• Ventas Posts Healthy Q3 With Robust Acquisition Activity

    Among the earnings results trickling out this month, it will be impossible to overshadow Welltower’s announcement with $14 billion in new investment activity and another great quarter of seniors housing operating portfolio (SHOP) performance improvements. But Ventas reported healthy results, too, and some significant acquisition volume.  Ventas... Read More »
  • Senior Care Campus Components Sell to Separate Buyers

    Senwell Senior Investment Advisors facilitated two separate transactions involving the assisted living and skilled nursing components of a senior care campus in Mansfield, Ohio. The seller, a local not-for-profit, faced significant operational and financial challenges, prompting an urgent need for a transition. Senwell was engaged to identify... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Secures Funds

    MONTICELLOAM, LLC announced that the firm, along with firm affiliates, funded $48.10 million in combined bridge and working capital funding for a three-facility skilled nursing portfolio in North Carolina. The transaction included a $45.6 million bridge financing and a $2.5 million working capital line of credit. The borrower, a returning client,... Read More »
  • Autumn Lake Healthcare Acquires Maryland SNFs

    First Citizens Bank’s Healthcare Finance business provided $338 million in financing to affiliates of Autumn Lake Healthcare for the acquisition of 12 Maryland skilled nursing facilities with over 1,500 beds. Based in Howell, New Jersey, Autumn Lake Healthcare’s portfolio includes 66 skilled nursing facilities totaling more than 8,200 beds... Read More »
  • Central Florida Portfolio Secures Financing

    Grace Hill Capital, a seniors housing capital advisory firm founded by Adam Shealy, closed a refinance and recapitalization of a four-community independent living, assisted living and memory care portfolio in Central Florida. The portfolio comprises five buildings totaling 257 units, operated by a regional provider with a proven record of... 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 »