


Northmarq Secures JV Equity and Debt for Construction Projects
Northmarq has secured $50 million in joint venture equity for a four-property seniors housing development pipeline in Minnesota and Colorado. The equity was procured on behalf of the developer, Minneapolis-based United Properties, and its private equity group JV partner. The four communities include Amira Bloomington, a 133-unit active adult community in Bloomington, MN, Amira Minnetonka, a 186-unit active adult community in Minnetonka, MN, Amira Roseville, a 95-unit active adult community in Roseville, MN, and Amira Choice Arvada, a 120-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Arvada, Colorado. All four properties are in various stages of construction and... Read More »
Atlas Senior Living Adds to Atlanta Portfolio
Atlas Senior Living added three operations to its growing portfolio of now 35 properties. The three communities are located in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area, and all provide assisted living and memory care services. They include Legacy Ridge at Brookstone in Kennesaw, Legacy Ridge at Peachtree in Peachtree City, and Legacy Ridge at Sandy Plains in Marietta. The deal brings Atlas’ Georgia holdings to 10 properties. Heritage Senior Living previously operated the locations but will be replaced effective April 1. Read More »
Who Says New Construction Is Dead?
We all have heard how construction costs have soared, rendering some new developments to be too expensive, at least for now. They just won’t pencil out at current cost levels, and you can only push unit rates just so far. Bucking this trend is Carlson Management, a California-based provider and developer. The company has developed five ground-up seniors housing communities to date, totaling 518 units in California, and has four other communities under construction or pre-construction with another 368 units. It also purchased two small communities in 2018. To help continue with its growth, Carlson launched an equity joint venture with RSF Partners to pursue its growth objectives. To kick... Read More »
Local Georgia Teaching Hospital Acquires SNF
As investor interest and bidding wars have grown in the skilled nursing industry in the last year, some unusual buyers have emerged to help spur that activity. In a recent Georgia SNF sale, Colquitt Regional Medical Center, a local community-based teaching hospital, submitted the most compelling offer for a 59-bed skilled nursing facility in the town of Moultrie. Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors’ Michael Segal and Ben Firestone were engaged by the New York-based investment firm seller following the operator’s recent bankruptcy filing. Upon completing the transaction in early March, the buyer plans to make substantial upgrades to the facility’s patient rooms, common areas, and... Read More »
Ziegler Facilitates Campus Expansion in Wisconsin
Ziegler closed bond financing for Cedar Crest, Inc. to expand its 274-unit CCRC campus in Janesville, Wisconsin, and to refund outstanding debt. The financing is comprised of $57.46 million of Series 2022A fixed rate revenue bonds issued through the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority and $30 million of bank debt directly purchased by BMO Harris Bank. Proceeds of the debt will pay off the outstanding Series 2013 bonds and also fund a debt service reserve fund, fund interest on the bonds and pay certain costs of issuance. The expansion project will add a new 24-unit independent living building and a replacement 76-unit assisted living building on the campus. In addition,... Read More »
Multifamily Investor Enters Active Adult Arena
Castle Lanterra, a New York-based national real estate investment firm which had $750 million in transaction volume during 2021, acquired Diamond Oaks Village, a 160-unit active adult community in Bonita Springs, for its first acquisition in the seniors housing space. Built in 2017 by the United Group of Companies, the gated community offers one- and two-bedroom units averaging 1,036 square feet. Unit amenities include open-floor concept living spaces, full kitchens with granite counters, in-unit washers and dryers and screened-in private balconies. Community amenities include a covered parking garage, fitness center, outdoor pool and spa, dog park, putting green and bistro, bar and a... Read More »
CBRE Refinances Costa Mesa, California Community
CBRE National Senior Housing arranged financing for Coastal Heights Senior Living, a 148-unit independent living community in Costa Mesa, California (Orange County). Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg secured the debt through Stone Beach Capital, a New York-based investment fund focused on credit opportunities in the United States and Europe. The owners, a joint venture between Capitol Seniors Housing and an institutional equity partner received a three-year, $15.5 million loan with a floating rate and a full term of interest only. Opened in 1990, the community will continue to be third-party managed by Integral Senior Living. It was acquired by the current owners in 2016 and... Read More »
Hackensack Meridian Health Divests Majority of SNF Portfolio
Not-for-profit health system Hackensack Meridian Health announced plans to sell a majority of its skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities to Complete Care Management. The agreement involves 11 of Hackensack Meridian’s 14 skilled nursing facilities, with approximately 1,630 beds and 2,100 employees. Terms of the deal, which still must be approved by the state Department of Health, were not disclosed. The facilities are located in Brick Township, Ocean Grove, Shrewsbury, Wall, Holmdel, North Bergen, Plainfield, Edison and Hackensack. The locations would join Complete Care’s 41-facility portfolio in the Garden State, which it has grown since launching in 2015.... Read More »
60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Senior Housing Women’s Initiative
Bring out the pink at this week’s NIC Conference in Dallas and show your support for women in seniors housing. I hope you have noticed, like I have, the growing ranks of women in seniors housing and care. Think back 20 years ago at NIC, or even 10 years, and women were far and few between in attendance. They are operators, investors, lenders, lawyers, brokers, appraisers, consultants – everything under the sun. And this makes perfect sense. Our industry is an employer of women. Something like 75% or more of employees in seniors housing are women, and I am sure they all like to see other women in leadership roles. And, by seeing them in these roles, it is something they... Read More »