• Michigan Assisted Living Community Changes Hands

    Harborside Senior Living, a 20-unit/30-bed assisted living community in Luna Pier, Michigan, near the Ohio border and the Toledo MSA, sold to Lamont Jones, a healthcare entrepreneur who is building a seniors housing brand in Michigan. Built in 2023 by a pair of investors, Harborside Senior Living will now operate under the leadership of Luna... Read More »
  • Assisted Living/Memory Care Portfolio Secures Bond Financing

    D.A. Davidson closed $120.04 million in Senior Living Revenue bonds, Series 2026A-1, Series 2026A-2 and subordinated bonds forKingsPath Target Housing of Minnesota, LLC. The bonds financed the acquisition and refinancing of seven assisted living/memory care communities with 224 units in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, MSA. The acquired... Read More »
  • Another Record Year on the Horizon

    The bar keeps rising, and the industry continues to clear it, with a third consecutive annual record for publicly announced senior care M&A activity appearing well within reach. Through the first five months of the year, the industry has averaged 81 publicly announced deals per month. Annualized, that pace would result in just under 1,000... Read More »
  • Northstar Senior Living and Alta Senior Living Merge

    In the mad dash for growth in the seniors housing sector, a lack of new development and an abundance of buyers crowding certain corners of the M&A market has led some owner/operators to seek acquisitions or mergers of whole management companies. It can certainly be a viable alternative that allows one to grow without a massive capital... Read More »
  • In-Place Operator Acquires Senior Care Campus

    CBRE National Senior Housing’s Debt and Structured Finance team arranged acquisition financing for a senior care campus on behalf of Wingate Living and its affiliates. Wingate Living is a Newton, Massachusetts-based senior living developer/owner/operator with a focus on New England. Aron Will and Michael Cregan arranged the financing, securing a... Read More »
Dwight Capital Reports Active Q4

Dwight Capital Reports Active Q4

Dwight Capital closed $291.46 million in seniors housing and healthcare financings during the fourth quarter of 2021, including bridge loans for the Certus Portfolio, Solaris Portfolio, and Epic Portfolio. These transactions were funded through the firm’s commercial mortgage REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust. Featured among Dwight’s Q4 closings are an $89 million bridge acquisition loan for a 1,352-bed portfolio of fifteen skilled nursing facilities located across Ohio. The borrower, Certus Healthcare Management, plans to invest in a capex plan to complete interior improvements across these properties. In the Southeast, Dwight has seen a lot of activity. They closed a $48.28 million bridge... Read More »
Dwight Capital Reports Active Third Quarter

Dwight Capital Reports Active Third Quarter

The capital markets certainly appear healthy again, and as such, Dwight Capital reported a very active third quarter with over $170 million in bridge and HUD loans for senior care properties. For the M&A comeback to really commence, lenders will need to be willing partners on those deals, and five of Dwight Capital’s recent closings went to fund acquisitions.  The largest was a $23.25 million loan for a 272-bed skilled nursing facility in Peckville, Pennsylvania. Bradley Clousing and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale, procuring 12 offers on the facility and closing the deal at the start of September. Built in 1974, the facility is licensed for 272... Read More »
Dwight Capital Reports Successful Second Quarter

Dwight Capital Reports Successful Second Quarter

Dwight Capital financed $234.15 million in seniors and healthcare financings during the second quarter.  Dwight first closed a $94.3 million HUD loan for The Village at Gainesville, a large (and we mean large) senior living community located in Gainesville, Florida. This also was the largest healthcare 232(a)(7) loan closed in HUD’s history to date, which we covered in May. Set on 104 acres, the gated community features a total of 651 beds, including a majority of independent living beds with around 140 beds of assisted living and memory care. Originally built in 1986 and acquired in 1990 by the current owner, SantaFe HealthCare, the community has undergone substantial renovations over the... Read More »
Dwight Capital Closes Largest HUD 232(a)(7) Loan in History

Dwight Capital Closes Largest HUD 232(a)(7) Loan in History

The team at Dwight Capital just closed the largest healthcare 232(a)(7) loan in HUD’s history to date for a large seniors housing community in Gainesville, Florida. Set on 104 acres, the gated community features a total of 651 beds, including a majority of independent living beds with around 140 beds of assisted living and memory care. Originally built in 1986 and acquired in 1990 by the current owner, SantaFe HealthCare, the community has undergone substantial renovations over the years. The long list of amenities also includes a tennis court, swimming pools and convenience store.   Josh Sasouness and Avi Lifshitz originated the transaction, which totaled $94.3 million... Read More »
Dwight Capital Refinances Twin Cities Community

Dwight Capital Refinances Twin Cities Community

Dwight Capital provided a HUD refinance for a senior living cooperative in Richfield, Minnesota, a Twin Cities suburb. Built in 2000, the community features 157 units in 12 stories and sits on a 1.7-acre site. Amenities include a library, fitness room, hair salon, community room, grocery store, individual storage space and exterior gardens.   Josh Sasouness of Dwight Capital originated the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, providing a $22.2 million, or $141,400 per unit, loan for the property. The debt replaces a previous HUD loan and extends the borrower’s term.  Read More »