. It was 81% occupied at the time of marketing and operated at a decent margin in the mid-20s, which was improving throughout the sale process. That improvement helped portray future performance after some rent increases and operational... Read More »
Hillview Group Sells Florida SNF
Hillview Group has announced the sale of a Florida skilled nursing facility. After previously acquiring The Signature Healthcare Center of Waterford in 2019 from The Arba Group for a purchase price of $29.31 million, or $137,000 per bed, Hillview has now sold the asset for $43.16 million, or $200,900 per bed. Built in 1986, the skilled nursing facility comprises 214 beds and 65,000 square feet on two acres in Hialeah Gardens, Florida (Miami MSA). The buyers of the skilled nursing facility are Waterford Propco LLC, Waterford TIC 1 DM Member LLC and five other entities with similar names. Andrew Bronfield of Miami-based Venture Services, Bent Philipson of New York-based Philosophy Care... Read More »
VIUM Capital’s Productive October
VIUM Capital announced it has closed four transactions totaling more than $250 million to kick off an active fourth quarter. In Indiana, VIUM kicked off October by closing a $136.8 million acquisition loan for a skilled nursing portfolio comprising 1,470 beds across 17 facilities. The purpose of the bridge was to acquire the real estate associated with these facilities and immediately refinance as many of the loans as possible to HUD. Most of the buildings are stabilized with a strong credit tenant and manager in place, so they stand a good chance. VIUM closed another acquisition loan totaling $16.34 million for a 64-unit assisted living community in Michigan. There was an initial $4... Read More »
Blueprint handling the sale of four senior care communities
Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors represented a public REIT in the sale of two skilled nursing facilities in the Atlanta, Georgia area. The sale is part of a larger portfolio with staggered closings. Totaling 333 licensed beds, the two facilities are located in the affluent suburbs of Buckhead and Marietta near two regional hospitals and other referral sources. Despite the labor challenges impacting the local market and the current state of the economy, the facilities maintained a steadily improving census and revenue coming out of the pandemic. As we have seen in the SNF market all year, Blueprint received a slew of competitive offers resulting in the selection of an East... Read More »
MedCore Partners Expands Houston-Area Senior Living Community
Active adult development activity continues at a steady pace. MedCore Partners announced the construction of the second phase of its senior living project in Cypress, Texas (Houston MSA), along with a new partner, ACRON USA. Opened in 2018 with the help of The National Realty Group, Phase I of Spring Cypress Senior Living includes 80 units of assisted living and memory care, but Phase II will include 138 new active adult and independent living units. The new units will consist of apartments, cottages and townhomes, plus a 12-unit expansion of the existing memory care portion. MedCore is partnering with Orcutt Winslow for architectural and engineering services, Faulkner Design Group for... Read More »