• 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 »
ESI Handles California CCRC Portfolio Acquisition

ESI Handles California CCRC Portfolio Acquisition

Evans Senior Investments facilitated the sale of two senior living communities in Texas on behalf of a regional owner/operator. ESI targeted seniors housing investors and secured multiple offers before a local owner/operator was selected as the ultimate buyer.  Evans also announced that it represented the seller in CareTrust REIT, Inc.’s acquisition of three California CCRCs that, combined, feature 475 skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care beds/units. The total purchase price was around $60 million, or $126,900 per bed/unit. The communities are in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. The incoming operator for these three communities is Southern California-based... Read More »
Institutional Investor Divests Class-A Community in Illinois

Institutional Investor Divests Class-A Community in Illinois

Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in a southern submarket of Chicago, Illinois. The seller was a Midwest-based institutional investor that had partnered with Dial Senior Living on a larger portfolio. The asset had reached its investment horizon within a fund, hence the divestiture.  Willow Falls comprises 188 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care in the town of Crest Hill. It was purchased by a Midwest-based owner/operator looking to expand its existing footprint in the Midwest and to enhance the assisted living and memory care components at the community, as well as improve occupancy. There was a... Read More »
In-Place Operator Purchases Two Struggling SNFs in Louisiana

In-Place Operator Purchases Two Struggling SNFs in Louisiana

Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities located about 10 miles apart in southwest Louisiana on behalf of an independent owner. Built in 1970 and 1972, the facilities comprise around 350 beds and are situated in Lake Charles.  Prior to the pandemic, the facilities maintained an average occupancy rate of 72%. As if the pandemic was not bad enough, in the summer of 2020, Hurricane Laura devastated the area resulting in both facilities undergoing significant renovations. Since reopening, the facilities have struggled to achieve pre-pandemic and pre-hurricane census levels. At the time of marketing, the facilities were still recovering from a census... Read More »
Berkadia Secures $48 Million in HUD Refinancings

Berkadia Secures $48 Million in HUD Refinancings

Berkadia announced the closing of $49.4 million in 232/223f HUD refinancings across five transactions in four states. The loans carried an average loan-to-cost of 75% and an average term of 33 years. Four of the loans refinanced bridge loans closed from Berkadia’s proprietary balance sheet. Steven Muth and Rafael Nobo originated a $15.95 million 232/223f HUD loan on a 73-unit seniors housing community in Northern Virginia for a Mid-Atlantic-based owner/operator. The community featured primarily assisted living and memory care services, with some independent living units. Occupancy was 94% at the time of closing. The 35-year fixed rate loan represented 77% LTC and retired a Berkadia bridge... Read More »
Investor Divests to Investor in Tennessee

Investor Divests to Investor in Tennessee

Working on behalf of a national developer/investor, Blueprint closed the sale of another older vintage seniors housing community as part of a larger divestment of over a dozen geographically disparate communities. The assets were purchased in a sizable portfolio transaction before the pandemic, but operational headwinds forced a portfolio re-prioritization and de-levering effort. The seller also wanted to preserve liquidity. Kyle Hallion and Alex Florea most recently sold a 48-unit assisted living community in a southeast suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. Built in 1997, the community featured 70 licensed beds, and like the other assets, its performance struggled after the pandemic. Blueprint... Read More »
Berkadia Closes Transaction Trio

Berkadia Closes Transaction Trio

The Berkadia team consisting of Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders closed out the first quarter with three transactions arranged on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. The largest property sold was a 104-unit assisted living/memory care community in Florence, Kentucky. Located about 10 miles southeast of Cincinnati, Ohio, the community was built in 2007 and was not performing at the time of the sale, with the Cincinnati Business Courier reporting that occupancy recently improved from under 50% to 60%.  It appears to be Inspirations of Florence, which was previously operated by Grace Management. Multiple sources identified the buyer as a partnership between a... Read More »
Plains Closes Two Separate Transactions in OK and AR

Plains Closes Two Separate Transactions in OK and AR

Plains Commercial is starting off the second quarter strong, closing two separate seniors housing transactions in Oklahoma and Arkansas. The two communities are Glade Avenue Assisted Living (OK) and Magnolia Assisted Living (AR). Daniel Morris handled both transactions. Glade Avenue is in Bethany with 110 assisted living and memory care units spread across two adjacent buildings that were built in 1990 and 1996. The community was approximately 70% occupied at the time of sale with both private pay and Medicaid residents, and it was cash flow negative at the time of sale. That offers the buyer, a Northeast-based private investment group that will operate the community, significant upside... Read More »
Private REIT Divests Non-Core AL/MC Community

Private REIT Divests Non-Core AL/MC Community

Blueprint was engaged by a private REIT in the divestment of its non-core seniors housing community in Wyoming, Michigan. The REIT focuses primarily on private pay seniors housing communities throughout the United States, and was a repeat client of Blueprint’s. Michael Segal, Daniel Waldhorn, Brooks Blackmon and Lauren Nagle handled the transaction. Built in 2015, Commonwealth Senior Living at North Byron is an assisted living/memory care community with 102 units that sits on a two-acre parcel adjacent to the University of Michigan-West Hospital campus. It was developed by Granger Group originally as First & Main at Metro Health Village.  Multiple competitive offers were received... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap Closes Medicaid AL Deal

Marcus & Millichap Closes Medicaid AL Deal

After 20 years of ownership, the operator of a small Medicaid assisted living community in Colorado decided to sell, with the help of Rob Reis of Marcus & Millichap. Over the past several years, the owner had maintained consistently strong occupancy and net income. Plus, as a result of his management style, he experienced low staff turnover. The community was built in the 1960s but recently replaced the roof and was in good shape structurally.  The buyer was a local investor with an operating partner, which will run the building at a higher census by bringing unused beds back online. The transaction closed at the agreed-upon price, which was not disclosed. Read More »