• 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 Ventures into MOBs

Blueprint Ventures into MOBs

After a busy year of closing seniors housing and care transactions (with 72 separate sales announced in 2020), Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors is now expanding its services into the medical office building brokerage world. They have brought on medical office veterans Eric Lee and Chris Lashmet to lead the practice.   The market for MOBs certainly showed plenty of activity in 2020, and that doesn’t seem to be slowing down in 2021. According to search results in our Healthcare Deals Database, there have been at least 19 transactions publicly announced since January 1, driven primarily by announcements from Montecito Medical Real Estate, which reported nine of those deals.   MOBs... Read More »
Blueprint Arranges Another Ohio Transaction

Blueprint Arranges Another Ohio Transaction

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has closed another senior care transaction in the state of Ohio. Connor Doherty, Michael Segal and Ryan Kelly arranged the deal, which consisted of a 61-bed skilled nursing facility in Hicksville, Ohio, about 40 minutes northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana.   Built in 1966, the facility is the only licensed provider in the area and features mostly semi-private units. Services include post-acute care, respite care, wound care, respiratory and oxygen therapy, adult day care, hospice care, IV therapy and tracheostomy care, among others. There are also extensive on-site services, including a portable x-ray, laboratory work, a pharmacy, a mental health... Read More »
Blueprint Sells Birmingham-Area Community

Blueprint Sells Birmingham-Area Community

Brooks Blackmon of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors sold a well-run senior living community in Birmingham, Alabama. The Alabama-based developer seller originally purchased the property in 2016 when it was just a small assisted living community. It has since grown to include around 55 units, the majority of which are independent living. The IL sector has held up relatively well during the pandemic, and occupancy was over 90% at the time of the sale. Plus, there is some upside with the AL rents. The developer also fully renovated the community in addition to adding the three-story IL building.   Inspired Healthcare Capital emerged as the winning bidder and... Read More »
Regional Owner/Operator Settles On Ohio SNF

Regional Owner/Operator Settles On Ohio SNF

Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors handled the sale of a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in northeastern Ohio. The property, which is located near Youngstown, faced occupancy issues, prompting the regional owner/operator to strategically divest.   Blueprint put the property under contract earlier in 2020, but uncertainty stemming from the pandemic caused the initial buyer to pause the process. They forfeited their exclusivity to do so, and Blueprint took the property back out to market, generating three new competitive offers. Ultimately, however, the initial buyer was the best fit. Nothing wrong with a bit of caution, we suppose.... Read More »
Blueprint Arranges Atlanta-Area Transaction

Blueprint Arranges Atlanta-Area Transaction

Brooks Blackmon, Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors represented a national owner/operator in its sale of a 160-unit assisted living/memory care community located near Atlanta, Georgia. The large, well-maintained community is set in an affluent suburb and recently underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation. It catered to a more middle-income resident, but occupancy had been lagging for some time before the sale.   Blueprint leveraged the asset as an opportunity to buy a community in a major metro area for significantly below replacement cost and yielded seven qualified offers in the bidding process. Ultimately, a buyer with a... Read More »