• Ikaria and G Capital Close Scattered Site HUD Deal

    Ikaria Capital Group and G Capital recently teamed up on a $30 million seven-asset portfolio HUD refinancing for Bethany Homes, a regional owner/operator based in Northern California. The portfolio included five six-bed Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) homes (built in 1949, 1954, 1958, 1958 and 1979), a 20-unit assisted living... Read More »
  • Berkadia Is Off to the Races

    Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare platform had an active first quarter of lending, originating more than $508 million in financing volume. The mortgage banking platform closed 32 transactions, including $128 million in Berkadia Bridge fundings across 15 deals. The seniors housing investment sales platform closed an additional 40 seniors... Read More »
  • Senior Care Owner Secures Additional Financing

    MONTICELLOAM provided $144 million in combined bridge and working capital financing to a six-facility skilled nursing portfolio in Washington. The transaction includes a $140 million bridge financing and a $4 million working capital line of credit, with a 36-month initial term. The sponsor is a returning healthcare client with a regional West... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Senior Care’s PR Problem

    Recently, we have seen stories circulating about the connection between REIT ownership and the way skilled nursing facilities provide care, stemming from a study written by the nonprofit journalism outlet KFF Health News. We’ve seen this before, headlines like “real estate investors profit while patients suffer,” usually with graphic cases of... Read More »
  • Blueprint Sets Pricing Record in New York State

    Blueprint advised a repeat private equity client in a record-setting sale of two standalone memory care communities in high barrier-to-entry submarkets in New York State. Combining for 104 units, these assets were purpose-built in the late 1990s and were stabilized at the time of the deal. Not only that, they were generating cash flow in excess... Read More »

New joint venture debuts

Contemporary Healthcare Capital and Community & Southern Bank announced the first joint closing under their strategic alliance and “uni-tranche” program with a $10.5 million loan for a Pacific Northwest-based seniors housing operator to acquire a 95-unit/116-bed assisted living/memory care community in Ashland, Oregon. The combined loans were valued at about 85% loan-to-cost, translating to an approximate purchase price of $12.1 million, or $127,400 per unit. The borrower also plans to use proceeds of the loan to invest $575,000 in capital improvements, provide initial working capital and pay associated closing costs. The strategic alliance will provide enhanced leveraged financing... Read More »