• 60 Seconds with Swett: Welltower Is on a Roll

    Welltower came out with its first quarter earnings on Tuesday, and surprise, surprise, it was yet another great quarter, and its share price jumped 3.5% immediately upon the news. It was the tenth consecutive quarter in which same store SHOP NOI growth exceeded 20%, at 21.7% in the first quarter. Guidance for same store NOI growth also rose by... Read More »
  • DHC Closes Freddie Mac Financing

    Diversified Healthcare Trust closed a nine-figure Freddie Mac financing secured by seven seniors housing communities in five states. Totaling 1,184 units, the assets are managed by Five Star Senior Living, the operating division of AlerisLife Inc.  The $109 million loan comes with a 10-year term and a 6.22% fixed interest rate, with interest... Read More »
  • CFG Provides Interim Financing

    Last month, Capital Funding Group closed a $53.4 million bridge-to-HUD loan, providing interim financing to facilitate the refinancing of a maturing loan supporting two skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in Victorville, California. CFG intends to refinance the loan into permanent, long-term debt through HUD. Patrick... Read More »
  • Greystone Provides Bridge Financing to Oxford Capital Group

    Greystone provided $41 million in bridge financing to Oxford Capital Group for the acquisition of six assisted living communities totaling 372 beds in Minnesota. The financing was originated by Christopher Clare with assistance from David Young, Ryan Harkins, Ben Rubin, Parker Nielsen and Liam Gallagher. Greystone’s $41 million interest-only,... Read More »
  • 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 »
The Risk of Older SNFs

The Risk of Older SNFs

One would think that the newer skilled nursing facilities would sell with lower cap rates, but that has not always been the case. As can be seen in the graph below (from the just-published 23rd Edition of The Senior Care Acquisition Report), in three of the past five years those nursing facilities over 40 years old sold with the highest average cap rate, and in the two years when they didn’t, all the cap rates were closely clustered. The youngest nursing facilities (less than 20 years old) did not produce the lowest cap rates in many of the years, however. The main reason for this is that when some buyers look at the new skilled nursing facilities, they may be paying a high price per... Read More »
Capital One Bridges to Agency Financing

Capital One Bridges to Agency Financing

Capital One pulled double duty for its client, Healthcare Trust (HTI), arranging more than $145 million in total financing. First, back in December, the firm served as administrative agent and sole lender for an $82 million senior secured credit facility, which provided bridge-to-agency financing for a 23-property seniors housing portfolio located in six states (primarily Michigan and Iowa) in just five weeks. Fast forward to this month, when Capital One added seven of those properties to HTI’s existing Fannie Mae credit facility. The transaction increased the total facility by $64.2 million, to $216.6 million. Read More »
Tryko Partners Grows Again

Tryko Partners Grows Again

A few weeks after HCR ManorCare filed a pre-packaged bankruptcy petition, yet another one of its skilled nursing facilities has been sold. This facility is located in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, which is outside of Philadelphia, and Tryko Partners was the buyer. Built in 1995, the 129-bed facility is located adjacent to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, which is part of the Mercy Health System. Apparently, this was not one of the underperforming facilities operated by HCRMC, as it maintained a four-star rating from CMS and a five-star rating for quality measures. Nice to hear. Tryko’s affiliate, Marquis Health Services, will operate the facility and they expect to invest more than $2.5 million in the... Read More »
KeyBank Does It Again

KeyBank Does It Again

KeyBank Real Estate Capital arranged HUD financing for an eight-property skilled nursing portfolio with 1,063 beds in Texas. The loan amount was $90.8 million, or about $85,400 per bed. KeyBank was the lead in a syndicate of lenders that provided a $315 million bridge loan to a joint venture between Capital Senior Ventures and BlueMountain Capital Management to buy a portfolio of 30 facilities. This latest financing was used to pay off the remaining balance of that bridge loan. John Randolph led the KeyBank team on the financing, which included Grant Saunders and Peter Trazzera from Key’s Healthcare Group. Read More »
Grandbridge Provides Permanent Refinancing

Grandbridge Provides Permanent Refinancing

Speaking of backyards, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital arranged $35 million in Freddie Mac financing for a one-year old assisted living and memory care community in Norwalk, Connecticut. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan has a 30-year amortization. The community is located a mile from our main office. The property was developed by The Shelter Group and its affiliate, Brightview Senior Living, is the manager. We know it well because we had a tour when it opened and attended the first open house. It was built on a very tight piece of land, but they were able to take advantage of the topography for some unique outdoor areas. We assume it is at or close to stabilization otherwise Freddie Mac would... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Closes One In Their Backyard

Evans Senior Investments Closes One In Their Backyard

It is not often that a seniors housing brokerage firm can sell a community in their home town, but the Boulder, Colorado office of Evans Senior Investments was hired to sell a 54-unit independent living community in Boulder. The community, built in 2007, has been averaging an occupancy rate of 93% to 94%, but may have been slightly higher at closing. That high occupancy rate might have something to do with the fact that the majority of the units have two-bedrooms and the majority have more than 1,000 square feet inside the units. Rates range from about $3,000 to $4,500. With an operating margin close to 50%, this must be a very well-run community, since it is also quite small for... Read More »
Thoughts On NIC Dallas

Thoughts On NIC Dallas

The recent spring NIC conference in Dallas was a little more sober than recent conferences. Coming right after Brookdale Senior Living’s various announcements and stock plunge, plus the bankruptcy filing of HCR ManorCare, some people were a bit more circumspect about how the sector was doing. I did continue my poll of private company CEOs and the impact of the flu season on operations. Still batting 1,000, as everyone I asked said the flu was having minimal, if any, impact on census. It was the other factors we highlighted in the March issue. There was something else we noticed. The traditional sessions on things like private equity investing or lending to the senior care market were... Read More »
Florida Attracts Buyers

Florida Attracts Buyers

Florida continues to be a popular state for acquisitions, especially in the cold winter months. Krone Weidler of Marcus & Millichap’s National Seniors Housing Group recently sold a two-property portfolio. The first one was a 90-unit assisted living community in Venice which sold for $6.1 million, or about $67,800 per unit. The community was originally built in 1926 and then renovated in 1995. Occupancy stands at 92% and it is located in the historic section of Venice. It has a total of 40,440 square feet, and sold for $150.84 per square foot. The second property was a 100-unit assisted living community in New Port Richey which sold for $4.3 million, or $43,000 per unit. The... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Big HUD Deal

Ziegler Closes Big HUD Deal

Most people think of the HUD 232 program as a financing tool used by for-profit entities. But not-for-profits can take advantage of the low rates as well. A case in point was the recent $94.3 million HUD loan arranged by Bill Mulligan and Ashley Wilkens of Ziegler for a senior living campus in North Central Florida. With more than 639 units, the loan came in around $147,500 per unit and had an interest rate just under 3.5%. The large campus has 511 unlicensed independent living/board and care units, plus 128 units licensed for assisted living and memory care. The Ziegler team was able to convince HUD that the large IL portion met the HUD parameters because although they were “independent... Read More »
Top Senior Care Facility Is Sold

Top Senior Care Facility Is Sold

Mark Davis of Healthcare Transactions Group sold a 128-bed/unit senior care facility in Maryland that is widely recognized as a preeminent facility of choice in the Washington, D.C. metro area. It has maintained a five-star rating ever since the rating system was started. The skilled nursing portion was originally built in 1958 with additions or renovations in 1965, 1986 and 2000, and currently has 66 beds. The overall occupancy averages 96% with a 48% private pay census, with 24% Medicare and 28% Medicaid. The 62-unit assisted living portion was built in 2000, and average occupancy is 90% and it is all private pay. There are two interconnected and distinct buildings, one for skilled... Read More »
HFF Closes $115 Million Financing For Seattle Senior Living High-Rise

HFF Closes $115 Million Financing For Seattle Senior Living High-Rise

Columbia Pacific Advisors just received about $115 million in financing for its to-be-built senior living high-rise in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. David Fasano, Sarah Anderson, Casey Davison, Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) represented CPA in the transaction, with HCP, Inc. providing the loan. Location is key for this development, as the community is located within five blocks of three major hospitals and less than a mile away from downtown Seattle. The 24-story building will consist of 194 independent living, 21 assisted living and 28 memory care units, along with an auditorium, full-service restaurant, bistro/café, two bars, a top-level clubroom,... Read More »