• National Real Estate Investment Group Acquires 24-Property Portfolio

    Ikaria Capital Group announced the successful funding of a $270 million term loan and $30 million preferred equity investment for a national private healthcare real estate investment group to support the acquisition of a 24-property skilled nursing and seniors housing portfolio located in the Pacific Northwest. First Citizens Bank led the bank... Read More »
  • The Zett Group Sells Idaho Portfolio

    A trio of small, well-performing assisted living communities in rural Idaho sold with the help of Blake Bozett and Spud Batt of The Zett Group. The pair represented a mom & pop who were looking to retire after nearly 25 years of operating. Terri and Carl Pendleton built the first 16-unit assisted living community in Gooding, Idaho, and added... Read More »
  • JV Buyer Acquires Two Communities From Separate Sellers

    Helios Healthcare Advisors structured the sale and arranged joint venture equity for the acquisition of two assisted living/memory care communities in Alabama on behalf of separate sellers. Helios was initially engaged by the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast to identify a buyer that would preserve the legacy of Murray House Assisted... Read More »
  • Detroit Redevelopment Sees Senior Apartment Conversion

    KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment provided $43.6 million in construction loans and arranged $7.6 million in permanent loans for the acquisition and rehabilitation of Lee Plaza in Detroit, Michigan. The 15-story, Art Deco historical landmark will be converted to affordable senior apartments. The building will include a total of... Read More »
  • Montana Not-For-Profit Secures Bond Financing

    Ziegler announced the closing of Immanuel Living at Buffalo Hill’s $50.88 million Series 2025ABC bonds through the City of Kalispell, Montana. The Montana not-for-profit operates a senior care community in Kalispell, Montana, that is located on a 13-acre campus with 171 independent and assisted living units as well as 155 licensed skilled nursing... Read More »
Thank You, FBI Agent James Dennehy

Thank You, FBI Agent James Dennehy

All we can say is, it is about time. We have complained for several years that something needs to be done about the bad apples (criminals) that have given the nursing home industry a bad reputation, and sullied the reputations of all those who are trying hard to provide the best care they can, given the tough environment. Probably the worst abuser of the system, and someone who should have been put in jail a while ago and never allowed to own, operate or get a license for a nursing home ever again, has finally agreed to plead guilty to a $38 million tax fraud. We are referring, of course, to the notorious Joseph Schwartz, owner of Skyline Healthcare, who walked away from about 100 nursing... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Sells In Wisconsin

Not-For-Profit Sells In Wisconsin

Ziegler was enlisted by Benevolent Corporation Cedar Community, a Wisconsin-based, not-for-profit organization, in its divestment of Cedar Community Elkhart Lake. Cedar Community is a 67-unit independent living and assisted living center in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It was developed by Benevolent in 2008 on 13.3 acres.  Matter Development purchased the property, and its operating affiliate, Koru Health, will operate the community. Together, Matter and Koru operate 12 senior living communities in Wisconsin and Minnesota. This acquisition enabled the company to expand its footprint into Sheboygan County, with plans to continue expansion in the surrounding area. Nick Glaisner, Jake Sexton... Read More »
CFG Finances SNF Purchase Option

CFG Finances SNF Purchase Option

Capital Funding Group helped finance a nationally recognized borrower’s in-the-money purchase option for a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Virginia. CFG Vice President Andrew Jones originated the transaction. The $19.8 million bridge-to-HUD loan covered 100% of the acquisition and closing costs.  The financing follows the company’s recent closing of a $9.5 million HUD loan, which supported the refinancing of an existing bridge loan also executed by CFG for a 173-bed skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania. Read More »
Investor Divests in Arkansas

Investor Divests in Arkansas

Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial Real Estate was engaged by an investor in its divestment of a seniors housing asset. Pine Bluff Assisted Living is a 60-licensed-bed assisted living community in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, which used to be a part of the former Davis Life Care Campus. Occupancy was hovering around 65% at closing.  The campus was leased by a regional not-for-profit operator, and Plains was engaged to sell or lease the campus to a new operator before the expiration of the not-for-profit’s lease. The other portion of the campus was leased in 2023 to a new tenant. Pine Bluff was the last building in the campus to be reallocated.   The buyer, APEX Senior Care... Read More »
Foundry Commercial Expands in Oregon

Foundry Commercial Expands in Oregon

A seniors housing community in Keizer, Oregon, The Village at Keizer Ridge, was recently acquired by Foundry Commercial. Foundry now owns 30 senior living communities totaling over 1,900 units and operates 57 senior living communities totaling over 3,800 units across the U.S.  The Village comprises 126 assisted living/memory care units and was built in 2016. Foundry’s regional operating partner in the pacific northwest, Cascadia Senior Living, will operate the community. Cascadia now manages 17 assets in the region.  The transaction was led by Ryan Weekes, Zach Strunk and Katie Rosica of Foundry. And Newmark handled the transaction. No other details were... Read More »
Greystone’s New Addition

Greystone’s New Addition

David Young has joined Greystone as a Managing Director for healthcare finance. He will be focusing on originating and structuring senior loans for the company’s FHA lending platform, as well as other financing options such as bridge, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Based in the New York area, Young reports to Christopher Clare, Managing Director for healthcare finance.  Prior to joining Greystone, Young was a Managing Director at Locust Point Capital, where he originated and structured over $2 billion in seniors housing and skilled nursing debt and equity, including preferred and joint venture capital. Earlier in his career, he served as CFO for Radiant Senior Living. While at Radiant,... Read More »
High-Quality Community Trades in Colorado

High-Quality Community Trades in Colorado

United Properties, a Minnesota-based commercial real estate investor, sold its trophy asset in Littleton, Colorado, in a bidding process that yielded 11 offers over the course of a three-week marketing campaign conducted by Evans Senior Investments. Built in 2018, Balfour at Littleton features 86 units of assisted living and memory care. It was 97% occupied, consistently maintaining an average occupancy rate of 95% over the past 12 months, despite new supply coming into the market.  An investment group based in Ohio emerged as the buyer, paying $31.5 million, or $366,300 per unit. The transaction closed within weeks of the bid deadline. Read More »
Oxford Finance’s 2023 Financing Activity

Oxford Finance’s 2023 Financing Activity

Oxford Finance announced that its Healthcare Real Estate and ABL Group provided over $430 million of capital commitments in 2023. The group closed a total of 11 transactions ranging in size from $2.0 million to $89.0 million. Heading into 2024, with a more favorable interest rate environment, Oxford intends to continue its current expansion trend. First, Oxford provided a $14.25 million revolving line of credit to finance working capital needs at 29 skilled nursing facilities for an expanding Texas-based operator. The credit facility also includes an accordion feature that would allow the borrower to increase the line limit to $27.25 million. Next, Oxford provided a $34.1 million term... Read More »
National Developer/Investor Sells in Texas

National Developer/Investor Sells in Texas

Blueprint was engaged by a national developer/investor in the sale of a seniors housing asset in Dallas, Texas. Built in the early-1990s, this assisted living/memory care community comprises 93 units. The incumbent operator, Juniper Communities, had an interest in the community and was selected as the ultimate buyer. This community was purchased by the seller pre-COVID as part of a sizable, value-add portfolio transaction with over 12 scattered, older-vintage communities, with the potential for operator transitions to create regional groupings coupled with the intent to meaningfully invest in renovations and repositioning.  COVID, combined with the rise in interest rates, created a... Read More »
Ziegler Announces Funding For Two Seniors Housing Assets

Ziegler Announces Funding For Two Seniors Housing Assets

Ziegler announced the closing of a private placement of subordinate senior living revenue bonds (the Series 2023 bonds) on behalf of Convivial Life, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization. Jacaranda Trace, owned by Convivial Life, is part of a multi-phase master developed campus originally built in 1998 consisting of 436 independent living, 19 assisted living and 36 memory care units on approximately 33 acres in Venice, Florida. In June 2022, the borrower used a portion of the proceeds of the issuance of Series 2022 bonds in the total amount of $96,870,000 to acquire the majority of the community. The acquisition also included eight undeveloped villa lots and an approximately 2.2-acre... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires in North Carolina

Joint Venture Acquires in North Carolina

Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing asset in the Charlotte, North Carolina MSA. The community was constructed in the late-1990s and comprises 54 assisted living and memory care units. While it was performing and set in a prominent location, the community was not stable at the time of sale.  Both national and regional buyers were approached, and the seller received four credible offers within 30 days of launch. The winning bidder ended up being a newly formed joint venture between a Midwest-based investment group and a Carolinas-based operator. Kyle Hallion, Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso handled the transaction. Read More »