• Kauhale Health Acquires in South Carolina

    Kauhale Health, a Midwest-based firm, announced its second acquisition in seniors housing with a deal in Greenville, South Carolina. Built in 2001, The Parker, comprising 66,765 square feet across 3.5 acres, features 74 assisted living and 17 memory care units. Within the past three years the common areas and more than one third of the units have... Read More »
  • Ahava Healthcare Purchases in Tennessee

    Evans Senior Investments was brought on by Henry County in its divestment of a skilled nursing facility in Paris, Tennessee. Built in 2001, Henry County Healthcare Center comprises 136 beds across five acres. At the time of marketing, it was 43% occupied and cash-flow negative. Since the pandemic, the facility has consistently remained in the 40%... Read More »
  • S&R Handles Texas Land Transaction

    Sherman & Roylance closed the sale of an eight-acre development site in Austin, Texas, which was initially envisioned for a senior living community. However, the buyer, Novak Brothers, plans to leverage their expertise and create a new multifamily development in the location. The property, previously approved by the City of Austin for a... Read More »
  • Green Tree Health Care Takes Over Missouri SNF

    Bethesda Health Group divested a skilled nursing facility in Ellisville, Missouri, to a not-for-profit owner/operator based in New Jersey. Built in 1989 and renovated in 2010, Bethesda Meadow comprises 210 beds. Bethesda Health Group is divesting to streamline operations and focus on a combination of demand, need and efficiency to best care for... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Class-A Community in Washington

    Developed in two phases in 2014 and 2020, Quail Park of Lynnwood comprises 252 units and sits on 15 acres in Lynnwood, Washington (Seattle MSA). The first phase featured 85 independent living/assisted living (ranging from 364 to 1,031 square feet) and 45 memory care units (ranging from 374 to 469 square feet). The community was fully leased with... Read More »
Berkadia Closes Seven Financings

Berkadia Closes Seven Financings

Berkadia announced $177 million in financings across seven deals, with Bianca Andujo, Ed Williams, Jay Healy, Rafael Nobo and Chris Cain working on the transactions. There were four HUD loans, the largest being a $62 million arranged by Mr. Williams for a senior living community in Portland, Oregon. At 70% loan-to-value, the financing retired a Berkadia-arranged 232/223(a)(7) loan from 2021 and a surplus cash note provided by Berkadia’s Proprietary Lending Group.  Mr. Williams also secured a $13.65 million loan for a 100-unit assisted living/memory care community in Arizona that qualified for reduced seasoning and refinanced a cash-out loan originated in late 2021. The cash-out loan... 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 »
Berkadia Adds Steve Muth to Team

Berkadia Adds Steve Muth to Team

M&A and lending activity is on the up as investors look to re-enter or expand their presence in the market, and Berkadia is growing their team to handle what they expect will be a busy year. The company has added Managing Director Steve Muth to Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, serving on the mortgage banking platform. Mr. Muth will report to SVP, Head of FHA and Seniors Housing Finance Steve Ervin. Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed more than $600 million in combined investment sales and financing in 2021 and ended the year as the top-ranking Freddie Mac Lender for Seniors Housing. The team’s 42 transactions encompassed a range of property types across the... Read More »
Berkadia Refinances Five SNFs Across the Country

Berkadia Refinances Five SNFs Across the Country

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare recently announced $47 million in financing for five skilled nursing facilities across the country. Managing Director Jay Healy secured the financing on behalf of the borrowers. First, we have the HUD refinancing of a 40-bed/unit, Medicare-only SNF in Sacramento, California. The $14.45 million, 48% LTV HUD loan retired the construction debt and covered transaction costs for the California-based client. That puts the value of the property at $29.65 million, or around $740,000 per bed. We’ve heard of the high values SNFs command these days, but nothing like that. However, it was built in 2019, was certified for Medicare in August 2019 and only... Read More »
Berkadia Closes Sales in Florida and Virginia

Berkadia Closes Sales in Florida and Virginia

Berkadia’s Tim Cobb and Brooks Minford have announced the closing of two seniors housing communities in Florida and Virginia. First was the sale of Homestead Village Retirement Community, a 176-unit community in Pensacola, Florida. Built in 1993, the community consists of independent, assisted living and memory care units. Twin Light Capital purchased the property from an Alabama-based not-for-profit, and the company intends to implement capital and operational improvements. The not-for-profit decided to sell the community after deciding to focus its efforts on their communities within Alabama.  The other deal saw Virginia-based Robertson Liebler sell Edgeworth Park at New Town, an... Read More »