• 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 »
  • SLIB Closes Sale of Remaining Guardian Healthcare Assets

    The final three assets part of the Guardian Healthcare portfolio that fell into bankruptcy have sold after receiving HUD TPA (Transfer of Physical Assets) approval. Ryan Saul and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale.  The whole eight-facility portfolio was originally marketed by Senior Living Investment... Read More »
  • 1st Quarter Investor Call

    On Thursday April 24th, The SeniorCare Investor was joined by three expert panelists from the M&A and financing worlds to discuss case studies on deals that are closing right now (but would not have closed 12 months ago). Watch the webinar here. Read More »
  • Southeast Owner/Operator Secures HUD Refinancing

    Berkadia’s Steve Muth and Andrew Lanzaro closed two loans totaling $5.1 million using HUD’s 232/223(f) program for a Southeast-based owner/operator of seniors housing communities and a repeat Berkadia client. The refinancing paid off the remaining bank debt for a crossed pool of four assets in Mississippi comprising 157 total units (149 assisted... Read More »
  • Dwight Capital and Dwight Mortgage Trust Close Impressive Q1:25 Activity

    Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, closed $521 million in seniors housing financings during the first quarter. The transactions included significant bridge and HUD loans for skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities in multiple states. DMT provided a $54.6 million bridge loan to finance the acquisition... Read More »
Fairstead Acquires Another Section 8 Senior Apartment Community

Fairstead Acquires Another Section 8 Senior Apartment Community

It’s been less than a month since Fairstead, a fully-integrated real estate firm focused on the development, acquisition and operation of affordable and mixed-income housing, purchased a 123-unit affordable senior apartment complex in Sunrise, Florida. But, the firm is doubling down on its strategy and acquired another complex in South Florida.  Its newest target is Gould House, a 101-unit Section 8 seniors housing apartment building in Boca Raton. Located in the 100+ acre Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Campus, the 30-year old community will receive a $6 million renovation, including upgrades made to all apartments, new kitchens, bathrooms, lighting, HVAC, flooring and... Read More »
Four Refinancings From Lancaster Pollard

Four Refinancings From Lancaster Pollard

Lancaster Pollard announced a series of refinancings for both skilled nursing and seniors housing clients, for over $70 million in total volume across four transactions. First up, Oriol Health Care, a family-owned business, obtained a $16.2 million HUD loan to consolidate their debt with one lender, eliminate interest rate risk associated with a swap, fund repairs and also reimburse capital expenditures at its 123-bed skilled nursing facility in Holden, Massachusetts. The Oriol family built the facility in 1965 but recently expanded it to include a respiratory care unit, a home health care business and therapy services. They own one other facility in the state. Aaron Becker and Adam Walter... Read More »
JLL Handles Youngstown, Ohio Sale

JLL Handles Youngstown, Ohio Sale

A large senior care campus in Youngstown, Ohio sold earlier this year in a deal handled by Mike Garbers of JLL Capital Markets. Previously owned by a not-for-profit, it was built in stages and now features approximately 300 units spanning the whole senior care spectrum. It was considered a value-add opportunity with some capex needs, and private ownership can usually come in and make some quick expense adjustments at a former not-for-profit operation.   Indeed, a for-profit owner stepped in to buy the property at an undisclosed price. This was their first acquisition, but the principal does have experience in seniors housing operations. The deal apparently closed pre-COVID, so some... Read More »
From Atria Senior Living to Elegance Living

From Atria Senior Living to Elegance Living

Baltimore, Maryland-based Elegance Living, LLC recently named Josh Krull as its CEO. After 13 years at Atria Senior Living. Most recently serving as Senior Vice President – Operations Chief of Staff, Krull worked closely with Atria’s COO to oversee operations of communities across North America.   He will be taking over leadership of a company with 46 communities under management in 16 states and approximately 4,150 units, which include 750 units under development. The new developments are located in California (587 units), Washington (73 units) and Virginia (90 units). Two of the communities in California (in Dublin and Novato) are set to open later this year, as... Read More »
CIBC Bank Closes Two Cash-Out Refinances

CIBC Bank Closes Two Cash-Out Refinances

CIBC Bank USA announced a couple of cash-out refinances for skilled nursing clients, both deals closing last week. The first was arranged for Strawberry Fields REIT to recapture equity at its 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Muncie, Indiana, which the REIT acquired in November 2019 for $3.15 million in cash.   Built in 1972, the facility was operating at the time of the sale at 72% occupancy, with a 72% Medicaid, 19% private pay and 9% Medicare census. It is also part of an Indiana county hospital UPL tie-up with Henry County Hospital and is being consulted by Infinity Healthcare Management. Strawberry Fields REIT had been leasing and subletting the property from the seller since... Read More »
Ziegler Secures Short-Term and Long-Term Debt for CCRC Client

Ziegler Secures Short-Term and Long-Term Debt for CCRC Client

The bank bond placements keep coming from Ziegler, and the specialty investment bank has already announced several in the last few weeks for not-for-profit CCRC clients. The latest was arranged for a 362-bed/unit CCRC in Manheim, Pennsylvania, that is sponsored by the not-for-profit Pleasant View Communities. Just like Ziegler’s refinance of a CCRC in Texas announced last week, Truist was involved in the deal, as was Fulton Bank, to provide both short-term and long-term debt.  A couple of planned expansion projects spurred the refinance. Opened in 1954 and growing to include 152 independent living apartments and cottages, 95 personal care (assisted living) units and 115 skilled nursing... Read More »
Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending June 26, 2020

Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending June 26, 2020

It was a slow week, but some senior care deals were still announced. Check out our latest senior care M&A deal chart. Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Hampstead Development PartnersJackson ApartmentsN/A Tryko PartnersHarlee Manor/Springfield CommonsN/A Cadence Living/Dylan InvestmentsTanner... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Secures Acquisition Financing For Washington State Portfolio

Carnegie Capital Secures Acquisition Financing For Washington State Portfolio

JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital is at it again, returning to the Pacific Northwest to close on acquisition financing for a portfolio of assisted living communities in Washington State. This closing comes just a couple of weeks after Mr. Stettin arranged $7.74 million in acquisition financing for four assisted living communities in rural Oregon. The details of that deal can be found here.  Back to Washington State, where the four other assisted living communities are located. Previously owned by Enlivant, they totaled 185 units, but the new owner, a private fund based in Arizona, will initiate a conversion project resulting in 193 units, split between 87 for assisted living... Read More »
KeyBank Arranges Financing For Low-Income Seniors Housing

KeyBank Arranges Financing For Low-Income Seniors Housing

Working on behalf of Hampstead Development Partners, a San Diego-based real estate company that focuses on developing and preserving affordable housing, KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment secured acquisition, construction and permanent financing for a new affordable senior apartment community in Salt Lake City, Utah.   Originally built in 1916, the four-story building features 80 units and will be renovated by Hampstead. The unit mix features studios and one-bedroom floorplans averaging 416 square feet, and all units cater to residents earning 60% of the area’s median income. In addition, 20% of the units are reserved for non-seniors, while the rest will be restricted to... Read More »
Monticello Announces Memphis-Area Refinance

Monticello Announces Memphis-Area Refinance

A couple of skilled nursing facilities located around Memphis, Tennessee found first lien debt financing through MONTICELLOAM, LLC and its affiliates (Monticello). These facilities averaged around 50 years in age, and totaled 336 beds. No details were released on their operating performance or census.   Their owner, an experienced owner/operator with a portfolio of more than 8,750 licensed beds across the county, had worked with Monticello multiple times in the last several years to fund other skilled nursing acquisitions, and turned to them again to refinance the two facilities with $41.0 million in first lien debt, or $122,000 per bed.   Read More »
New Perspective Opens New Wisconsin Community

New Perspective Opens New Wisconsin Community

New Perspective Senior Living is operating a new community in Franklin, Wisconsin (Milwaukee MSA). It’s certainly a tough time to open your doors, but apparently initial move-ins have already started and even exceeded initial expectations. We hope it continues throughout the summer.  Featuring 149 units, the community caters to independent living, assisted living and memory care residents on its six-acre campus, which is directly adjacent to the Milwaukee Milkmen baseball stadium. Games start early next month, in case you were wondering.   The two-story lobby and reception area include fireplaces, water features and natural stone appointments. There are also several... Read More »