• 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 »
CIBC Closes Loans For Three SNFs

CIBC Closes Loans For Three SNFs

CIBC Bank USA recently closed loans for two skilled nursing facilities in Ohio and one in California. The first financing package included a $12.4 million acquisition loan and a $1.2 million capital expenditure loan with a five-year term for a 100-bed SNF in southern California, provided by CIBC’s Matthew Tyler and Neal Netzel. The 20-year old facility has been leased by the buyer for the past 10 years and has had a historical occupancy of 85%. EBITDAR margins have recently resided in the low double-digits, with revenues nearing $14 million. The next transaction was a $10 million cash-out refinance for a 100-bed SNF in Ohio. The 15-year old facility was owned by a local owner/operator.... Read More »
CIBC Bank USA Refinances California Portfolio

CIBC Bank USA Refinances California Portfolio

CIBC Bank USA recently closed a $76 million transaction for a California-based operator to refinance acquisition debt on three formerly distressed properties in the Golden State. Those properties include two skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community. The deal included a $60 million term loan and a $16 million working capital facility.   The term loan will also help support the company’s overall balance sheet, while the working capital will be used across the 13 properties and more than 1,000 beds in the operator’s portfolio.  Read More »
CIBC Closes Cash-Out Financing In Illinois

CIBC Closes Cash-Out Financing In Illinois

Working on behalf of a local owner/operator, CIBC Bank USA has closed a cash-out refinance of a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Illinois. Totaling $11 million, the loan comes with a five-year term. Neal Netzel and Mathew Tyler handled the transaction for CIBC.   These facilities, which have an effective age of 30 years, total 260 beds. They have been historically well occupied around 85%, which is a solid figure for the sector in the last several years. Also, EBITDAR margins have been strong in the mid-teens. Most operators would happily take that. With those good operations, we imagine the owner was able to extract some equity from the... Read More »
CIBC Bank USA Refinances California Portfolio

CIBC Bank USA Refinances Two Tennessee SNFs

Two skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee recently refinanced their debt with the help of CIBC Bank USA. Totaling 340 licensed beds with an effective age of 20 years, the facilities have been run by a local operator for a number of years. Under that management, effective occupancy has been in the 70% range, with EBITDAR margins in the high-teens, which is quite good for SNFs these days.   With that lower occupancy, we’re guessing there was a healthy Medicare and/or private pay patient census. Ownership obtained a five-year, $20 million loan on the real estate, also giving them some cash out. CIBC Bank USA also helped secured a $1.0 million capital expenditures facility for... Read More »
SLIB Sells Two More ALPs in New York

SLIB Sells Two More ALPs in New York

Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Dave Balow has been crisscrossing the state of New York lately, selling an upstate ALP (Assisted Living Program) facility last week and represented the seller of two ALP facilities just this week on Long Island. CIBC Bank USA also provided $6.75 million in acquisition financing to support the purchase. CIBC’s Fritz Kieckhefer arranged the debt.  Located in Holbrook and Center Moriches, the two properties combine for 85 beds in 46 units. The private seller had owned them for over 40 years and was able to produce consistently strong cash flow over the years. In fact, it operated at a roughly 40% margin on more than $2.56 million... Read More »