• Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

    A couple of assisted living and memory care communities in Eastern Tennessee recently traded hands. The two properties comprise more than 100 units. A Chicago-based investor aligned with the seller’s long-term vision for the communities acquired the assets, and partnered with a regional operator that was looking to grow their presence in the... Read More »
  • CFG Hit the Ground Running in Q1

    Capital Funding Group wasted no time in the first quarter, closing $428.9 million in total financing. The transactions spanned skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, memory care, behavioral health, multifamily and commercial lending on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers. Some highlighted transactions include: ● A $17.6... Read More »
  • Separate Borrowers Secure Financing

    Cambridge Realty Capital announced a couple separate closings. First, the company provided a $4.31 million HUD refinance of Elizabeth Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Elizabeth, West Virginia. Cambridge utilized HUD’s Express Lane, which enabled the loan application to receive its firm commitment just 18 days after being accepted. ... Read More »
  • Blueprint Brings on New Team Member

    Blueprint welcomed Peter Trazzera to the team as Senior Director, Capital Markets. Trazzera brings deep expertise in financing solutions and is set to further elevate Blueprint’s capabilities in the sector. He has an extensive background in institutional capital, and is joining following a 12-year tenure as Senior Vice President at KeyBank... Read More »
  • High-Priced Sale Closes in Chicago

    The bar keeps getting raised for pricing in the seniors housing industry, and we believe a new record has been set for a property sale in Chicago, Illinois. It was revealed that the seven-story Belmont Village Lincoln Park was bought by CBRE Investment Management for approximately $151 million, according to property tax records. Based on a lower... Read More »
Ten-Property Portfolio Sells in the Southeast

Ten-Property Portfolio Sells in the Southeast

As the year comes to an end, many companies are announcing big portfolio deals, including Evans Senior Investments representing a regional owner/operator in their sale of a ten-property seniors housing portfolio located in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. The communities, which were built between 1972 and 2016 with a median year-built of 2007, comprise 590 seniors housing units (117 independent living, 293 assisted living and 180 memory care) and 666 functional beds. All of the communities have undergone significant renovations and capital improvements over recent years. The portfolio had an average bed occupancy of 91% in 2019 and produced a net operating income margin of 34%.... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Facilitates SNF Sale in New Mexico

Evans Senior Investments Facilitates SNF Sale in New Mexico

Evans Senior Investments represented the seller of a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in New Mexico for an undisclosed amount. A Chicago-based skilled nursing facility owner bought the facility from a regional owner/operator based in Louisiana. The acquisition presented an opportunity for a new operator to grow its presence in New Mexico.  The facility, which was built in the late 1990s, is approximately 50 miles away from the nearest nursing home in New Mexico. Shortly before going to market, it experienced an outbreak of COVID-19, which led to the loss of over 25 residents and lowered occupancy to an all-time low of 46% (after averaging 93% in fiscal year 2019). However, census... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Facilitates Sale in West Virginia

Evans Senior Investments Facilitates Sale in West Virginia

Hamister Group, a Buffalo, New York-based owner/operator, entered the West Virginia seniors housing market with the acquisition of a 65-unit assisted living/memory care community located outside of Charleston in the town of Dunbar. Originally built in 1990 but with expansions in 1999, 2003 and 2007, community has 75 functional beds and 85 licensed beds, with a 100% private pay census.   At the time of marketing, occupancy averaged 95% based on functional beds, but the pandemic caused census to plummet to 69%. However, at the time of the sale, occupancy had rebounded to 87%. In the trailing-12-month period before the sale, the community operated at a roughly 10% margin on more... Read More »
Legacy Senior Living Acquires Tennesee Community

Legacy Senior Living Acquires Tennesee Community

Legacy Senior Living announced its acquisition of a 58-unit assisted living/memory care community in Hendersonville, Tennessee for $5 million, or $86,000 per unit. The deal brings Cleveland-based Legacy’s portfolio to 16 senior living communities across the eastern United States. We learned about the sale earlier this month when Evans Senior Investments announced its role in brokering the deal, although the private equity seller has still not been disclosed.  Built in 2000, the community was just 62% occupied at the time of market and losing over $900,000 in NOI on revenues of $1.525 million. Once it turns operations around, Legacy will then expand the community into the excess land... Read More »
Evans Senior Investments Facilitates Sale of AL Community

Evans Senior Investments Facilitates Sale of AL Community

Evans Senior Investments is continuing its busy month, representing a private equity company for the $6.5 million sale of Quail Creek, a 103-unit assisted living and memory care community. Built in 1999, this community in Quail Creek, Oklahoma is in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The community averaged 41% occupancy at the time of marketing (100% private pay) and had revenues of $1.76 million. However, it was not profitable due to the low census and lost over $1 million of net operating income in the last 12 months. Quail Creek also had below-average rental rates compared to competing communities in the area, trailing their competitors by over 40% and contributing to the negative... Read More »