• Healthcare REIT Divests SNF to In-Place Operating Partner

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage returned to West Des Moines, Iowa, to sell a skilled nursing facility that it had previously sold in 2019. A healthcare REIT was the buyer back then and is now selling the facility to its in-place regional operating partner. Built in 2004, Arbor Springs features 56 beds on an attractive four-acre campus about 10... Read More »
  • Near-Stabilized AL/MC Community Lands Refinance

    Carnegie Capital closed a bridge refinance for a 50-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Houston, Texas MSA. Four years ago, the property was bought by a California-based operator with a growing footprint in Texas. Performance was approximately two to three months from stabilization, but with the acquisition loan maturity looming, a... Read More »
  • Record-Setting HUD Express Lane Application to Commitment

    Cambridge Realty Capital provided a $6.15 million loan to refinance Avalon Memory Care Keller, a 50-bed stand-alone memory care community in Keller, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth MSA). The fully amortized, 35-year HUD loan was provided for the owner, a Texas limited liability company, that wished to recast bank debt into a long-term non-recourse... Read More »
  • Large Healthcare Owner Receives Financing

    An owner of more than 80 healthcare properties spanning nine states secured bridge and working capital financing for its skilled nursing portfolio in Washington. The financing includes a $40 million bridge loan and a $6 million working capital line of credit, with a 36-month initial term. MONTICELLOAM provided the funding. Read More »
  • Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

    A couple of assisted living and memory care communities in Eastern Tennessee recently traded hands. The two properties comprise more than 100 units. A Chicago-based investor aligned with the seller’s long-term vision for the communities acquired the assets, and partnered with a regional operator that was looking to grow their presence in the... Read More »

Oklahoma SNF Sells to Regional Operator

Plains Commercial announced the sale of Hobart Living Center, a skilled nursing facility in Hobart, Oklahoma (Oklahoma City MSA). Built in the 1960s, the facility comprises 58 beds and sits on 3.7 acres. The seller is an Oklahoma-based operator that was looking to downsize its portfolio. The facility was sold to a regional operator with a geographic footprint in the area that was looking to grow. Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial handled the transaction. In April 2022, Mr. Morris sold three skilled nursing facilities in Tulsa and Cushing, Oklahoma that consisted of 243 licensed beds. That seller was a local operator looking to exit the industry, while the buyer ended up being one of the... Read More »

Ziegler Announces Multiple Financings

Ziegler announced the closing of $42.4 million of Cinderella Bank Placement bonds and a $7 million taxable revolving line of credit for Rose Villa, an Oregon not-for-profit corporation. Operating as a CCRC on 21.5 acres just southeast of Portland, Oregon, the community comprises 261 independent living units, 16 skilled nursing beds and 16 residential care (assisted living) beds. In addition, Rose Villa’s Phase III project consists of 41 new independent living units, and a replacement supportive care neighborhood opened in July 2022. The Phase III project is 100% presold. The borrower will use the proceeds of the Series 2022 bonds, and other available funds, to refinance the Series 2014A... Read More »

East Boston SNF Acquired by NY-Based Investor

An established skilled nursing facility up for sale in East Boston received six competitive offers before a New York-based real estate investment firm with a significant New England portfolio emerged as the buyer. Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors’ Steve Thomes, Ryan Kelly and Connor Doherty handled the transaction. Built in 1952 and expanded in 1965, Advocate Healthcare of East Boston operated with 139 beds (but was licensed for 165) and stands five stories tall. The seller was an owner/operator that invested in a substantial renovation of the adult day care wing as well as general improvements throughout the facility. Additionally, the facility received a Determination of Need... Read More »

Optima Living/Axium Infrastructure Announce Major Canadian Acquisition

Optima Living and Axium Infrastructure joint ventured to acquire eight seniors housing communities from British Columbia-based H&H Total Care Services for approximately C$300 million (US$218.3 million), or $275,000 per unit (US$199,900 per unit). The portfolio comprises 1,092 units consisting of assisted living, independent living, skilled nursing and complex care, with an average building age of 10 years. Three of the communities opened in 2019. Two of the communities are in Red Deer and one is in Airdrie, Alberta. Five communities are in Kamloops, Surrey, Penticton, Duncan and Vernon, British Columbia.  Mark Gallagher, BJ Bhal and Dave Kalinowsky of Newmark served as the broker on... Read More »

VIUM Capital Closes Four Acquisition Loans

The acquisition loans keep coming from VIUM Capital, which closed out September with four closings totaling more than $120 million in volume. The largest bridge loan, reaching $47.73 million, financed an East Coast-based owner/operator’s purchase of seven skilled nursing facilities in Colorado. Built between 1957 and 2017 (averaging 1999), the portfolio comprises seven skilled nursing facilities and a total of 558 beds in the southwestern part of the state. Before the pandemic, the portfolio was 77% occupied and produced nearly $6.2 million in annual NOI. But throughout the pandemic, occupancy decreased to 65% and NOI dropped. In the end, the portfolio sold for $51.5 million, or $92,300... Read More »

Health Care M&A On Pace for Record Year

Despite a volatile market, healthcare investors are undeterred. Inflation, significant labor issues and declining stock value are major headwinds that should be slowing down activity, but the past few quarters have shown the resilience of the healthcare M&A market. Nearly 1,800 healthcare deals were announced through the end of September, a steep increase from the 1,560 sales reported in the same period in 2021. This year will break records if activity continues at this pace. Investors and dealmakers announced 686 deals in the third quarter, representing a 5% drop from the 731 transactions reported in the second quarter. With all the headwinds hitting the industry, we expected a more... Read More »

KeyBank Returns to Waltonwood Lake Boone

KeyBank Real Estate Capital secured a $53.1 million permanent loan from Fannie Mae for Singh Development, a real estate developer, for its Waltonwood Lake Boone senior living community in Raleigh, North Carolina. Built in 2018, the Class-A community comprises 181 total independent living, assisted living and memory care units. In 2019, Peter Trazzera of KeyBank originally provided a bridge loan for the community, but the new Fannie Mae financing will allow Waltonwood to recapitalize the community with a 10-year fixed rate loan and provide additional capital for future growth within their portfolio. Singh Development currently has 13 communities operating under the Waltonwood brand in... Read More »

SLIB Sells in Texas and Kentucky

Senior Living Investment Brokerage announced a couple of seniors housing transactions this week, starting with the sale of an assisted living/memory care community in Farmers Branch, Texas (Dallas MSA). Built in 1998, The Avenues Of Park Forest comprises 86 units and was sold to a private equity firm for a purchase price of $8.2 million, or $95,000 per bed. Previously owned by a large investment manager and operated by a third-party manager, the community held an occupancy of 45% with revenues just north of $2 million at the time of market, but it was losing more than $500,000 a year. Matthew Alley and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage found the buyer, which specializes in... Read More »

Novellus Living Enters Colorado Market

A large East Coast private equity firm divested its 66-unit assisted living community in Cherry Creek, Colorado, hiring Evans Senior Investments to handle the sale. Evans also helped secure debt for the buyer through its joint venture with Carnegie Capital. That buyer was California-based Novellus Living, which is making its first acquisition in the state after already acquiring facilities in California and Arizona. Built in 2002, the Colorado community sits just outside of Denver and comprises 66 assisted living units. While operating at 67% occupancy at the time of marketing and losing money, the community was able to increase occupancy to 79% throughout the transaction process while... Read More »

60 Seconds With Swett: Q3 Ends on a Down Note

We recorded 133 publicly announced seniors housing and care transactions in the third quarter, for an average of over 44 deals a month. That is the fourth-highest quarterly deal total ever recorded by LevinPro LTC, but is lower than the each of the last three quarters. What is very interesting though is that the rolling-12-month deal total has never been higher. In the period from October 1st, 2021 to September 30th, 2022, we have recorded 553 publicly announced transactions, down just one deal from the previous 12-month span ending August 31st, 2022, and that total has crept up steadily throughout the year. It’s also a preliminary total that is bound to rise. To put it in perspective, the... Read More »

Jonathan Rose Acquires Two Affordable Seniors Housing Communities

Jonathan Rose Cos. announced it has acquired two affordable seniors housing communities, Lakeland Place Apartments and Bowin Place Apartments in Detroit, Michigan, for a combined purchase price of $16.2 million, or $41,200 per unit. The two communities comprise a total of 393 units and sit within 20 miles of each other. Capital One provided HUD financing for both communities. Rose Community Management will manage the assets, and Rose Community Builders will oversee more than $15 million of renovations. Built in 1978 and comprising 200 units with one- and two- bedroom floorplans ranging between 550 and 760 square feet, Lakeland Place Apartments of Waterford sold for $8.2 million to a joint... Read More »