


CIT Helps Refinance Florida Assisted Living Portfolio
CIT Group, through its Healthcare Finance business, served as sole lead arranger for a $64 million loan used to refinance three assisted living communities in Florida owned by the borrower, Virtus Real Estate Capital. Totaling more than 350 AL and memory care units, the properties are located in Clermont, Stuart and Tavares, Florida. That comes out to over $180,000 per unit in financing. Not bad for these central Florida locations. Read More »
May’s M&A Deal Boom
Do buyer’s see a bottom? That is one explanation for the incredibly busy start to May, which has seen 21 acquisitions announced, so far, according to our M&A database DealSearchOnline. And that does not include deals that may bubble to the surface in the coming weeks. So, with seniors housing occupancy still relatively low and the labor supply and cost problem not diminishing, why are so many increasing their interests in the senior care market? Those problems may well be the answer, if buyers believe we are at an operational bottom for the industry. It seems a number of big companies are betting that’s the case, with a number of them announcing large acquisitions and initiatives that... Read More »
Another Valuation Metric for the 2018 Seniors Housing M&A Market
In a year when both the assisted living and independent living average cap rates rose, how did the sectors’ average Gross Income Multiples (GIM) change year over year? Well, they accordingly fell off their 2017 levels, mirroring their changes in cap rate, according to The Seniors Housing Acquisition & Investment Report. The average independent living GIM fell to its lowest point in five years at 5.0x, while the assisted living GIM dropped 70 basis points to 3.2x, also a five-year low. The difference between the sectors can be explained by the higher risk of owning assisted living communities. The IL market, on the other hand, has seen far less new construction and more stable occupancy... Read More »Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending May 10, 2019
Check out our recent senior care M&A deals! Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice United Church Homes, Inc.Brookdale Miami TownshipN/A AMS Acquisitions LLCGillette Towers$13 million Kandu Capital, LLCWellington at Kokomo$5 million Methodist Retirement CommunitiesMirador$20.35... Read More »
Love Funding Funds Florida Development
A new assisted living community will open in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, thanks to a $16.3 million HUD loan secured by Ken Charbauski of Love Funding. Located at the site of the former Alba Court Inn Hotel, which was built in 1895 and demolished in 2010, the community will feature 88 assisted living and 21 memory care beds in 93 total units. Adjacent to the four-story building will also be a 4,000-square foot adult day care center being renovated from a shuttered church. Urbanus Development, based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the project’s developer, with Miami Beach-based MIA Senior Living coming in as the operator. The non-recourse loan featured a 40-year term following the construction... Read More »
Cascade Capital Continues to Grow
Cascade Capital Group announced a few large transactions totaling 15 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities with more than 1,550 licensed beds for a combined purchase price of $130 million. In one of the transactions, Cascade purchased eight skilled nursing facilities in California that are being leased to The Ensign Group and The Providence Group, with the majority going to Ensign. Five have been transitioned and three more will be transitioned over the next few months. Sector Financial provided senior financing for the acquisition and Formation Lending Group provided the mezzanine debt. In the second transaction, Cascade acquired five skilled nursing facilities and two assisted... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Coming Through with CCRC Sale
The Tampa team of Cushman & Wakefield including Allen McMurtry, Paul Carr and David Kliewer represented the seller of a 228-unit CCRC that filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Developed in 2011 with three interconnected buildings that feature 125 independent living, 44 assisted living, 18 memory care and 41 skilled nursing units, the property was previously owned by the not-for-profit Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation. It was 82% occupied at the time of the sale, and despite the February 8th bankruptcy filing stayed the course, operationally. The Woodlands, Texas-based not-for-profit Methodist Retirement Communities stepped in as the buyer, paying $20.35 million, or... Read More »
Your Census, and Sales and Marketing Staff
Continuing Steve’s Fireside Chat series, he asks are operators really managing their sales and marketing staff to get the most from them? A more hands-on approach from their Executive Directors and corporate management may help. Read More »
CBRE Refinances DiNapoli Portfolio
DiNapoli Capital Partners has refinanced five of its California senior living properties, thanks to a structured ARM loan originated by Andrew Behrens, Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE. All acquired individually over the last four years, these communities total 560 units and vary in their ages, ranging from the 1980s to 2008, but have been fully repositioned to compete with the newer builds in each of their respective markets. Integral Senior Living operates three of the communities, with two in southern California and one in northern California, and Westmont Senior Living manages the two communities in Roseville in the Sacramento area. DiNapoli spent well over $115... Read More »