• National Real Estate Investment Group Acquires 24-Property Portfolio

    Ikaria Capital Group announced the successful funding of a $270 million term loan and $30 million preferred equity investment for a national private healthcare real estate investment group to support the acquisition of a 24-property skilled nursing and seniors housing portfolio located in the Pacific Northwest. First Citizens Bank led the bank... Read More »
  • The Zett Group Sells Idaho Portfolio

    A trio of small, well-performing assisted living communities in rural Idaho sold with the help of Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group. The pair represented a mom & pop who were looking to retire after nearly 25 years of operating. Terri and Carl Pendleton built the first 16-unit assisted living community in Gooding, Idaho, and added... Read More »
  • JV Buyer Acquires Two Communities From Separate Sellers

    Helios Healthcare Advisors structured the sale and arranged joint venture equity for the acquisition of two assisted living/memory care communities in Alabama on behalf of separate sellers. Helios was initially engaged by the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast to identify a buyer that would preserve the legacy of Murray House Assisted... Read More »
  • Detroit Redevelopment Sees Senior Apartment Conversion

    KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment provided $43.6 million in construction loans and arranged $7.6 million in permanent loans for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Lee Plaza in Detroit, Michigan. The 15-story, Art Deco historical landmark will be converted to affordable senior apartments. The building will include a total of... Read More »
  • Montana Not-For-Profit Secures Bond Financing

    Ziegler announced the closing of Immanuel Living at Buffalo Hill’s $50.88 million Series 2025ABC bonds through the City of Kalispell, Montana. The Montana not-for-profit operates a senior care community in Kalispell, Montana, that is located on a 13-acre campus with 171 independent and assisted living units as well as 155 licensed skilled nursing... Read More »
H2C Advises Joint Venture in Illinois

H2C Advises Joint Venture in Illinois

At the end of 2021, H2C represented the joint venture of Randall Residence and CREC to sell a 107-unit senior living community in Decatur, Illinois. Built in 1999 and 2001, the community consists of two buildings, a two-story, 50-unit independent living building and a single-story, 57-unit assisted living/memory care community, that were 98% occupied at the time of sale. The existing operator, Randall Residence, acquired the community for $15.5 million, or $144,900 per unit, at a 6.25% cap rate.  The community last sold in March 2017 for $11.155 million, or $101,400 per unit, at a 7.5% cap rate. At the time, occupancy was 72%, so, it looks like operations have been improved in the... Read More »
Tryko Grows Garden State Portfolio

Tryko Grows Garden State Portfolio

Tryko Partners added to its New Jersey portfolio with the acquisition of one skilled nursing facility and one assisted living/memory care community in Little Egg Harbor on the Jersey Shore. Owned and operated by a husband-and-wife team for more than 30 years, the properties will receive immediate capital improvements under the new ownership. Built in 1985, Seacrest Village is a 171-bed, three-story skilled nursing facility that carries a five-star designation with CMS. It will be renamed The Terraces at Seacrest Village. The Terraces, built in 2013, is a two-story assisted living/memory care community with 88 units. Tryko’s affiliate Marquis Health Consulting Services will take over... Read More »
Blueprint Facilitates AL Sale in Florida

Blueprint Facilitates AL Sale in Florida

Ben Firestone, Lauren Nagel and Michael Segal at Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors recently facilitated the sale of a Jupiter, Florida-based senior living community. Built in 2001, Village of Tequesta, Tequesta Terrace is a 100-unit assisted living/memory care community. It was previously owned by a New England-based owner/operator with a single community in Florida. They chose to strategically exit the state in order to focus on its New England operations. Over the next nine months, Alta Senior Living, the acquirer of the property, will invest another $2.5 million in capex to enhance the community. No purchase price was disclosed.  Read More »
H2C Advises Joint Venture in Illinois

CIBC Arranges Financings for Several SNF Purchases

One side to the surge in M&A activity in the last couple of weeks is the financing side of it, and CIBC Bank USA announced a couple of acquisition loans for skilled nursing purchases. CIBC’s Adam Panos first closed a $91 million loan with a three-year term for Summit Healthcare REIT’s acquisition of eight skilled nursing facilities totaling 826 beds. The purchase price came to $130 million, or $157,000 per bed, and brings the private REIT’s total 2021 investment in skilled nursing M&A to $150 million. Summit is leasing the facilities back to a local operator on a triple-net basis. CIBC served as the sole senior lender, and Oxford Finance also worked on financing the deal.   Next,... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Advises Recap of Connecticut Community

Cushman & Wakefield Advises Recap of Connecticut Community

Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the recapitalization of two independent living, assisted living and memory care communities in the Hartford, Connecticut MSA. The 225-unit portfolio will be acquired by a joint venture between White Oak Healthcare REIT and Everbrook Senior Living. The communities apparently appeal to a more middle-market customer. Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Chris Remeika of Cushman & Wakefield represented Everbrook Senior Living in the transaction. No further details on the sale were disclosed.  Read More »
Summit Healthcare REIT Makes Large Portfolio Acquisition

Summit Healthcare REIT Makes Large Portfolio Acquisition

Summit Healthcare REIT is entering Georgia with the acquisition of eight skilled nursing facilities across the state. Purchased for $130 million, or $157,000 per bed, the portfolio comprises 826 licensed beds. That per-bed value is certainly high for SNFs, but these days with so many buyers on the hunt for few facilities, we’ve seen bids creep up and up. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Summit is purchasing the portfolio, which will be leased back to the existing operator on a triple net basis. The undisclosed operator has a strong existing presence in the Peach State. CIBC U.S. and Oxford Finance funded the debt on the transaction. With this deal and another acquisition closed in 2021, Summit... Read More »
Meridian Closes Slew of Transactions to End 2021

Meridian Closes Slew of Transactions to End 2021

It was a banner year for Meridian Capital Group’s Senior Housing and Healthcare Team, which closed more than $5.5 billion in transaction volume in 2021, including $918 million in transactions for 56 seniors housing and healthcare facilities in 16 states over the last month to end the year.   These transactions were negotiated by Senior Managing Directors and Co-Heads of Meridian’s Senior Housing and Healthcare Team, Ari Adlerstein and Ari Dobkin; Managing Director, Josh Simpson; Vice Presidents, Matt Lesnik, Jesse Rauch, and Rafi Sod; and Senior Associates, Yuval Hananya, David Gottlieb and Jacob Scott.  The team’s December transactions include several refinances, including a $130... Read More »
SNF Portfolio Sells in Massachusetts

SNF Portfolio Sells in Massachusetts

Real estate investment firm Eagle Arc Partners has purchased a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts from an independent owner/operator seeking to exit the skilled nursing industry. The portfolio, which had an 80% average occupancy rate, comprises 384 licensed skilled nursing beds (359 functional beds).   All three facilities were located eight to 10 miles north of downtown Boston and had a five-star rating from Medicare. The facilities earned combined revenues of $40.7 million and had an NOI of $2.03 million, for a 5.0% margin. Not bad, but could certainly be improved. The state of Massachusetts recently instituted new legislation that would eliminate all three... Read More »
JLL Arranges Refinance for Texas Community

JLL Arranges Refinance for Texas Community

JLL Capital Markets arranged a $37.5 million refinance for Hidden Springs of McKinney, a 194-unit independent living/assisted living/memory care community in McKinney, Texas. Joel Mendes and Jason Skalko represented the borrower, a joint venture between CREC Real Estate and Madison Marquette, in securing a non-recourse, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The loan came with a five-year term, with extension options. Completed in 2020, Hidden Springs of McKinney features large units and high-end finishes, with plentiful amenities like an indoor pool, fitness center and dog park.  Read More »
Blueprint Facilitates AL Sale in Florida

SLIB Sells AL Community in Florida

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Bradley Clousing and Daniel Geraghty handled the sale of a 98-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Orlando, Florida MSA. Built in 1998, a publicly-traded REIT sold Savannah Grand of Maitland to a regional owner/operator. The buyer is planning a significant renovation to the community to stabilize operations and census. No other details or the purchase price were disclosed.  Read More »
60 Seconds with Ben Swett: CMS’ Vaccine Mandate Heading to Supreme Court

60 Seconds with Ben Swett: CMS’ Vaccine Mandate Heading to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments this week on the CMS rule mandating that staff working for Medicare or Medicaid certified providers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with narrow exceptions for religious and medical reasons. The rule was enjoined by a court order in 25 states, but CMS announced at the end of December that it would start enforcing the new rule in the states where it could. However, our question is does anyone know how serious CMS is in implementing this rule? In today’s political environment there is a ton of bluster with little accomplishments. We have seen the government and its agencies make bold declarations and new rules, sometimes with a wink to their... Read More »