• Public REIT Lands Portfolio in Competitive Sale

    A portfolio of Class-A seniors housing communities sold in the Southeast to an undisclosed publicly traded REIT. Featuring six assets in Georgia and South Carolina, the portfolio totaled 156 independent living, 200 assisted living and 70 memory care units. The communities were built between 2017 and 2022 by a Southeast-based developer. Occupancy... Read More »
  • Regional Owner/Operator Acquires Ocala AL Community

    The third and final asset in the Hampton Manor portfolio has sold with the help of Brad Clousing and Dan Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Hampton Manor Deerwood in Ocala, Florida, was built in 2005 and expanded in 2016 to now feature 61 units of assisted living. The property is stabilized, so the new owner can hit the ground... Read More »
  • Second Generation Operator Divests SNF Portfolio to PE Firm

    A Northeast-based private equity firm engaged Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial Real Estate in its plan to enter a new state. The firm has an existing skilled nursing footprint, and had specific acquisition criteria, which narrowed the focus down to a few potential targets.  The company ultimately acquired a five-facility, 506-bed skilled... Read More »
  • CIBC Springs Ahead with Deal Flow

    CIBC has been hard at work this Spring, successfully closing several acquisition financings for senior care clients across the country. The largest was a $51.5 million term loan that supported the purchase of four skilled nursing facilities in Illinois totaling 586 beds. Historical performance trended positively over the last two years across the... Read More »
  • National Healthcare Properties Kicks Off IPO Push

    National Healthcare Properties, Inc. launched its public offering of 38.5 million shares of its Class A common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-11 filed with the SEC. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $13.00 and $16.00 per share, and the company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to... Read More »

Ziegler Closes Bank Acquisition Financing

The transactions keep coming from Ziegler, which closed $17.7 million in taxable bank financing for the acquisition of The View Alexandria by Goodwin Living, formerly Goodwin House. Goodwin Living acquired the property from Pinnacle Living this spring, adding to its two other senior living communities in northern Virginia.  The $17.775 million taxable loan was placed with Truist Bank. It has a five-year commitment period at pricing of 1 Month SOFR plus 2.00% with three years of interest only and a 25-year amortization. To mitigate interest rate risk, Goodwin Living worked with Ziegler Structured Products to implement a fixed payor swap for the five-year commitment period on the entire... Read More »

Joint Venture Building High-End Nashville Community

A joint venture between Ryan Companies, LCS and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital broke ground on Clarendale West End, a planned 261,000-square-foot, five-story seniors housing community in Nashville’s West End district. Situated near Vanderbilt University and downtown Nashville, the property will offer 172 independent living, assisted living and memory care units, with plentiful amenities. Rents will start at $4,400 a month for independent living, $6,000 for assisted living and $7,200 for memory care. Ryan Cos. is the developer and builder for the project, Ryan A+E Inc. is the architect of record, and Direct Supply Aptura is the development’s interior designer. Plus, upon completion in... Read More »

Del Webb Adds Another Active Adult Development

Active adult developer Del Webb has announced plans for the development of a state-of-the-art active adult community in southeast Michigan, The community, Kensington Ridge by Del Webb, will include over 600 homes and resort-style amenities. Plans are also in place for a 15,000-square-foot clubhouse on a 43-acre lake with a dock for fishing, kayaking and paddleboarding, an indoor pool, a fitness center, pickleball courts, walking paths, a community garden and gazebos.  Kensington Ridge by Del Webb will serve as the third active adult community in Michigan under Del Webb developments. Bluffs at Spring Hill and Turtle Creek in Lyon Township are two recent active adult communities built within... Read More »

Sonida Senior Living Announces Earnings

We are truly glad to see that Sonida Senior Living (formerly Capital Senior Living) is seeing improvements in census, contract labor use, rates and revenues. We are sure outgoing CEO Kim Lody wanted to leave with some upbeat news. Census (84% at quarter end) is now just 50 basis points below the pre-pandemic level. But as we have repeatedly said, pre-pandemic was not so good for the industry. We really have to look at three to four years before the pandemic as a goal. Several quarters ago we found a “typo” in the quarterly earnings release, which made the financial performance look better. After our reporting, they then issued a corrected release. In this second quarter 2022 earnings... Read More »

Dwight Mortgage Trust Closes Acquisition Loan

Dwight Capital’s affiliate, Dwight Mortgage Trust, has successfully closed acquisition financing totaling $27 million for four assisted living communities in the state of New York. The portfolio consisted of three communities in Jamestown: Tanglewood Manor, Memory Garden and Comfort Today. There was also The Magnolia in Frewsburg, New York. Altogether, the four communities combined for 293 units of assisted living and memory care. Dwight’s Josh Levin originated the transaction. The buyer of the portfolio was Culture Care Senior Living, led by CEO Gary Rohinsky.  Read More »

Berkadia Provides Pacific Northwest Financing

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare announced a combined $48 million in financing for three seniors housing communities in the Pacific Northwest. First, in Washington, Berkadia refinanced a 105-unit assisted living community through Freddie Mac. The borrower secured a $27 million, sub-60% LTV loan, with a 10-year interest-only term. Built in 2015 in Washington, the community was 92% occupied at the time of the refinancing, performing well during the pandemic. Next was a $16.21 million acquisition bridge loan arranged for an assisted living/memory care community in Washington. Berkadia provided the loan plus funding for capex and closing costs through its proprietary lending program.... Read More »

Ziegler Finances North Carolina Acquisition

Chicago-based investment bank Ziegler continues its busy month, arranging acquisition financing for Well-Spring Obligated Group. Ziegler closed three taxable loans for the company to acquire a CCRC in Greensboro, North Carolina, and expand its services as a multi-site senior living operator. Also acting as the swap advisor, Ziegler was able to facilitate the execution of a forward-starting swap ultimately entering into the swap three months in advance of closing which resulted in the interest rate being 0.55% lower than closing. Pinnacle Bank served as the lender for the transaction. Built in 2003, the target sits on 47 acres in Burlington, North Carolina. Amenities include a woodworking... Read More »

Welltower Comes Out with Q2 Earnings

Welltower reported yet another active quarter of acquisitions and investments, completing $1.6 billion of pro rata gross investments, including $1.1 billion in acquisitions and loan funding, as well as $448 million in development funding in the second quarter. One of the largest acquisitions was when the REIT acquired a portfolio of 25 active adult communities in non-coastal East Coast and Midwest markets, including 20 newer vintage properties and five properties currently in development, for $502 million or $172,000 per unit. In addition to that acquisition, the company bought an assisted living/memory care community in Bakersfield, California for $22 million, or $203,700, per unit, with... Read More »

JLL Handles Oakmont Portfolio Sale to Welltower

Amid Welltower’s latest earnings release, the REIT announced the acquisition of six seniors housing communities in California, and it was revealed that Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, Oakmont Senior Living, in the deal. The combined purchase price for the portfolio was $312 million, or $520,000 per unit, but the transaction effectively could be separated into two portfolios: three assisted living/memory care communities and three entrance-fee CCRCs.  Oakmont developed all of the properties with Gallaher Companies, including opening the three AL/MC communities in 2021. Located in Fullerton, Simi Valley and Roseville, the communities total 263... Read More »

CFG Provides Simi Valley Refinance

Capital Funding Group (CFG) announced that it provided a $40 million loan to refinance an assisted living/memory care community in Simi Valley, California, with Meridian Capital Group arranging the transaction. Griffin Living, a large privately held real estate developer, obtained the loan, which repaid an existing construction loan and provided a return of capital to the owners while the community was still in lease-up. Opened in February 2022, the Class A community has 75 assisted living and 27 memory care units, and was over 50% preleased. This was the second financing CFG has executed for Griffin Living’s California community portfolio. In June 2022, CFG also closed a $32.9 million... Read More »

Pennant Releases Q2 Earnings

The Pennant Group, Inc. has announced second quarter earnings for the year, coming out with adjusted diluted earnings of $0.14 per share, which is down from the year-ago quarter’s $0.17 per share but in line with various expectations. It seemed that more focused operations and portfolio pruning offset labor and inflationary headwinds. It also appears that momentum is building in the seniors housing market as strong occupancy and revenue per occupied room growth occurred throughout the quarter. Senior living average occupancy for the second quarter was 76.5%, an increase of 380 basis points over the prior year quarter, and average monthly revenue per occupied room for the second quarter was... Read More »