• Interview with Arnie Whitman and Meredith Oppenheim on VITALS

    The SeniorCare Investor’s Ben Swett recently sat down with Meredith Oppenheim and Arnie Whitman to discuss their new framework for seniors housing operators to improve the quality of life for their residents, but also to position the sector for greater success and wider appeal in the future. Watch the conversation here. Read More »
  • Michigan-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Tampa MSA

    American House Senior Living Communities added Beach House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Wesley Chapel, Florida (Tampa MSA), to its operating portfolio and renamed the property American House Wesley Chapel. The community features 67 assisted living and 33 memory care units with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, some with balconies... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Community Near Chicago Gets New Owner

    SVN Chicago Commercial sold McKenzie Falls, an affordable seniors housing community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The building was constructed in 2010 and spans 74,047 square feet across one story.  An undisclosed buyer acquired the 105-unit community for $6.7 million, or $63,800 per unit. Reid... Read More »
  • Healthpeak Properties Provides Janus Living Updates

    Healthpeak Properties’ recently formed seniors housing REIT, Janus Living, which will manage Healthpeak’s 34-community seniors housing portfolio, has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its shares of Class A-1 common stock, which the company intends to list on the NYSE under... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Senior Care Campus Deal in Missouri

    A Maryland-based owner/operator looked to expand its Missouri senior care portfolio with the purchase of Kingdom Care Senior Living in the town of Fulton. Built in 1980, the campus includes four independent living units, 26 assisted living units and 36 skilled nursing beds. It currently holds a five-star rating at the SNF and is the only... Read More »
Berkadia Refinances AL Community in Hawaii

Berkadia Refinances AL Community in Hawaii

Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare has refinanced a 123-unit assisted living community in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, for $16.58 million. Berkadia’s Jay Healy secured the financing on behalf of the owner, who acquired the facility in August 2017 after previously managing the building on behalf of the seller.  The 35-year loan paid off an $11.7 million bridge loan that Berkadia had arranged to fund the acquisition and subsequent $4.5 million renovations, which was finished in early 2020. The borrower also used funds from the loan to pay off the remaining unsecured seller financing as well as some outstanding partnership debt. Occupancy was substantially below its potential at the time... Read More »
Berkadia Brokers HUD Refinance for Oklahoma SNF

Berkadia Brokers HUD Refinance for Oklahoma SNF

Berkadia arranged a HUD refinance for a 111-bed/54-unit skilled nursing facility in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, located southeast of Tulsa. Originally built in 1974, the facility features 58 ventilator beds. Its historical occupancy had averaged 75%, but it is certainly possible that census fell below that figure during the pandemic. Jay Healy of Berkadia originated a $5.6 million loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.  Read More »

Stephanie Anderson Moving to Berkadia

Berkadia announced the addition of Stephanie Anderson as SVP, Head of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare Operations. Ms. Anderson will work alongside SVP and Head of FHA and Berkadia Seniors Housing Finance Steve Ervin. She will be based out of Boston.  With over 25 years of experience in the senior housing space in many different roles Ms. Anderson previously served as the National Sales Director for Housing & Healthcare Finance. She has held executive level roles with Health Care REIT (now Welltower), GE Healthcare Finance and Ventas. Anderson has been on the board of both the American Seniors Housing... Read More »
Berkadia Closes Two Large Agency Financings

Berkadia Closes Two Large Agency Financings

Berkadia announced two sizeable financings arranged for senior care clients in Portland, Oregon. The larger transaction saw Touchmark receive an $82.4 million loan through Freddie Mac to refinance its senior living community located just three miles from the center of Portland. Opened in 2018 with independent living, assisted living and memory care services, the community has around 275 units. Its construction cost was estimated at $90 million, or $326,100 per unit.   Chris Cain and Rafael Nobo secured the seven-year debt at 53% loan-to-value, putting the community’s value now at over $155.47 million, or $563,300 per unit. This was the second agency loan... Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires The Villages-Adjacent Senior Living Community

Joint Venture Acquires The Villages-Adjacent Senior Living Community

The Seniors Housing and Healthcare Group at Berkadia arranged the sale of a 126-unit assisted living/memory care community in Oxford, Florida. Tim Cobb and Brooks Minford handled the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed seller.   Built in 2015, the high-quality community has 134 beds and is set on a four-acre campus adjacent to The Villages. It was formerly operated by Leisure Care.   A joint venture between Inspirit Senior Living (which will operate) and two New York City-based investment and asset management firms, Venue Capital and Drake Real Estate Partners, acquired the property for $15 million, or $119,000 per... Read More »