


Long Island 55+ Developer Gets Equity Investment
A brand-new age-restricted town home community is going up in the Long Island hamlet of Mount Sinai, thanks in part to $18 million of joint venture equity secured by Evan Pariser, Rob Hinckley, Nicco Lupo and Sophie Cohen of JLL Capital Markets. Sculptor Capital Management Inc., formerly known as Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, provided the equity. Ornstein Leyton Company (OLC) is developing the community, which will feature 91 for-sale homes. It is OLC’s fifth active adult community branded under “The Vineyards.” In 2018, Messrs. Pariser and Hinckley (when they were with HFF) also helped raise equity for the development of another community in Center Moriches, New York (also Long... Read More »
M&T Realty Refinances Seattle-Area Senior Living
M&T Realty Capital Corporation closed the refinance of an 87-unit seniors housing community in the Seattle suburb of Bothell, Washington. Managing Director Steve Muth, in collaboration with Christopher Tesla in M&T’s Seattle office, went through Freddie Mac’s OptigoSM program, which provides cash loans, bond credit enhancements, tax-exempt loans, and other financing options to affordable housing properties. The $12.3 million loan was structured with a 10-year term and fixed rate, with a full term of interest-only payments. It closed at 49% loan-to-value, putting the value of the community above $25.1 million, or $288,500 per unit. Read More »
Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending December 6, 2019
Check out our recent senior care M&A transactions! Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Maisons VivaltoFloralies Lachine & Floralies LaSalle$60.32 million The Ensign Group, Inc.4 skilled nursing facilitiesN/A The Ensign Group, Inc.Mission Palms Post AcuteN/A Senior Living WestOrangeburg Manor$4.5... Read More »
SLIB Sells Atrium Health Portfolio
Ryan Saul and Jason Punzel of Senior Living Investment Brokerage sold a portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities and three assisted living communities in Wisconsin that were placed into receivership in September 2018 when their for-profit owner/operator, Atrium Health and Senior Living, was unable to fulfill its financial obligations. SLIB was hired by a Wisconsin-based receiver to solicit offers, and the court approved the sale to a regional based owner/operator headquartered in Illinois with other communities in Wisconsin and the Midwest. The new owner plans to focus on building census by incentivizing local leadership and investing capital into the communities to attract quality... Read More »
Watermark Retirement Communities and JV Partner Acquire Two Assets
The joint venture between Titan Development and EverWest Real Estate Investors decided to sell two of its “Élan” assets in the Southwest. Each property features 77 assisted living and 36 memory care units, for a total of 220 units with 226 beds. The Austin, Texas property opened in late 2016, and just after, the Albuquerque community opened in early 2017 within the 60-acre Santa Monica Place master plan, which consists of 460 new, Class-A multifamily units (developed by Titan Development and Alliance Residential), a 130-unit independent living community operated by Resort Lifestyle Communities, and 150 new single family homes ranging in price from $275,000 to $400,000. Seems like a good... Read More »
Assisted Community Sells on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Bob Gaines of Colliers International headed to Maryland’s Eastern Shore to sell a 32-bed assisted living/memory care community. Located in the upscale 55+ beach community of Ocean Pines, which features amenities like an 18-hole golf course, two marinas, five swimming pools, a yacht club, country club, tennis club, hiking trails and, of course, beach access, this property was previously owned by a well-known local operator. Built in 2001, it consists of two 9,600-square foot buildings, each with 16 private units. Mr. Gaines sold the property to a private owner/operator intent on improving the operating margin, which was apparently already strong. The purchase price came to $5.5 million, or... Read More »
Helios Helps with Short-Term Refinance
With a maturing mortgage looming, the owners of a recently expanded assisted living/memory care community in Evansville, Indiana decided to refinance with the help of Mario Wilson and Bill Janis of Helios Healthcare Advisors. Originally purchased in 2012, the community underwent a complete renovation and re-opened in 2015 as Evansville’s first stand-alone memory care community. Shortly after lease-up, ownership decided to then add traditional assisted living units and services. However, their first mortgage was set to mature, and with an incomplete expansion project, the owners needed a short-term refinance solution. So, Helios arranged a 24-month, interest-only loan that took out the... Read More »
Negative Operating Margins for SNFs?
Always be careful about terminology in health care, and make sure you understand what things mean, like operating margin. It is always important to understand the definitions of certain terms, especially when it comes to health care. There has been a lot of news lately about how the median “operating margin” for skilled nursing facilities nationally has now sunk below zero. I have to admit, this drives me crazy. The implication is that for the median nursing facility, it is operating at a breakeven level….from operations. Operations are usually defined as labor, food, maintenance, utilities, basically everything that is needed to “operate” the facility. As I said last week, if half... Read More »
Two More Tennessee Transactions From SLIB
After acquiring two skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee as part of a larger portfolio deal, a regional real estate owner, who focuses more on the CCRC market, decided to divest the properties with the help of Ryan Saul, Daniel Geraghty and Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Located about 60 miles southwest of Nashville, the Mount Pleasant facility has 72 skilled nursing beds and 30 independent living units. Built in 1980 with additions in 1982 and 1996, it was 85% occupied and was losing about $200,000 annually. Originally built in 1967 with a renovation in 1988, the Lenoir City facility (Knoxville MSA) features 104 beds with a vacant 16-unit assisted living portion... Read More »