BMO Harris Bank Finances Seattle Senior Living Acquisition
A large strategic seniors housing investor teamed up with a regional operator to acquire an assisted living/memory care community in Bellevue, Washington (Seattle MSA). Altum Senior Living will take over management and oversee a renovation to the community. To fund the acquisition and upcoming renovation, BMO Harris Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Healthcare group acted as sole lender of more than $16.7 million in financing. Read More »
Bourne Financial Group Finances Brand-New Community With CBRE
Aron Will and Tim Root of CBRE successfully refinanced a brand-new memory care community in the central Washington town of Wenatchee. The 48-unit community just received its certificate of occupancy and expects to obtain its licensure shortly. Then, fill-up will commence. The property’s location in downtown Wenatchee, less than a quarter of a mile from one of the top regional hospitals, should help attract residents. It also features a number of high-end amenities, including a spa, solarium and beauty salon. Bourne Financial Group owns the community in a joint venture with operator Cascadia Senior Living. Thanks to CBRE, they received a $9 million floating rate loan, with a five-year term... Read More »
Getting Out of Ohio
A publicly-traded REIT and national skilled nursing operator tenant divested a geographical outlier in the state of Ohio with the sale of their 30-unit assisted living community for an undisclosed price. Located in the town of Mansfield (about halfway between Cleveland and Columbus), the community was the tenant’s only assisted living operation in the state, hence the exit. It opened in the 1980s and has consistently been well occupied with stable cash flow, thanks to their enrollment in Ohio’s Assisted Living Waiver Program. Alternative Living Solutions, a local provider, saw the opportunity to expand the community and acquired it with the help of its regional bank lending partner. Ben... Read More »
NIC Takeaways
Record NIC attendance hints at continued investor and lender interest in seniors housing and care. It was yet another record crowd at the NIC Conference, which brings up a point I kept on making. If the headwinds are so strong, on many fronts, why are there still so many more people who want to invest, lend or operate in this business? The simple answer is good returns and an even better future, at some point. What were my takeaways? First, that there is just too much equity capital available. Think about that. Ten, 15 and 20 years ago, that statement would have been laughed at. Second, the skilled nursing sector appears to be primed to turn around before seniors housing. Why? There is... Read More »
CBRE Closes Freddie Mac Green Advantage Loan
The Reliant Group is going green with its latest acquisition in Fresno, California, thanks to financing arranged by Aron Will, Austin Sacco, Andrew Behrens and Jesse Weber of CBRE. Built in 1989 and since then, the target features 200 units of independent living and assisted living spread across seven buildings, including one main three-story building. It is located in an affluent neighborhood of Woodward Park in Fresno and is within two miles of three healthcare facilities. Reliant and its operating partner of the deal, Cadence Senior Living, will execute a significant capital improvements project to upgrade the common areas, units and exterior as well as reduce the property’s... Read More »
HJ Sims Closes Comprehensive Refinance of Maryland CCRCs
HJ Sims was engaged by Asbury Atlantic, Inc. to refinance two of its CCRCs in Maryland with a combination of taxable and tax-exempt financing. Located in Gaithersburg and Solomons, the two communities were already saddled with higher-rate, tax-exempt bonds and other non-callable bonds with a balloon maturity. Sims successfully extended a taxable bank loan that was used to pay the termination fee for a swap that remained outstanding after the underlying bonds were refunded. The team then closed $96.12 million in tax-exempt bonds, which include proceeds to fund capital expenditures and free up operating cash to partially repay the taxable bank loan to make the swap termination payment. The... Read More »
Multicultural Senior Community Under Construction in Midwest
A unique senior living community is nearing completion in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg Township, Illinois, under the guidance of active adult developer Aman Living. Designed to appeal to varying cultures, including Indian, Asian and American, this community will feature a continuum of care that includes 55 townhomes in 12 buildings, 75 condominiums in a five-story building, an 80-unit assisted living/memory care building and a 20,000-square foot clubhouse, all on an 11-acre campus. It is being built at a cost of $43 million, or around $200,000 per unit. The townhomes, 11 of which have already presold, are expected to be completed next year. The condo building and the assisted living... Read More »
Recent Senior Care M&A Deals, Week Ending October 19, 2018
Check out our recent senior care M&A deals! Long-Term Care AcquirerTargetPrice Gryphon Senior LivingNorth Georgia Assisted Living$5.8 million Partnership buyerForest View CenterN/A Chevalier International Holdings Ltd.5 senior living... Read More »
SLIB Seals the Deal
Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage successfully sold a 32-unit assisted living community in Dawsonville, Georgia to a private partnership that includes affiliates of Gryphon Senior Living. Also helping to facilitate the deal was the Proprietary Loan Group at Hunt Real Estate Capital, which kicked off its balance sheet lending program with a $6.2 million loan to fund not only the $5.8 million, or $181,250 per unit, acquisition but also an expansion project. Originally built in 2015 with 32 units and 37 operating beds, the community has been consistently fully occupied and now is set to expand with another 12 private units of either assisted living or memory care. About... Read More »
