Brookdale Activists Strike Again
We disclosed last week that activist investor Land & Buildings (L&B) had nominated Jay Flaherty, former CEO of HCP, Inc., and Jonathan Litt (founder of L&B) for board election at the 2019 annual meeting of Brookdale Senior Living. L&B has just sent an open letter to Brookdale shareholders providing more rationale for the election of these two candidates. Apparently, L&B hired Green Street Advisors to value Brookdale and its real estate assets, and to provide an opinion as to the feasibility of a PropCo/OpCo split of the company, something Litt has been pushing for quite a while now to enhance shareholder value. Not surprisingly, preliminarily they determined that... Read More »
Another Lender Enters Senior Living Development Space
Senior living development is certainly not starved for capital, as another lender has entered the senior living development space. Commercial Real Estate Finance is currently involved in the retail, multifamily, single-family and hospitality markets, but it recently added a senior living division. Its services were retained by WRC Development Partners LLC to procure a $26 million construction loan for the development of an assisted living/memory care community in Columbus, Ohio. The property will feature 115 units and 130 beds. Commercial Real Estate Finance also arranged $34 million in development financing for a 132-unit senior living community being built by WRC in New Windsor, New... Read More »
HHC Finance Sizzles Again This Summer
Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) has had a busy summer, closing three HUD refinances totaling $56 million, so far. All three loans were arranged for skilled nursing clients and featured interest rates substantially below 4%. Based on the rumblings (public or otherwise) from the Federal Reserve, it appears borrowers will have at least a couple more years of low-rate HUD debt as a financing option. Let the lenders rejoice! The facilities being refinanced are located in Pennsylvania (181 beds), Massachusetts (55 beds) and New Jersey (313 beds) and are all over 35 years old. Read More »
NorthMarq Finances Affordale Seniors Housing
An affordable senior apartment community in Oxnard, California just refinanced with the help of Marty Meagher and Gardiner Champlin of NorthMarq’s San Diego office. Consisting of 101 units, the community received a $7.6 million loan from Fannie Mae, with a 10-year, interest-only term and a fixed interest rate. The financing paid off existing bond debt that was credit-enhanced by Fannie Mae. Management Innovations, Inc. operates the community, which features private patios or decks on most units, a recreation meeting room with fireside seeting, and a food service area. Read More »
Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending July 12, 2019
Check out our recent senior care M&A deals. Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Strawberry Fields REIT LLCLandmark of Des Plaines$15 million ConAm GroupThe Lido$19.3 million Chicago Pacific FoundersThe Manor Village at ScottsdaleN/A Chicago Pacific FoundersWoodhaven... Read More »
Missouri Operator Goes for Scale in SLIB Sale
A large Missouri-based skilled nursing operator just increased its scale in the region with the purchase of a 136-bed skilled nursing/assisted living facility in Pacific, Missouri. Jeff Binder and Patrick Byrne of Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the transaction, generating eight offers for the facility. Originally built in 1986, the SNF portion features 120 beds and is in good condition, considering its age. A 16-unit assisted living wing was added in 2005. Operations could be improved across the board, with occupancy sitting at 80% and the operating margin just above 6% on nearly $6.6 million of revenues. Those financials do not reflect a sizeable Medicaid rate increase... Read More »
Amenity-Rich Independent Living Opening in Virginia
A brand-new independent living community is set to open this month in the Richmond, Virginia market to the tune of $31.6 million, or $213,500 per unit, to build. Featuring 10 different floor plans and one- or two-bedroom unit options, the Henrico community is located adjacent to a gated active adult community, where its resident will have access to the amenities. However, it also has its own numerous amenities, including an indoor pool, movie theater, four dining venues and a gazebo complete with fire pits and a full-service bar, to name just a few. Arlington, Virginia-based Bonaventure Realty Group developed the luxury community, and Solvere Living, an affiliate of Solutions Advisors... Read More »
Strawberry Fields Grows in Des Plaines
Strawberry Fields REIT continues to grow its skilled nursing holdings, and did so in a big way this month, by acquiring a large 231-bed SNF in Des Plaines, Illinois. That facility has had a somewhat checkered past. Originally built in 1975, it was acquired by a Catholic not-for-profit hospital and skilled nursing provider in May 2011 for $22 million, or $115,200 per operating bed, at a 9.5% cap rate. At the time, the facility was operating at an 11% margin and with just 191 of the 231 licensed beds (about 113 of which were occupied at the time), for an effective occupancy rate of 59%. Its location close to Chicago, quality mix above 50% and specialty care services like ventilator, dialysis... Read More »
Invesque Procures Credit Facility from People’s United Bank
People’s United Bank’s Healthcare Finance and Capital Markets Divisions led the way in arranging an $80 million senior secured credit facility for Invesque, Inc. to refinance existing debt associated with four senior living communities in eastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey owned in a joint venture with Heritage Senior Living. So far this year, Invesque (formerly Mainstreet Health Investments) has been one of the most prolific acquirers of seniors housing and skilled nursing assets, announcing four deals that comprised 27 total properties. The largest of those deals was the REIT’s purchase of the Commonwealth Senior Living portfolio for $340.4 million, or $236,400 per unit, which... Read More »
Ohio Memory Care Community Refinances with Lancaster Pollard
Lancaster Pollard’s Brendan Healy, Doug Harper and Casey Moore helped the owner of a 64-unit memory care community in Powell, Ohio (Columbus MSA) obtain a cash-out refinance through Fannie Mae. Built in 2016 at a cost of $12.5 million, or just below $200,000 per unit, the community was developed by Eleanor Alvarez, the CEO of LeaderStat, a healthcare recruiting and consulting firm. That staffing knowledge clearly came in handy, as Ms. Alvarez is now refinancing with a $14.6 million non-recourse mortgage, featuring a fixed rate and 12-year term. With a typical 70% loan-to-value, that puts the value of the community at well over $300,000 per unit. Read More »Schedule a demo
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