


W&D’s Busy First Half of the Year
Walker & Dunlop has had a good first half of the year, having closed 17 transactions. These transactions involved 28 assets spread across California, Colorado, Idaho, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington. The assets comprise 2,955 units and total transaction volume YTD is $599 million, with the average transaction size $35.23 million and the total under agreement $361 million. In July, W&D facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, on behalf of a regional developer that has developed approximately 15 seniors housing buildings in the Philadelphia MSA. Built in 2022, Crescent Fields at... Read More »
Berkadia’s Recent Activity
Berkadia has had a busy few months, filled with financing transactions and an investment sales closing. First, Jay Healy was engaged by three separate sponsors to finance four loans that total $66 million. At the end of June, Healy closed a $20 million bridge-to-HUD loan to refinance a maturing construction loan for PruittHealth. The three-year loan, structured in partnership with a publicly traded REIT, is interest only and prepayable at any time. The property is a 90-bed skilled nursing facility in North Tampa, Florida. PruittHealth developed the community in 2022 and has operated it since. In July, Healy closed a $12.3 million bridge-to-HUD loan for a Fort Worth, Texas-based... Read More »
CFG Closes Construction Loan
Capital Funding Group and Erickson Senior Living announced the closing of a $185 million construction loan to support the first phase of construction for The Grandview, a CCRC under development in Bethesda, Maryland. Phase I of this project, known as the West Village, will feature two 14-story buildings with a total of 501 independent living units. CFG closed the financing on August 16. The Grandview, once completed, will be a seven-building senior living campus where residents will benefit from an integrated health and wellness model, including a concierge-level primary care practice and access to a full continuum of care. Developed and managed by Erickson, the community will feature... Read More »
60 Seconds with Swett: Senior Care M&A: Ready to Explode?
The industry seems to be on the brink of a breakout M&A period, which is an astonishing thing to say when we are already in the midst of a record-breaking period of transaction activity. The promise of an interest rate cut, even a 25-basis point cut, could usher a number of buyers off the sidelines, and if a few lower cap rate deals get announced, then a few more owners of high-quality communities could be tempted off the sidelines too. On our webinar last week covering the mid-year update of our M&A and valuation statistics, our panelists seemed to believe that a number of large deals were looming, which could help break the logjam of mostly small deals closing in the... Read More »
IPA Runs Receivership Deal in Arizona
Nick Stahler and Hap Knowles of Institutional Property Advisors, a Marcus & Millichap company, announced their role in the sale of MorningStar at Arcadia, representing both the buyer and seller in the transaction. Built in 2016, the Phoenix, Arizona-area community features 108 units and 125 beds of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Operations were strong, with occupancy above 85% and a margin around 28%. The previous Colorado-based operator had run a tight ship and maintained consistent revenue levels throughout a receivership sales process. Stahler and Knowles had been first hired to run a traditional marketing capital, and they secured multiple competitive offers... Read More »
SLIB Sells SNFs to Strawberry Fields REIT
Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Matthew Alley closed another transaction in Texas on behalf of an owner/operator based in the Lone Star State. The deal featured two skilled nursing facilities in the towns of Hondo and Kerrville. Community Care Center of Hondo was built in 1967 with 75 beds. It was 79% occupied. While Waterside Nursing & Rehabilitation in Kerrville was built in 1968 with 179 beds. It was 51% occupied. Combined, they generated $2.08 million of EBITDAR on $13.55 million of revenues, for a healthy 15% margin. The facilities are also enrolled in QIPP which provides for additional revenue not already in the financials. Strawberry Fields REIT paid $15.25 million, or... Read More »
New Private REIT Acquires Texas Asset
A stabilized seniors housing community sold in Texas, to a newly launched private REIT buyer that focuses on seniors housing investments. Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint represented the seller, which exited the industry with the sale. The 48-unit assisted living/memory care community was well located in the Dallas suburb of McKinney. Originally built in 1993, prior ownership ensured that the community’s physical plant remained competitive with an extensive $2.2 million renovation. At the time of marketing, the community also featured strong in-place occupancy of 98% and recently pushed through a healthy rate increase. Blueprint positioned the deal as an opportunity to... Read More »
The Ensign Group Acquires Eight Operations
The Ensign Group acquired the operations of seven skilled nursing facilities in Colorado, which are all subject to long-term, triple net leases. The facilities include Desert Will Health and Rehabilitation Center (106 beds in Pueblo), Junction Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center (133 beds in Durango) and Pelican Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center (104 beds in Windsor). Additional facilities included in the transaction include Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation Center (100 beds, Loveland), Broadview Health and Rehabilitation Center (100 beds, Greeley), Westlake Lodge Health and Rehabilitation Center (107 beds, Greeley)and Linden Place Health and Rehabilitation Center (110 beds,... Read More »
CareTrust’s Latest Acquisitions & Pipeline Replenishment
CareTrust REIT announced the acquisition of two performing skilled nursing facilities in separate transactions with a total investment amount of approximately $62.1 million. On August 29, the company acquired a 125-bed SNF in the Mid-Atlantic, and on August 7, it closed an investment in a 134-bed SNF located on the West Coast. CareTrust’s investment in the Mid-Atlantic facility, inclusive of transaction costs, was approximately $37.7 million, or $302,000 per bed, and will generate initial annual base rent of approximately $3.4 million. The company has leased the facility pursuant to a new 15-year, triple-net lease that includes two five-year extension options and annual CPI-based... Read More »