• 60 Seconds with Swett: Welltower Is on a Roll

    Welltower came out with its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, and surprise, surprise, it was yet another great quarter, and its share price jumped 3.5% immediately upon the news. It was the tenth consecutive quarter in which same store SHOP NOI growth exceeded 20%, at 21.7% in the first quarter. Guidance for same store NOI growth also rose by... Read More »
  • DHC Closes Freddie Mac Financing

    Diversified Healthcare Trust closed a nine-figure Freddie Mac financing secured by seven seniors housing communities in five states. Totaling 1,184 units, the assets are managed by Five Star Senior Living, the operating division of AlerisLife Inc.  The $109 million loan comes with a 10-year term and a 6.22% fixed interest rate, with interest... Read More »
  • CFG Provides Interim Financing

    Last month, Capital Funding Group closed a $53.4 million bridge-to-HUD loan, providing interim financing to facilitate the refinancing of a maturing loan supporting two skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in Victorville, California. CFG intends to refinance the loan into permanent, long-term debt through HUD. Patrick... Read More »
  • Greystone Provides Bridge Financing to Oxford Capital Group

    Greystone provided $41 million in bridge financing to Oxford Capital Group for the acquisition of six assisted living communities totaling 372 beds in Minnesota. The financing was originated by Christopher Clare with assistance from David Young, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher. Greystone’s $41 million interest-only,... Read More »
  • Multifamily Investor Enters Seniors Housing

    Chad Wegner of Senior Care Realty facilitated the sale of a RCAC in Northeast Wisconsin on behalf of a long-term operator. The RCAC had been family owned/operated since inception, and the seller decided to pass the torch and enter retirement. Purpose built in 2014 and expanded in 2017, this well-maintained community features 19 individual... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Financing for Colorado Operator

Ziegler Closes Financing for Colorado Operator

Ziegler announced the closing of Series 2021 bonds for Christian Living Neighborhoods (CLC), a Colorado not-for-profit that provides housing, healthcare and community outreach programs for over 1,000 seniors and their families. CLC owns and operates three communities under the Christian Living Neighborhoods brand, comprising 782 units. Proceeds of the bonds will be used to refinance existing Series 2011 and 2021 bonds, fund $11.8 million of capital expenditures at its Someren Glen property in Centennial, fund a deposit to the common reserve fund and pay the cost of issuance. The bonds will be non-rated with a maturity date in 2042, and will help better position CLC to pursue long-term... Read More »
SLIB Facilitates Sale of Two Communities

SLIB Facilitates Sale of Two Communities

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Brad Goodsell, Jason Punzel and Vince Viverito recently closed the sale of a 150-unit active adult community in Memphis, Tennessee. Built in 1985 and sold for $8.55 million, or $57,000 per unit, this community exchanged hands with a 94% occupancy rate.  The undisclosed seller of Tranquility at Hickory Hill offered to rebuild 10 extra units destroyed by a fire, bringing the total unit count to 160. Tranquility, sitting on 13 acres with 162,000 square feet, had an annualized revenue of $1.25 million and $500,000 of EBITDA, resulting in a 5.9% cap rate at the time of closing. The buyer is a multifamily-focused investment group based in southern... Read More »
New SNF Consulting Firm Formed

New SNF Consulting Firm Formed

Let’s just admit it. The skilled nursing sector could use a lot of advice right now, especially on the labor front. Our old friend, Daren Cortese, who sold his Brinton Woods nursing home company back in April 2020 (good timing), has just launched his newest venture. It is called Nursing Facility Solutions LLC and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Daren has seen the good, the bad and the ugly in his 30-year experience in the skilled nursing business, and we suppose he wants to put that knowledge to good use for the industry during these tough times. He will be focusing on financial management services, which include acquisition analysis and valuation support, as well as budgeting, strategic... Read More »
NHI’s Occupancy and Rent Deferrals Rise

NHI’s Occupancy and Rent Deferrals Rise

Another month gone and another month of occupancy gains for National Health Investors’ major tenants, according to the REIT’s latest business update. The largest operating partner, Bickford Senior Living with 42 properties in NHI’s portfolio, saw occupancy rise from 80.3% in August 2021 to 80.7% in September, for a 40-basis point increase. Holiday Retirement saw a month-to-month gain of 140 basis points from 77.5% to 78.9%, which was restated retroactively to reflect the sale of its Fort Wayne, Indiana property. Occupancy for the 18 properties still rose to 78.2% in September. And Senior Living Communities, across nine properties, saw occupancy increase 50 basis points from 80.4% to 80.9%.... Read More »
Knapp-Stahler Group Announce Three Closings

Knapp-Stahler Group Announce Three Closings

The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap is heating up heading into NIC’s Fall Conference, announcing three closings across the country. Nick Stahler and Jeff Gabele first sold a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Lexington, Kentucky on behalf of a large publicly traded operator. Built in 1986 and renovated/expanded in 2011, the property is in good physical condition. Operationally, however, it experienced significant setbacks during the pandemic, but census rebounded somewhat by the end of the sales process at 70%. That allowed the original offering price to stand, but it remains undisclosed. Dwight Capital arranged acquisition financing for the buyer, a high-net-worth... Read More »
Tryko Partners Grows in the Garden State

Tryko Partners Grows in the Garden State

Tryko Partners is adding to its Northeast portfolio with the acquisition of a large skilled nursing/assisted living facility in Allendale, New Jersey. Family-owned for more than 50 years, The Allendale Community for Senior Living features 299 beds and 146,000 square feet of skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care services. It primarily drew referrals from Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack and Hackensack University – Pascack Valley Medical Center. Tryko is planning a significant capital improvement project for the community, which should increase its appeal and hospitality focus. Tryko also has several nearby operations that give it a local scale, including Oakland... Read More »
Tucson Senior Community Sells

Tucson Senior Community Sells

An active adult community in Tucson, Arizona found a new owner thanks to Alex Snyder, Hamid Panahi and Lane Schwartz of Marcus & Millichap’s Tucson and West Los Angeles offices. The team represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the deal. Built in 1963, Coronado Vista Courtyard features 40 units and 21,600 total square feet. It sold to a private investor (procured by the M&M team) for $3.2 million, or $80,000 per unit. No other details were disclosed.  Read More »
The Ensign Group Shines, Again

The Ensign Group Shines, Again

We have still not figured out how The Ensign Group continues to outperform the rest of the skilled nursing industry when so many companies and providers are still hurting, with many of them still not able to make lease payments in full. For the past year, we have wondered if the only way to perform as well as they have is to cook the books, so to speak. That idea was discarded, and while we know they operate their model with each facility run by a mini-CEO with full local decision-making responsibilities and run it successfully, we continue to scratch our heads and wonder why others can’t do what they do. It just must be the culture, but obviously, one that needs to be mimicked by others,... Read More »
CBRE Arranges Acquisition Financing for Alabama Community

CBRE Arranges Acquisition Financing for Alabama Community

CBRE Senior Housing’s Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root have arranged acquisition financing for a 113-unit senior living community in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on behalf of a joint venture between Winterpast Capital Partners and Broadview Real Estate Partners. The $9.5 million, non-recourse, four-year loan has a full-term of interest only and an extension option through a regional bank. Pine Valley Retirement Community comprises 98 independent living units (including 38 patio homes) and 15 assisted living units, and features an activity room, garden and a beauty salon. The venture intends to put $2.4 million into it for capital improvements following the closing of the deal. Vitality Living,... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Virginia Acquisition

Marcus & Millichap Facilitates Virginia Acquisition

English Meadows Senior Living, a Mid-Atlantic owner/operator of 11 communities, added another community to its Virginia portfolio with the purchase of White Oaks at Williamsburg. Built in 2015 and opened in early 2017, the 48-unit memory care community is located in Williamsburg. It features three buildings with 16 units in each. Phoenix, Arizona-based New Dawn Assisted Living was the original developer of this property (plus another in Richmond) but filed for bankruptcy protection before finishing either project.   A private investor with a seniors housing portfolio in the Midwest had purchased the Williamsburg project in 2016 for $7.5 million and finished construction soon... Read More »
Greystone Arranges Financing for Texas Community

Greystone Arranges Financing for Texas Community

Greystone’s Tyler Armstrong originated a $28.3 million loan to refinance a 96-unit seniors housing community in North Richland Hills, Texas owned by StoneCreek Real Estate Partners. The Freddie Mac Optigo non-recourse financing has a 10-year term, 30-year amortization schedule and five-year interest-only period. With it, StoneCreek will take out a $15.6 million construction loan provided by Origin Bank in 2017. Built in 2019 and operated by Civitas Senior Living, StoneCreek of North Richland Hills provides independent living, assisted living and memory care units across its five-acre property. Despite opening just a couple of years ago, it already boasts an occupancy of 98%. Units range... Read More »