• 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 »
Ohio Owner/Operator Exits the Senior Care Industry

Ohio Owner/Operator Exits the Senior Care Industry

After more than 30 years in the business, a local owner/operator in Ohio exited the senior care industry with the help of Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors. Located in the northeast part of the state, the property features 152 total units, with 99 for skilled nursing and 53 for assisted living. It was built in 1976, with a major renovation in 2002. Operations had been declining during the due diligence period, with occupancy falling 15% from the time it was put under LOI. So, Blueprint worked with the incoming owner, a private equity owner/operator with extensive operating experience in the local market, to limit those declines. In the end, the... Read More »
Blueprint Handles Large Alabama Deal

Blueprint Handles Large Alabama Deal

Brooks Blackmon of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors arranged the sale of a portfolio of seven skilled nursing facilities located in Alabama. The properties presented an opportunity for a buyer to expand an existing footprint in the state, as well as to improve the operations across the portfolio. Totaling more than 800 beds, the facilities averaged close to 50 years old. Two campuses were renovated in the late-1990s, and one more recently in 2018. They were cash flow neutral at the time of the sale. A long-term care operator in the state stepped in the buy them. Having closed plenty of deals in Alabama, Mr. Blackmon utilized his knowledge of the local market and of the state’s... Read More »
Blueprint Handles Large Louisiana Portfolio Deal

Blueprint Handles Large Louisiana Portfolio Deal

So, it begins. Brooks Blackmon and Steve Thomes of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors announced the firm’s first 2020 closing, selling a portfolio of five seniors housing communities in Louisiana. Representing the Georgia-based owner/operator who had originally developed the communities, the pair found a buyer in a joint venture between Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV and Georgia-based Senior Solutions Management Group (SSMG). Built in the late-1990s, the communities boasted a good reputation in their local markets and historically stable operations. However, the previous owner was looking to refocus on development in their home state, so a sale was pursued. SSMG entered the... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Two Struggling Senior Care Facilities

Blueprint Sells Two Struggling Senior Care Facilities

Two Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors teams arranged a couple of sales of struggling senior care facilities. First, Christopher Hyldahl, Gideon Orion and Kendra Gonzalez represented a private real estate investor in its sale of a 50-bed skilled nursing facility in the Los Angeles, California market. Some $1.7 million was spent on capital improvements over the past three years, of which $800,000 was used to prepare the facility for the approval of 27 subacute care beds. The facility has strong per-patient day reimbursement rates and a good historical CMS star rating. However, it was losing money on about $4.25 million in top-line revenue and had over $250,000 in outstanding QA fees.... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Successful Senior Living Community in Missouri

Blueprint Sells Successful Senior Living Community in Missouri

Brooks Blackmon and Ben Firestone of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors sprung into action this year in Springfield, Missouri, where the pair sold a 119-unit senior living community on behalf of a Missouri-based ownership group. Originally built in 2008, the property was expanded in 2012 to keep up with local demand. It now features 54 independent living, 48 assisted living and 16 memory care units. The expansion was also clearly a good idea, as occupancy stood at 99% and operating margins have been consistently high. In addition to acquiring that steady stream of cash flow, a buyer would also keep the successful in-place operator, Arrow Senior Living. A Florida-based private equity... Read More »