Bond Issuance Finances Massachusetts CCRC Expansion
MassDevelopment, Massachusetts’ development finance agency and land bank, issued $134.85 million of tax-exempt bonds on behalf of Lasell Village Inc., a not-for-profit corporation that was formed to establish and operate Lasell Village, an educational CCRC. Lasell Village was the nation’s first seniors housing community to require each resident to commit to a goal-oriented program of education. Located immediately adjacent to the campus of Lasell University, it offers an intergenerational environment. Lasell Village Inc. will use a portion of proceeds to renovate and expand the CCRC. The corporation will fund the purchase of 1.37 acres of land currently owned by Lasell University, where... Read More »
Tremper Capital Group Closes Refinance
Tremper Capital Group, which takes a team-based approach to its transactions, closed a $27.5 million floating rate refinance for a Class-A, 91-unit assisted living and memory care community with strong, stabilized performance. The non-recourse loan featured a seven-year term aligned with the sponsor’s business plan and included a performance-based earn-out. The structure met all of the sponsor’s financing objectives for the asset. The transaction introduced a new lending relationship between a local owner/operator and Live Oak Bank. Live Oak’s track record helped support execution certainty. This deal marked the third seniors housing loan TCG closed with Live Oak in June alone, and... Read More »
Distressed AL/MC Community Trades in Virginia
An institutional real estate investment and development firm engaged Blueprint to conduct a risk/reward analysis of making capital improvements versus divesting its seniors housing community in Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1999, the 99-unit distressed assisted living and memory care community was struggling to rebound from pandemic-era lows, and the fund’s investment horizon was approaching. The seller ultimately elected to divest the community, and in this process Blueprint highlighted the West End submarket’s demand fundamentals and the opportunity to add value through repositioning. Targeting buyer prospects with a presence and/or interest in Richmond, the marketing campaign... Read More »
Dwight Capital Finances Large Portfolio Acquisition
Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, financed a $230 million bridge loan to support the acquisition of a senior care portfolio. The portfolio comprises 19 assets spread throughout Ohio, and, together, they total 1,896 skilled nursing and assisted living beds. In conjunction with the bridge loan, Dwight Healthcare Funding provided a $12 million working capital line of credit to support the portfolio’s ongoing operational needs. The $230 million financing marks DMT’s largest bridge transaction to date. It was originated by Adam Offman, Managing Director of Healthcare Finance, and Yossi Benish, Vice President of Business Development. Read More »
Mid-Atlantic Seniors Housing Community Secures Refinancing
Steven Muth, Austin Sacco and Garrett Sacco of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged up to $33.1 million in financing for a seniors housing community with more than 150 units in the Mid-Atlantic. The refinance included an initial loan of $28.1 million, providing over $8 million for unit upgrades and common area improvements. Additionally, Berkadia negotiated a $5 million earn-out, which could increase the total loan balance to $33.1 million upon achieving certain coverage metrics. There was significant interest in this loan request, with the financing ultimately being secured through a regional bank. Read More »Azria Health Wichita Linked to Merger or Acquisition in LevinPro Database
Azria Health Wichita has been linked to a merger or acquisition according to the LevinPro M&A deal database. The Medicare-licensed facility is a private skilled nursing facility situated at 7057 W Village Cir in Wichita, Kansas. LevinPro, which tracks M&A activity across more than a dozen healthcare sectors from hospitals and home health to medical real estate and biopharma, profiled the transaction involving Azria Health Wichita in its deal database, which is available to subscribers here. LevinPro has tracked thousands of deals in the skilled nursing facility sector throughout its history. To see the underlying deal data, or for information on subscription options, go to... Read More »Surprise Health and Rehabilitation Center Linked to Merger or Acquisition in LevinPro Database
Surprise Health and Rehabilitation Center has been linked to a merger or acquisition in the LevinPro M&A deal database. The Medicare-licensed facility is a private skilled nursing facility situated at 14660 W Parkwood Dr in Surprise, Arizona. It was incorporated on June 7, 2019. LevinPro, which tracks M&A activity across more than a dozen healthcare sectors from hospitals and home health to medical real estate and biopharma, profiled the transaction involving Surprise Health and Rehabilitation Center in its deal database, which is available to subscribers here. LevinPro has tracked thousands of deals in the skilled nursing facility sector throughout its history. To see the... Read More »The Laurels of Bon Air Joins M&A Activity in LevinPro Database
The Laurels of Bon Air has been linked to a merger or acquisition in the LevinPro M&A deal database. The Medicare-licensed facility is a private skilled nursing facility situated at 9101 Bon Air Crossings Drive in Richmond, Virginia. It was incorporated on June 8, 2005. LevinPro, which tracks M&A activity across more than a dozen healthcare sectors from hospitals and home health to medical real estate and biopharma, profiled the transaction involving The Laurels of Bon Air in its deal database, which is available to subscribers here. LevinPro has tracked thousands of deals in the skilled nursing facility sector throughout its history. To see the underlying deal data, or for... Read More »
60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: What Do People Really Think?
In our Second Quarter 2025 investment webinar, moderator Ben Swett asked our audience of a few hundred what they thought about several important topics. Overwhelmingly, 82% of the attendees indicated they would rather buy than build in today’s market, which was surprising given two facts. One, the current inventory is aging and showing it, and two, with very little new development, when the new ones do open, they will have a commanding market presence and should be in high demand. On the labor front, 48% of the attendees thought scarcity of labor would be the most pressing issue moving forward, with 24% believing it will be the cost of labor. It was admitted, however, that scarcity will... Read More »
