• PruittHealth Acquires Again in the Southeast

    PruittHealth recently announced that it acquired a community in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Built in 1997, Forest Heights Senior Living (now known as PruittPlace – Winston Salem) features 99 units with 104 beds of AL, MC and respite care services. Residents can choose between AL services in private studios or one-bedroom suites, and MC... Read More »
  • Tremper Capital Group Takes Out Two Construction Loans

    The closings from Tremper Capital Group kept on coming, with a couple more refinances of construction loans on seniors housing properties. The first was closed for a 124-unit assisted living/memory care community on the Florida panhandle. Built in 2021, the community experienced a strong lease-up, with occupancy exceeding 90%. This community is... Read More »
  • New Tenant Secured for New Hampshire Nursing Home

    Evans Senior Investments was engaged by an institutional owner to facilitate the lease of a large nursing home in New Hampshire. At the time of marketing, the facility was performing well. However, a large-scale renovation was just completed, which took 40 beds offline, offering the opportunity for a strong regional operator to significantly... Read More »
  • Willow Valley Communities’ New President and CEO

    Willow Valley Communities appointed Lisa Hawthorne (formerly known professionally as Lisa Legeer) as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Following a comprehensive national search, Hawthorne was selected for her leadership, industry experience, and vision for the future of senior living. Hawthorne brings more than 28 years of expertise... Read More »
  • Diversified Closes Revolving Credit Facility

    Diversified Healthcare Trust announced the closing of a new $150 million secured revolving credit facility. The facility is secured by 14 seniors housing communities with 2,632 living units managed by Five Star Senior Living, the operating division of AlerisLife Inc. DHC has already paid its 2025 notes in full with refinancing and asset sale... Read More »
Harrison Street Refinances White Bear Lake Community

Harrison Street Refinances White Bear Lake Community

Cushman & Wakefield acted as the exclusive advisor to a joint venture between The Waters Senior Living and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital on the refinance of their 136-unit senior living community in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Developed in 2016, this community provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services under The Waters brand. The C&W team of Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Jack Griffin brought the owners together with the lender, BMO Harris Bank, which provided the $24.3 million loan to take out the original construction financing. Derek Zeller, Imran Javaid and Brian Vis made up the BMO team on the transaction. Read More »
NHI Expands Relationship with Senior Living Communities

NHI Expands Relationship with Senior Living Communities

Senior Living Communities (SLC) secured financing from National Health Investors to purchase and renovate a 248-unit CCRC in Columbia, South Carolina, bringing the REIT’s relationship with SLC to 11 properties with either a long-term lease or a mortgage loan. The $35 million, or $141,100 per unit, purchase price was funded by a draw on NHI’s revolving credit facility with a $32.7 million loan. It came with a five-year term and two one-year extension options at an interest rate of 7.25%. Originally built in 2000 and continuously expanded through 2014, the entrance fee community has 76 independent living homes, 60 IL units, 40 assisted living units, eight memory care units and a 64-bed... Read More »
BPM Real Estate Exits Assisted Living Industry

BPM Real Estate Exits Assisted Living Industry

BPM Real Estate sold its entire portfolio of high-quality seniors housing communities in the western United States, and the assisted living industry saw off one of its early pioneers, Walter Bowen. After more than 30 years in assisted living, the real estate investor will focus on other real estate classes, including multifamily, apartment and office buildings, in addition to the independent living market. Totaling 670 units, these communities feature a combination of independent living, assisted living and memory care services at locations in Nevada (1), California (2) and Oregon (3). They consist of both stabilized assets and newly renovated communities with some operational upside, but... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Coming Through with CCRC Sale

Cushman & Wakefield Coming Through with CCRC Sale

The Tampa team of Cushman & Wakefield including Allen McMurtry, Paul Carr and David Kliewer represented the seller of a 228-unit CCRC that filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Developed in 2011 with three interconnected buildings that feature 125 independent living, 44 assisted living, 18 memory care and 41 skilled nursing units, the property was previously owned by the not-for-profit Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation. It was 82% occupied at the time of the sale, and despite the February 8th bankruptcy filing stayed the course, operationally. The Woodlands, Texas-based not-for-profit Methodist Retirement Communities stepped in as the buyer, paying $20.35 million, or... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Finances New (and Stabilized) Community in California

Cushman & Wakefield Finances New (and Stabilized) Community in California

Aaron Rosenzweig, Jay Wagner and Sam Dylag of Cushman & Wakefield helped a joint venture between Blue Mountain Enterprises Inc. and Calson Management to obtain first mortgage financing for their 148-unit assisted living/memory care community in Fairfield, California. PNC provided the loan from their agency platform. Built just a few years ago and stabilized, this community was the second ground-up development for the JV. Read More »