• ALP Owner/Operator Expands in Upstate New York

    Dave Balow of Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of an assisted living program community in the Albany, New York MSA, on behalf of a private owner. Built in 1985, Danforth Adult Care Center is in Hoosick Falls and features 57 units with 80 beds, including 42 licensed as ALP. The community sits on 2.49 acres with 29,112 square... Read More »
  • Ikaria Capital Group Completes First HUD Transaction

    Since launching in February, Ikaria Capital Group, whose team brings more than 100 years of collective experience in financing, structuring, underwriting, servicing, and asset-managing bridge and FHA/HUD loans, has already completed its first HUD transaction. The $16.5 million closing was executed on behalf of a private investment firm.  The... Read More »
  • North Carolina Skilled Nursing Portfolio Secures Financing

    MONTICELLOAM announced the initial funding of $152 million in total bridge and working capital financing for the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities with nearly 1,100 beds across North Carolina. The debt carries a 36-month initial term with two extension options. The sponsor, a returning healthcare client with operating experience in... Read More »
  • Regional Healthcare Operator Lands HUD Acquisition Financing

    Helios Healthcare Advisors arranged acquisition financing for a 124-bed skilled nursing facility with a strong quality mix in Pasadena, Texas, on behalf of a regional healthcare operator that had been leasing the property from a third-party landlord. The financing package was $12.9 million, or $104,000 per bed.  Leveraging the facility’s... Read More »
  • In Memoriam: Doug Korey

    We just heard the unfortunate news that our friend and colleague Doug Korey passed away last week. He had been battling cancer for a while but always put a brave face on his journey. We have known Doug since he got into the senior care industry more than 25 years ago. We served on panels with him and had many off-the-record conversations about... Read More »
Seniors Housing Cap Rate Spread Narrows

Seniors Housing Cap Rate Spread Narrows

One would expect that in bull markets, the seniors housing (independent and assisted living) cap rate would fall, while the 10-year treasury rate would rise, making the spread between the two smaller, and vice versa for bear markets. But we have been in an historically low interest rate period throughout most of 2017, while at the same time in the midst of a continued bull market for seniors housing, highlighted by record-high prices and record-low cap rates. Per the 23rd Edition of The Senior Care Acquisition Report. The spread between the cap rate and 10-year Treasury Rate fell from 640 basis points in 2016 to 520 basis points in 2017, tied for the lowest seen in the last decade. That... Read More »
CBRE Closes Five Financings

CBRE Closes Five Financings

Aron Will of CBRE showed off his strength and variety this month, closing five transactions so far in May. First was a $10.2 million Freddie Mac loan arranged on behalf of Chicago Pacific Founders to acquire a 100-unit independent living/assisted living community in Easley, South Carolina. The loan came with a seven-year floating-rate term and 42 months of interest only. Mr. Will also arranged acquisition financing for a global investment manager for its purchase of two assisted living/memory care communities in Cincinnati, Ohio and Salt Lake City, Utah. Both were originally developed by CA Ventures in partnership with another institutional equity partner and Senior Lifestyle Corporation.... Read More »
To Build, or To Buy

To Build, or To Buy

One thing on the minds of many is that in these heady times in senior care M&A and development, investors are faced with a dilemma: whether to build, or buy (or both). Ben Swett here filling in for Steve Monroe, who is currently wandering around the Argentum conference in San Diego. One thing on the minds of many there is that in these heady times in senior care M&A and development, investors are faced with a dilemma: whether to build, or buy (or both). Buying existing properties comes with its obvious benefits, like cash flow and local brand recognition. But, what a senior wants in a community has changed over the years, meaning that those properties built 10, 20 or 50 years ago... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Notches North Carolina Closing

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Notches North Carolina Closing

Its complex past didn’t stop an assisted living community in North Carolina from selling to an in-state operator, albeit for a price of $1.7 million, or just $13,900 per unit. The property’s owner, a regional operator based in the Tar Heel State, originally built it as a skilled nursing facility in 1984. However, when they decided to build a replacement SNF within the county in 2016, the existing facility switched to an adult care home licensed and operated with 92 assisted living and 30 special care (memory care) beds in 90 total units. After a couple of years, the owner decided to close the facility but kept the license and CON active. An assisted living operator also based in North... Read More »
Myers & Jandris Close South Florida Sale

Myers & Jandris Close South Florida Sale

Mark Myers and Josh Jandris of IPA Seniors Housing headed to sunny South Florida to sell a large 230-bed skilled nursing facility on behalf of the not-for-profit owner. Operations were solid at the property, with some room for improvement, with occupancy at around 79%, a quality mix of 14% and an operating margin of 10% on approximately $15.6 million of revenues. The deal was the Northeast-based private investor buyer’s first purchase in Florida. They paid $30.75 million, or $133,700 per bed, for the opportunity. Read More »
Blake Management Group’s Back At It

Blake Management Group’s Back At It

Construction has begun at a brand-new senior living community in Fort Mill, South Carolina (Charlotte MSA). Mississippi-based Cardinal Ventures is developing the $15 million project, which will be called The Blake at Baxter Village. Frampton Construction Company, based in South Carolina, will be building the facility, and Blake Management Group will manage the property. Between these companies, this is their fourth senior living community they will have completed together, the others being The Blake at Edgewater, The Blake at Carnes Crossroads, and The Blake at Woodcreek Forest, all in South Carolina. The Baxter Village community is expected to have 68 assisted living units, 33 memory care... Read More »
Contemporary Healthcare Capital Does Mezz

Contemporary Healthcare Capital Does Mezz

Contemporary Healthcare Capital (CHC) completed two mezzanine loans to help buyers fund the purchase of skilled nursing facilities. The Portopiccolo Group, based in New Jersey, bought a 165-bed facility in Covington, Tennessee and borrowed a combined $8.755 million. CoastalStates Bank of Hilton Head provided the senior loan and CHC provided a $2.25 million mezzanine loan. In addition to funding the acquisition, proceeds were also used for about $600,000 in capital improvements.   In a larger deal, Citadel Care Centers bought a 246-bed skilled nursing facility in the Miami area of South Beach, Florida. New York City-based Valley National Bank provided the senior debt of the total $33.9... Read More »
Rocky Mountain High

Rocky Mountain High

On the heels of paying more than $500,000 per unit for an 85-unit assisted living and memory care community in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado, Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors purchased another community from the same seller, Confluent Senior Living, this time in Fort Collins.   Given that this one opened its doors 30 months ago, we assume it went for a similar price even though the markets are different. A little smaller at 79 assisted living and memory care units, the seller’s operating partner, MorningStar Senior Living, will continue to operate it for Kayne Anderson. Confluent and MorningStar have completed seven previous projects together, in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and New... Read More »
Off To The Races

Off To The Races

Just as the horses were coming into the stretch at the Derby last Saturday, Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors was closing on the sale of two skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky. They were built in 1993 and 1999, and one of the facilities underwent a $1.7 million renovation in 2014. Combined occupancy was 80% with revenues of $10 million. The sales price was $7.5 million, or about $51,000 per bed. Chris Hyldahl, Gideon Orion, Michael Segal and Ben Firestone represented the California-based seller, and the buyer was ClearView Healthcare Management.   Just to the south, Brooks Blackmon and Trent Gherardini of Blueprint sold a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Butler,... Read More »
Greystone Goes To Canada

Greystone Goes To Canada

Greystone Real Estate Advisors closed back-to-back portfolio sales in Canada. Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper, together with TD Securities, represented the seller of 10 senior living communities located throughout the greater Toronto and Ottawa areas. The 10 communities had 1,245 units, of which 1,045 were independent supportive living and 200 were assisted living. All but two were built or renovated in the past 10 years. Sienna Senior Living paid $298 million, or $239,400 per unit (C$382 million).   In their second transaction, they sold four communities in the greater Edmonton area in Alberta. The 775-unit portfolio included 450 independent supportive living units, 237 assisted living... Read More »

Greystone Hat-Trick in New York

Fred Levine of Greystone closed three HUD financings on the same day for an acquisition of three New York skilled nursing facilities. The $75 million loan, which comes to $133,690 per bed, financed three nursing facilities with 561 beds. They included Brookside Multicare in Smithtown (353 beds), White Plains Center for Nursing and Rehab in White Plains (88 beds), and Little Neck Nursing Center in Queens (120 beds). The Smithtown facility includes a pediatric unit and ventilator beds. Read More »