• Janus Living Goes Public After Upsizing IPO

    Janus Living, a Healthpeak Properties-formed REIT and now the only publicly traded U.S. REIT fully dedicated to seniors housing with its entire portfolio structured under RIDEA, has launched its initial public offering of Class A-1 common stock. The company is now listed on the NYSE under the ticker “JAN.” It plans to pay a quarterly dividend of... Read More »
  • Partnership Acquires Two Long Island Communities

    Two Long Island assisted living communities were sold by their original developer/operator. Village Green Senior Living in Levittown (opened in 2020) and Village Walk Senior Living (opened in 2018) in Patchogue were acquired by a partnership between Fundamental Advisors, Scribner Capital and Atria Senior Living. They will be renamed Atria... Read More »
  • Artemis Real Estate Partners Purchases Class-A Community

    The developer of a Class-A seniors housing community in the Minneapolis, Minnesota MSA, has passed the torch to a new owner. Pillars of Lakeville, now known as The Crest at Lakeville, sits on 1.8 acres. Oppidan Investment Co., a company that developed multiple Pillars senior living properties in Minnesota, acquired the land from Crossroads... Read More »
  • Stand-Alone Memory Care Community Gets New Owner

    1031 CF Properties, a leading DST investor, acquired a stand-alone memory care community in the Spokane, Washington MSA. Built in 2005 with expansions in 2007 and 2013, Generations Memory Care offers 48 private units with 28,472 square feet on 2.067 acres. The seller was an investment group based in northern California that purchased the asset in... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Closes First Public Bond Issue in 20+ Years

    Ziegler announced the closing of a $30.0 million tax-exempt fixed rate bond issue for Butterfield Trail Village, Inc. (BTV). The Series 2026 bonds were issued through The Fayetteville Public Facilities Board. BTV is a not-for-profit corporation founded by five local churches in 1981 to own and operate a continuing care retirement community on... Read More »
Dwight Capital’s Strong Q1 Activity

Dwight Capital’s Strong Q1 Activity

Dwight Capital’s first quarter is in the books, and it was an active three months for them to say the least. The firm financed $121.6 million across 12 transactions, including four HUD loans, seven bridge financings and one additional financing.   Starting with the HUD deals, Dwight Capital first closed a $21.3 million loan for a 195-bed skilled nursing facility in Long Grove, Illinois. Built in 1996, the facility received a substantial renovation in 2016 and now includes a therapy gym, family lounges, spa and salon services, and sound proofing to promote rest. It last sold in 2016 to Cascade Capital Group for around $14.4 million, or close to $75,000 per bed. After the deal, Legacy... Read More »
Dwight Capital Announces Both Bridge Loans and Agency Financings

Dwight Capital Announces Both Bridge Loans and Agency Financings

Dwight Capital ended 2020 with a bang, with more than $117 million of healthcare financings closed during the fourth quarter. The volume included a few bridge acquisition loans for senior care facilities across the country, starting with $15 million in bridge and mezzanine debt for the acquisition of three assisted living/skilled nursing facilities in Kansas. Adam Sasouness originated the transaction as well as a $13.95 million bridge loan for the Laurels Portfolio, which consists of three properties in northeast Ohio with 313 beds of assisted living and skilled nursing.   Previously owned by a REIT, the facilities were originally built in the 1960s and... Read More »
Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

The HUD market seems to be the steadiest in the senior care lending world since the onset of COVID-19, after a few hiccups and delays earlier this year. Recently, there was a shake-up in the lending market, as Dwight Capital acquired Love Funding, the HUD lending subsidiary of Midland States Bank.   Love Funding’s platform will be rebranded and integrated within Dwight Capital, while Midland States Bank will retain the existing Love Funding servicing portfolio. Read More »
Dwight Capital Refinances New Jersey SNF

Dwight Capital Refinances New Jersey SNF

Dwight Capital arranged a HUD refinance for a skilled nursing facility in Union City, New Jersey (New York City MSA). Built in 2008 right at the New Jersey end of the Lincoln Tunnel, the 127-bed facility provides a variety of services including on-site diagnostic x-rays, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech/language pathology and podiatry services, among others. Its owner obtained a $12.4 million HUD loan with a 35-year term and amortization. The lower fixed interest rate also provided the borrower with substantial annual debt service savings. Adam Offman of Dwight Capital originated the transaction.  Read More »
Dwight Capital Closes Two HUD Refinances

Dwight Capital Closes Two HUD Refinances

At the end of March, Dwight Capital announced a HUD refinance of a senior care campus in Andover, Kansas. Built in 2004 and 2010, respectively, the assisted living and skilled nursing buildings feature 164 total beds on 7.2 acres. Clint Miller of Dwight Capital originated a $14 million loan with a 35-year term and amortization to refinance the facility.  Earlier in the month, Dwight Capital’s Kevin Lifshitz also got a HUD financing closed in West Jordan, Utah (Salt Lake City MSA). The target was a Beehive Homes community built in 1996 and 2007 on over 1.5 acres. It currently consists of 50 beds in 50 units and is located less than a mile from Jordan Valley Medical Center. The license... Read More »