• 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 Finds Tenant for Toledo SNF

Blueprint Finds Tenant for Toledo SNF

The team at Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors showed their expertise in finding a new tenant for a 150-bed skilled nursing facility near Toledo, Ohio. Working on behalf of the landlord, a New York-based investment management firm that focuses on long-term care, Gideon Orion, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly were able to execute a change of operator less than 60 days from LOI to transition date. The new creditworthy operator entered into a multi-year, triple-net lease with plans to execute on a purchase option by 2021. In the process, the facility was also able to raise its Medicaid per-patient-day rate by about $23. That should make the transition even smoother. Read More »
Blueprint Closes Wyoming Transaction

Blueprint Closes Wyoming Transaction

It’s not often we see Wyoming deals come across our desks, but Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors just announced one for a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Casper. Previously owned by a national owner/operator of more than 150 SNFs across the country, the facility was facing a years-long occupancy decline. In-place cash flow was also negative, and during the marketing period, the facility both landed on the SFF list and graduated from it. The good news for the buyer was that the well-maintained facility had strong historical operations, with past revenue and EBITDAR exceeding $9.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively. That attracted a respected national owner/operator, who paid... Read More »
Blueprint’s Good Samaritan Sale

Blueprint’s Good Samaritan Sale

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, a not-for-profit owner/operator, sold three of its skilled nursing campuses in northwest Illinois, near the Iowa border. Totaling 214 skilled nursing beds and 65 independent living/senior apartment units, the portfolio was well maintained and boasted good local reputations. The buyer will look to manage expenses and boost operational synergies to improve their performance. Plus, the new operator, Allure Healthcare Services, has plenty of experience with rural skilled nursing facilities in the area, which should certainly help. Amy Sitzman and Michael Segal of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors handled the transaction on behalf of Good... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Boutique Assisted Living Portfolio

Blueprint Sells Boutique Assisted Living Portfolio

Brooks Blackmon of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors used his Southeast expertise to sell a portfolio of four boutique assisted living communities in Alabama. The small communities, which were all built in the late-1990s, were deemed to be non-core by the skilled nursing-focused owner/operator. In addition, they were operating around breakeven and offered a value-add opportunity to a new owner. After confidentially approaching three groups that showed interest, Mr. Blackmon secured the buyer, an Alabama-based owner looking to grow its presence in the state. Read More »
Blueprint Sells Turnaround Texas Asset

Blueprint Sells Turnaround Texas Asset

A memory care community in need of a total turnaround just sold in the Turtle Creek neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. Ben Firestone and Joshua Salzman of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, a publicly traded REIT whose national operator partner deemed the community to be non-core. The 32-unit community was both too small and too old, in addition to operating with low occupancy and no positive cash flow. It was also in need of significant capital expenditures to allow it to compete in its albeit highly desirable location. Despite operational hurdles throughout the transaction process, the value-add community eventually sold to Iris Senior Living, a growing local... Read More »