• October Kicks Off with Multiple Financings

    VIUM Capital announced a slew of closings at the start of October, ranging from HUD refinances to acquisition loans. The largest was a $72 million bride loan that refinanced four skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania totaling 525 beds. Proceeds will be used to take out senior debt and senior mezzanine debt. The facility will be structured as... Read More »
  • Newmark Negotiates Several Large Financings

    Sarah Anderson of Newmark has closed some notable financing transactions in the last couple of months, in addition to arranging acquisition financing for numerous deals handled by the Newmark investment sales team. One of the closings was for Vivante at Turtle Creek, a to-be-built seniors housing community on the prestigious Turtle Creek... Read More »
  • Funding Arranged for Skilled Nursing Clients

    MONTICELLOAM, LLC, a specialized multifamily and seniors housing bridge lending platform, announced a couple of financings for skilled nursing clients in New England and North Carolina. First, for eight skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the firm closed a $70 million senior bridge loan with a 24-month initial term. It... Read More »
  • Newly Constructed Community Secures Financing

    BWE arranged refinancing for Clarendale Arcadia, a newly constructed senior living community in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. The financing was arranged on behalf of a repeat client joint venture between Harrison Street Asset Management, LCS, and Ryan Companies US, Inc., with LCS serving as the operator. Ryan Stoll, National... Read More »
  • Brookdale Shares Hit Seven-Year High

    Brookdale Senior Living has posted occupancy increases for several consecutive months. The operator has lagged behind the industry for a decade now, so it is about time.  Weighted average occupancy has increased each month since January, beginning at 79.2% and reaching 82.5% in September. The third quarter’s average of 81.8% is up 290 basis... Read More »
Blueprint Sells a SNF in Louisiana

Blueprint Sells a SNF in Louisiana

Brooks Blackmon of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors headed down to the bayou to sell a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Oak Grove, Louisiana (near the border of Arkansas). Built in stages from the 1960s through 1987, the facility had been owned by multiple generations of a local family since its opening, and now they are seeking to exit the industry. Occupancy was just under 50%, and it was operating a little above breakeven.   Blueprint started the marketing process in late-2019, and a buyer was found in a Southeast-based regional owner/operator, but the pandemic led to numerous delays. Eventually, the deal closed with no purchase price reduction,... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Pair of Massachusetts Communities

Blueprint Sells Pair of Massachusetts Communities

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors found a new owner for two seniors housing communities in Massachusetts, also introducing the buyer to a lending intermediary to help the deal close. Connor Doherty, Amy Sitzman, Ryan Kelly and Giancarlo Riso handled the sale, which was a rare one these days in that it featured two stabilized properties.   Combining for 195 units, the communities are located across the state in Fall River (built in 1997 with 90 units) and West Springfield, the latter being a former 1890s-era monastery that was converted to a 105-unit assisted living/memory care community in 2001. Occupancy was strong, exceeding 96%, and combined EBITDAR was approximately... Read More »
Blueprint Announces Two SNF Deals

Blueprint Announces Two SNF Deals

Two Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors teams helped a couple of institutional owners divest or find new tenants for their senior care assets. Michael Segal and Gideon Orion first represented a REIT in the re-leasing of its 143-bed skilled nursing facility in San Antonio, Texas. Built in 1967 about 15 minutes north of downtown, the facility maintained a four-star rating from CMS, the highest in the area. Despite three regional hospitals within 10 miles of the facility and its enrollment in the state’s QIPP managed Medicaid program, the SNF struggled with census.   Part of a larger portfolio owned by the REIT and operated under a master lease structure with the... Read More »
Blueprint’s Two Buckeye Sales

Blueprint’s Two Buckeye Sales

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors handled a couple of senior care sales in the state of Ohio comprising a total of four properties. Connor Doherty, Michael Segal and Ryan Kelly handled the larger transaction, which featured three skilled nursing facilities located in Canton, Toledo and Rockford. That’s about 200 miles across the state.   Originally built in the 1960s and 1970s with significant renovations and upgrades since 2015, the facilities comprise more than 300 beds. They were well maintained, and the consolidated performance was steadily improving along with its occupancy until COVID-19 hit. At the onset of the pandemic, the REIT owner and operating partner... Read More »
Diversicare Healthcare Services Exits Florida Market

Diversicare Healthcare Services Exits Florida Market

Michael Segal and Ben Firestone of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors handled the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Wauchula, Florida (about 40 miles southeast of Tampa). Consisting of 79 beds, the facility was originally built in 1980 and expanded in 1990. Owned by a REIT, this was the last facility operated by Diversicare Healthcare Services in the state, according to public records.   Historically, it had consistent operations, which were trending positively before COVID-19 hit and did not deteriorate during the pandemic. But being a non-core asset in Diversicare’s portfolio, the facility was slated for sale to a pre-identified buyer looking to... Read More »