• Ensign Acquires Iowa Skilled Nursing Facility

    Nick Cacciabando and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage helped an industry veteran in Iowa sell his last solely-owned senior care facility, finding a publicly traded buyer in the process. The facility in question was Crystal Heights Care Center, a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Oskaloosa, Iowa, about one hour southeast of Des... Read More »
  • Investor Group Enters the Seniors Sector Through Idaho Purchase

    An assisted living/memory care community in Twin Falls, Idaho, traded with the help of Chad Mundy and Nick Stahler of The Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. The campus opened in 1989 with an eight-unit building, and added two 15-unit buildings in 2009 and 2015, respectively. Some units were added to each building in 2023 and 2024, and... Read More »
  • Value-Add Owner/Operator Grows in Texas

    Amy Sitzman, Giancarlo Riso, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint got a seniors housing deal across the finish line in Odessa, Texas. Built in 2013 as part of an expansion to an adjacent CCRC, the building has 67 assisted living and memory care units. It had gone through multiple operator changes over the years. The deal was marketed as an... Read More »
  • Seller Divests Its Only Out-Of-State Asset

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors facilitated the successful sale of a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania. Built in 1987, the facility was developed by an Ohio-based operator as part of a broader growth initiative. Its occupancy rate was consistently strong, often exceeding 95%. It was the seller’s only out-of-state asset, leading... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Adds to Its Seniors Housing Footprint 

    Foundry Commercial and funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group acquired the RoseWood Village Assisted Living and Memory Care communities in Charlottesville, Virginia. The two communities, RoseWood Village at Greenbrier and RoseWood Village at Hollymead, will be operated by Foundry Commercial’s management company, Allegro Living,... Read More »
Berkadia Adds Steve Muth to Team

Berkadia Adds Steve Muth to Team

M&A and lending activity is on the up as investors look to re-enter or expand their presence in the market, and Berkadia is growing their team to handle what they expect will be a busy year. The company has added Managing Director Steve Muth to Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare, serving on the mortgage banking platform. Mr. Muth will report to SVP, Head of FHA and Seniors Housing Finance Steve Ervin. Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare closed more than $600 million in combined investment sales and financing in 2021 and ended the year as the top-ranking Freddie Mac Lender for Seniors Housing. The team’s 42 transactions encompassed a range of property types across the... Read More »
Berkadia Refinances Five SNFs Across the Country

Berkadia Refinances Five SNFs Across the Country

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare recently announced $47 million in financing for five skilled nursing facilities across the country. Managing Director Jay Healy secured the financing on behalf of the borrowers. First, we have the HUD refinancing of a 40-bed/unit, Medicare-only SNF in Sacramento, California. The $14.45 million, 48% LTV HUD loan retired the construction debt and covered transaction costs for the California-based client. That puts the value of the property at $29.65 million, or around $740,000 per bed. We’ve heard of the high values SNFs command these days, but nothing like that. However, it was built in 2019, was certified for Medicare in August 2019 and only... Read More »
Berkadia Closes Sales in Florida and Virginia

Berkadia Closes Sales in Florida and Virginia

Berkadia’s Tim Cobb and Brooks Minford have announced the closing of two seniors housing communities in Florida and Virginia. First was the sale of Homestead Village Retirement Community, a 176-unit community in Pensacola, Florida. Built in 1993, the community consists of independent, assisted living and memory care units. Twin Light Capital purchased the property from an Alabama-based not-for-profit, and the company intends to implement capital and operational improvements. The not-for-profit decided to sell the community after deciding to focus its efforts on their communities within Alabama.  The other deal saw Virginia-based Robertson Liebler sell Edgeworth Park at New Town, an... Read More »
Berkadia Secures HUD Financing for Three Communities

Berkadia Secures HUD Financing for Three Communities

Berkadia announced three HUD financings for communities in Texas, Washington and Montana, totaling $20.6 million.  The first loan, secured by Jay Healy, totaled $11.19 million and was arranged for a Texas-based not-for-profit organization to refinance its 128-unit Medicaid assisted living community in Texas. The loan carries a low-2% interest rate and ultimately retired the existing construction and mezzanine debt tied to the project. This income-restricted community was constructed in 2015, with occupancy hovering around 90% during the time of the underwriting. Ed Williams arranged the second transaction, which consisted of two loans. The first was $6.26 million refinance of a 36-bed... Read More »
Berkadia Adds New Hire to Investment Sales Team

Berkadia Adds New Hire to Investment Sales Team

Berkadia has added Director Simona Wilson to the Seniors Housing & Healthcare team, serving on the investment sales platform led by Tim Cobb. Ms. Wilson has 19 years of industry experience, previously founding Crescent Capital LLC where she advised seniors housing capital providers and operators on investment and portfolio strategies. She also spent 15 years on the Healthpeak investment team, serving as Vice President of Strategy & Business Development and Vice President of Acquisitions & Valuations. Ms. Wilson graduated with an accounting degree from the University of Southern California, and spent two years at PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving to a career in healthcare... Read More »