• Stand-Alone MC Community Trades in Arizona

    Blueprint represented an institutional seller in the sale of its stand-alone memory care community in the Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona MSA. Built in 2009, the asset features 48 units with 60 beds and received approximately $2 million in recent capital improvements. There is opportunity for occupancy growth and rental rate optimization. ... Read More »
  • Clarion Partners Continues Its Acquisition Streak

    Clarion Partners continued on its acquisition streak, adding two communities in California to its growing portfolio. The latest deal featured The Commons on Thornton and The Commons at Union Ranch, two seniors housing communities totaling 198 units in California’s Central Valley. They were previously owned and operated by MBK Senior Living, which... Read More »
  • Multiple Senior Care Acquisition Financings Close

    M&A transactions are getting done at a near-historic pace, and CIBC Bank USA recently financed three deals. The largest was $43.3 million in acquisition financing for two senior care assets in the Nashville area of Tennessee. The properties include a combined 310 independent living units, 273 skilled nursing beds and 93 assisted living/memory... Read More »
  • Olympus Retirement Living Expands

    The Zett Group closed the sale of a 63-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Boise, Idaho market. Set in the town of Emmett, Meadow View Senior Living was trending positively in its operations, but there was still some work to be done. An owner/operator engaged Blake Bozett and Spud Batt to sell the community to an undisclosed buyer.... Read More »
  • Large Senior Care Portfolio Trades Hands

    A portfolio comprising senior care assets across Washington State recently sold with the help of JCH Senior Housing Investment Brokerage. At first, only one of the assets was brought to market, but an offer emerged for the entire nine-facility portfolio. The price for the skilled nursing, assisted living and independent living campuses ranged... Read More »
Contemporary Healthcare Capital Closes Two Mezzanine Loans

Contemporary Healthcare Capital Closes Two Mezzanine Loans

Contemporary Healthcare Capital (CHC) announced two small mezzanine loan closings for clients in the Southeastern United States. First, in Anniston, Alabama, the firm closed an $830,000 loan to fund the acquisition of a 56-unit assisted living/memory care community. Then, to Palm Coast, Florida, where CHC arranged a $2.985 million mezzanine loan, with the help of Peninsula Alternative Real Estate, for a to-be-built 64-unit memory care community. CHC’s lending partner, United Community Bank, provided both loans. Read More »

Greystone Refinances Queens Skilled Nursing Facility

A couple of years after Greystone financed the acquisition of a 302-bed skilled nursing facility in Queens, New York, the lender came full circle in refinancing it with a $59.8 million, or a whopping $198,000 per bed, HUD loan. Fred Levine of Greystone originated both the original bridge loan and the permanent financing on behalf of the borrower, Kennedy Management, a healthcare company owned and operated by the Fuchs family. Since the 2015 acquisition, the owners renovated and rebranded the facility, which now boasts many luxury features such as a dedicated concierge, resident lounges, bedside iPads and valet parking. The facility also offers a 40-bed ventilator unit and a 12-chair... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield’s Deal Double

Cushman & Wakefield’s Deal Double

Showing off its range of services, Cushman & Wakefield closed a couple of transactions for clients in both Minnesota and Arizona. First up, David Rothschild and Mary Christian sold a high-quality senior living community in Woodbury, Minnesota for $22 million, or $285,714 per unit. Welltower bought the community, which opened in June 2015 with 39 independent/assisted living units, 32 memory care units and six care suites. Oppidan Investment Co. developed the community and had brought in Ebenezer to manage it. However, the buyer will put in place new management, which we believe will be New Perspective Senior Living. Occupancy was heading above 80% at the time of sale. For more... Read More »

Contemporary funds pair of acquisitions

In the last couple of months, Contemporary Healthcare Capital closed a couple of loans totaling $8.5 million. First, the lender provided a $1.5 million senior mortgage loan to a Colorado-based seniors housing and long-term care operator for the acquisition of a 103-bed skilled nursing/assisted living facility in Elkhart, Kansas. Second, Contemporary provided a $7.0 million mezzanine loan to a New York-based long-term care operator to acquire a 302-bed skilled nursing facility, with a dialysis center, in Flushing Queens. Both financings helped fund the acquisitions and closing costs, as well as working capital for the facilities. 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 »