• Grace Management Adds Five Ventas Communities

    Grace Management expanded its relationship with Ventas, adding five seniors housing communities owned by the REIT to its operating portfolio. The communities were previously managed under a triple-net lease structure. They include Brookdale Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, Brookdale Northbrook in Northbrook, Illinois, Brookdale Springs Mesa... Read More »
  • Seller Boosts Census Ahead of Sale to JV

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors sold Rose Hill Retirement Community, a 66-unit, 87-bed assisted living community in Marion, North Carolina. Originally built as a hospital, Rose Hill has been transformed by the seller over the past two decades into a senior care community. After a previous attempt to sell the community was unsuccessful,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Buys Orange County Community

    A high-end seniors housing community in Orange County sold with the help of CBRE National Senior Housing. Aron Will and John Sweeny represented the joint venture seller in the deal, while Will and Matthew Kuronen arranged acquisition financing from a national bank. The loan came with a four-year term, a full term of interest only and a floating... Read More »
  • Developer Secures Construction Financing

    JLL Capital Markets arranged a $47 million construction financing for The Arbella at Blue Hills, a 164-unit, active adult community to be developed in Bloomfield, Connecticut. JLL worked on behalf of the developer, The United Group of Companies, Inc. (United Group) to secure the construction loan through Liberty Bank of Middletown, Connecticut.... Read More »
  • Midwest-Based Operator Refinances AL/MC Communities

    MONTICELLOAM, LLC, along with firm affiliates, provided a $28.5 million senior bridge financing for two Midwest seniors housing communities. The financing was originated by Karina Davydov, Senior Managing Director, Originations. The sponsor, a Midwest-based operator with a portfolio of over 40 seniors housing and healthcare properties and 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 »