• South Denver SNF Finds New Owner

    A non-performing skilled nursing facility in South Denver, Colorado, found a new owner thanks to Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap. Built in 1965, Aspen Siesta features just 34 licensed beds. It was 64% occupied and generated more than $2.8 million of revenues from private pay, VA and other payor... Read More »
  • Minnesota AL Community Trades Hands

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage was engaged by a Minneapolis-based, repeat client in the disposition of its last assisted living community that is in “very good condition.” The seller is divesting to focus on its remaining active adult and multifamily portfolio. Built in 2013, the community is in St. Anthony, Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul... Read More »
  • LaVie Completes Bankruptcy Proceedings

    A year ago, LaVie Care Centers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time since 2021. The company cited a financial restructuring designed to improve its capital structure and position it for long-term success as the reason for filing. At the time, the operator’s portfolio comprised 43 skilled nursing facilities across five states. It... Read More »
  • Invesque Completes Commonwealth Portfolio Divestment

    Invesque announced that it completed the previously announced sale of 20 seniors housing communities managed by Commonwealth Senior Living, together with its majority ownership stake in Commonwealth. Proceeds from the transaction were used to repay all property-level debt associated with the assets, extinguish all unpaid and accrued preferred... Read More »
  • Medicare-Only Facility Sells to Midwest-Based Skilled Nursing Investor

    A Texas-based regional developer of skilled nursing facilities throughout the central and southern U.S. engaged Blueprint to advise and oversee the confidential sale of Accel at Longmont, a Medicare-only skilled nursing facility located just north of Boulder, Colorado. Michael Segal and Daniel Waldhorn handled the transaction. Built in 2017,... Read More »
Berkadia Finds a Way in Federal Way

Berkadia Finds a Way in Federal Way

Tim Cobb of Berkadia Senior Housing Investment Sales sold an assisted living/memory care community in Federal Way, Washington, working on behalf of the seller, Columbia Pacific Advisors. Built in 1997, the target comprises 87 units and 104 beds. It will be taken over by a joint venture involving Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Gencare PMB. The latter is a new partnership between Gencare Lifestyle (founded by co-founder of Merrill Gardens, Leon Grundstein) and Pacific Medical Buildings (a medical office building developer based in San Diego). PMB had an existing relationship with Harrison Street, which provided 90% of the equity for both the Federal Way acquisition and a new... Read More »
Frontier Moving Forward With Financing From Columbia Pacific Advisors

Frontier Moving Forward With Financing From Columbia Pacific Advisors

Fresh off of Frontier Management’s ownership restructuring, it was business as usual for the firm, which obtained financing for its newly opened standalone memory care community in Tucson, Arizona. Columbia Pacific Advisors, though its bridge lending platform, CPIF Lending, provided the $6.225 million loan, with a 24-month interest only term and a 12-month extension, to refinance the original construction financing on the 48-unit community. The transaction allows Frontier to continue stabilizing the community and pursue its next development project. The loan, which Frontier expects to pay off within 18 months, was underwritten at a loan-to-value of 66%, but that goes down to 56% upon... Read More »
HFF Closes $115 Million Financing For Seattle Senior Living High-Rise

HFF Closes $115 Million Financing For Seattle Senior Living High-Rise

Columbia Pacific Advisors just received about $115 million in financing for its to-be-built senior living high-rise in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. David Fasano, Sarah Anderson, Casey Davison, Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) represented CPA in the transaction, with HCP, Inc. providing the loan. Location is key for this development, as the community is located within five blocks of three major hospitals and less than a mile away from downtown Seattle. The 24-story building will consist of 194 independent living, 21 assisted living and 28 memory care units, along with an auditorium, full-service restaurant, bistro/café, two bars, a top-level clubroom,... Read More »
HCP Continues To Lighten Its Brookdale Load

HCP Continues To Lighten Its Brookdale Load

The ramifications of Brookdale Senior Living’s latest blow-up have spread beyond just its precipitous drop in share price. Major Brookdale landlord, HCP, Inc., just announced it was reducing its cash NOI and interest income concentration in Brookdale from 27.0% to 15.7%, on a pro-forma basis. The restructuring included the sale of six Brookdale properties for $275 million and the purchase of Brookdale’s 10% interest in two joint ventures for $99 million. In addition, HCP will terminate management agreements with Brookdale on 36 seniors housing operating properties (SHOP) and leases on 32 triple-net communities, with Brookdale waiving all termination fees associated with the management... Read More »
Good News from Brookdale and Capital Senior Living

Good News from Brookdale and Capital Senior Living

Finally, we have had some good news from the two largest publicly traded senior living companies, Brookdale Senior Living and Capital Senior Living. Let’s just say, it has been a long time coming. Capital Senior Living reported a sequential increase in occupancy of 30 basis points in the third quarter, an increase that was continuing to rise in September and into October, so the fourth quarter should be upbeat as well. In fact, from June to September same-community occupancy increased by 90 basis points. These numbers exclude their two communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey. On the negative side, labor costs increased by 4% in the third quarter, which contributed to a 2.4% decline in... Read More »