• 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 »
Two HUD Loans From Lancaster Pollard

Two HUD Loans From Lancaster Pollard

Lancaster Pollard announced two HUD refinances it closed on behalf of clients in Illinois and Oregon. First, Brett Murphy arranged an $11.2 million HUD loan for a 100-unit supportive living facility in McHenry, Illinois (Chicago MSA), which refinanced the original tax-exempt bond construction financing structured in 2007 and cut the ownership group’s debt cost of capital in half. Then, Matt Lindsay and Casey Moore led the way on an $8.8 million HUD refinance of a 48-bed memory care community in Woodburn, Oregon. After successfully opening the community in 2014, ownership decided to refinance its senior and mezzanine construction debt into a non-recourse, 35-year fixed rate... Read More »
Monticello In Music City

Monticello In Music City

One of Monticello Asset Management’s investment vehicles originated $16.48 million in first lien debt to finance the acquisition of a 119-bed skilled nursing facility in Nashville, Tennessee, with the experienced owner/operator buyer looking to refinance through HUD in the coming years. Built in 1970 and completely renovated and expanded in 2013, this facility has a 48-bed short-term care unit, made up of all private rooms, and the remaining 71 beds are dedicated to long-term care patients. There is also a 4,000-square foot therapy gym that, along with the state-of-the-art upgrades received in 2013, helps the facility compete in the area. It was acquired by a public REIT as part of a large... Read More »
LTC Properties, Affinity Living Group & Sunwest Management

LTC Properties, Affinity Living Group & Sunwest Management

The story of Sunwest Management keeps creeping up in the news, although not in a bad way this time, as a former Sunwest assisted living/memory care community in Spartanburg, South Carolina, just sold to a joint venture between LTC Properties and Affinity Living Group. Originally built by the former Manorhouse Retirement Communities in 1999, the 87-unit community was sold to Sunwest in 2005 for approximately $6 million, or about $69,000 per unit. The lender, however, foreclosed on the property when the community was just 50% occupied and sold it to private investor Chris Brogdon in 2010 for $4.95 million, or about $57,000 per unit. Average monthly rents fell to $2,400, from $2,625 per month... Read More »
New Owner At New Albany Skilled Nursing Facility

New Owner At New Albany Skilled Nursing Facility

Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a 156-bed skilled nursing facility in New Albany, Indiana, on behalf of the same investor he sold the property to roughly 10 years ago. Located across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky, this one-story facility was built in 1974 with 152 beds. The current seller, TMV Properties (a private partnership), purchased the facility in early 2007 for $5.7 million, or $37,500 per bed, when occupancy was 80% and quality mix was just 20%. TMV, which operated one other facility in Indiana at the time, invested in improvements and brought therapy services in-house. Both occupancy and quality mix have improved since then, and... Read More »
HCR ManorCare Continues to Fight

HCR ManorCare Continues to Fight

We are not sure what HCR ManorCare’s end game is in its battle with landlord Quality Care Properties, which owns the vast majority of its properties. HCRMC recently filed a motion in court to dismiss certain claims in QCP’s receivership complaint. We are not sure what leg they have to stand on. The provider is so far behind on its contractual rent payments that it is a wonder that QCP has not done what other REITs have done when their tenants have not been able to pay the rent. On January 25th, HCRMC did not pay the reduced rent of $14 million that was due. The past dues are simply piling up, and while we understand there is a difficult operating environment, it does not mean you can... Read More »
Senturian Senior Housing Brokerage Sells Alabama Assisted Living Community

Senturian Senior Housing Brokerage Sells Alabama Assisted Living Community

Watson McCollister of Senturian Senior Housing Brokerage handled the sale of a 56-unit assisted living community in Anniston, Alabama. Built in 2000 on 24 acres, this community includes 32 assisted living and 24 memory care units. It was owned by a local operator and operated at a 26% margin on approximately $2.46 million of gross revenues. Occupancy was 91% when the initial offer was accepted, but shot up to 100% by closing, with NOI substantially improving as well. With the help of an $830,000 mezzanine loan provided by United Community Bank and arranged by Contemporary Healthcare Capital, the out-of-state buyer (based in Charleston, South Carolina) purchased the community for $7.86... Read More »
Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors Hires CEO

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors Hires CEO

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors had some big news this week. Founded in 2013 by Ben Firestone, Jacob Gehl and Chris Hyldahl, the brokerage company just named Torey Riso as its first President and CEO. Riso brings 25 years of real estate and senior care experience to the young firm. He was part of the team that founded Care Investment Trust in 2007, where he served as President and CEO from 2009 until its sale late last year for $425 million. At the time of the sale, Care Investment Trust had investments in 42 senior living communities in 11 states. Blueprint has grown dramatically in its first three years, and we suspect that Riso’s experience and contacts will help bring in some... Read More »
The Avery Company Announces Pair Of Acquisitions

The Avery Company Announces Pair Of Acquisitions

The Avery Company kicked off their 2018 in a strong way, closing two transactions in succession for clients in Tennessee and Connecticut. Jolyon Wilde first sold two senior living buildings located across the street from each other in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Both built in 2001, there was a 68-unit assisted living community with 90% occupancy and a 26-unit memory care community just 75% occupied. Both were 100% private pay and operated at a combined 22% margin on approximately $4.03 million of revenues. A local doctor decided to sell the communities to Virginia-based Inspirit Senior Living for $12.45 million, or $132,450 per unit, with a 7.1% cap rate. Mr. Wilde was then joined by Larry... Read More »
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Makes It Happen In Mississippi

Senior Living Investment Brokerage Makes It Happen In Mississippi

After developing and stabilizing its 40-unit assisted living community in Richland, Mississippi, a local owner/operator decided to exit the asset with the help of Daniel Geraghty and Bradley Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. The seller built the community in 2014 and licensed it for 55 beds in a mix of private and semi-private units. Occupancy was 91%, and it operated at a solid 34% margin. The incoming owner/operator, based in Tennessee, will undoubtedly look to add value to the property as it grows its existing portfolio and economies of scale in the state. They acquired the Richland community for $4 million, or $100,000 per unit, with an 8.75% cap rate. Read More »
Altercare Grows With Greystone

Altercare Grows With Greystone

Ohio-based Altercare Integrated Health Services is significantly expanding operations in its home state, taking over management of eight skilled nursing facilities and 541 total licensed beds. Owned by Greystone Healthcare Management (who also previously operated them), these facilities are located in the towns of Adena, Cambridge, Coshocton, Newark, Somerset, Thornville and Zanesville. The deal expands Altercare’s coverage in Ohio to 27 facilities, in addition to its one location in Michigan. Six of the facilities are expected to sell on February 1, with the remaining two to close in the next several months. Read More »
Clearwater Living Develops In Familiar Territory

Clearwater Living Develops In Familiar Territory

Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets Group arranged $20.6 million in construction financing on behalf of Clearwater Living to build a 90-unit/104-bed assisted living/memory care community in Rohnert Park, California. PNC Bank provided the financing, which was arranged by C&W’s Richard Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Timothy Hosmer and Alex Petrosian. The new community will feature amenities including a community pub, display kitchen, outdoor dining, theater and dog park, and is located next to a 207-unit 55+ community that was developed by Clearwater Living’s CEO, Tony Ferraro, back in the early 2000s. Clearwater clearly knew the area well. Read More »