• Berkadia Announces Array of Closings

    Berkadia is riding a transaction hot streak, closing 19 property sales in the last 45 days. The activity included a portfolio featuring five assisted living/memory care communities across Utah, Wisconsin and Minnesota sold to Jaybird Capital, an affiliate of Jaybird Senior Living, through HUD assumptions. Jaybird assumed management of the... Read More »
  • Tremper Capital Group Closes Several Financings

    Tremper Capital Group showed off its variety with a series of financings closed for clients across the country. They included a construction loan, an acquisition loan, a bank refinance and a portfolio financing. First, the team closed non-recourse construction financing for an assisted living/memory care community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.... Read More »
  • Upstate New York SNF Trades Between Not-for-Profits

    Joe Knapp of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap handled the sale of a skilled nursing facility in upstate New York. The Center For Nursing And Rehab in Hoosick Falls, New York, comprises 82 beds in a single-story building that sits on four acres. It was built in 1954, but renovated in 1979 and 1995.  Apparently, the facility... Read More »
  • Acquisition Financing Closed for Distressed California Community

    Private debt fund and direct commercial real estate lender Wilshire Finance Partners closed an $8.15 million first lien bridge loan for the acquisition and repositioning of a distressed seniors housing community in California. The financing included reserves specifically allocated for capital improvements and operational support during the... Read More »
  • Developer and Operator Secure Construction Financing

    Another new development will soon be underway, with BLDG Real Estate and The Fellowship Family securing financing for a $100 million full-continuum community, Fellowship Wildlight. BLDG Real Estate is a real estate development firm that specializes in design, development and asset execution across multiple product types. The Fellowship Family is... Read More »
American House Sells IL Community in Michigan

American House Sells IL Community in Michigan

Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors worked on behalf of American House Senior Living Communities to sell their independent living community in Southfield, Michigan to a local owner. Featuring 202 units, the community was built in 1987 on a 10.4-acre campus. It was well-occupied at 95%, so the new owner should be hitting the ground running. It also helps that the new owner has several other IL communities in the area. Read More »
REIT Sheds Two Rhode Island Communities

REIT Sheds Two Rhode Island Communities

Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors represented a publicly-traded REIT in the sale of two of its assisted living communities in Rhode Island. Built between 1989 and 1999, both locations were formerly operated by Brookdale Senior Living. They feature not only assisted living and memory care units but also a significant number of skilled nursing beds, all combining for 272 units. Taking over operations will be Meridian Senior Living, which is acquiring the properties in partnership with GMF Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. Read More »
Greystone’s Second Portfolio Transaction Of The Month

Greystone’s Second Portfolio Transaction Of The Month

Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors followed up on their two-property sale in upstate New York (which sold to a private equity firm for $17 million, or $184,800 per unit) by also arranging the sale of four senior living communities in Nebraska and Oregon on behalf of a publicly-traded REIT owner. Built between 1986 and 2003, the communities feature 315 total units of independent living and assisted living. Hong Kong-based Chevalier International Holdings Ltd. acquired the properties and leased them to the Avamere Family of Companies to operate. Read More »
Greystone Soars in Upstate New York Sale

Greystone Soars in Upstate New York Sale

A publicly traded REIT divested two of its seniors housing assets in upstate New York, hiring Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors to facilitate the transaction. Located in the towns of Clifton Park (Albany MSA) and Orchard Park (Buffalo MSA), the communities each feature 46 memory care units on roughly five acres. The twin properties were also both built in 1998. Operated by Peregrine Senior Living (which will stay on as operator after the acquisition), they reported strong occupancy, combining for about 94%. A private equity firm paid $17 million, $184,800 per unit, for the pair. Read More »
Greystone Deals in North Dallas

Greystone Deals in North Dallas

Mike Garbers and Cody Tremper of Greystone Real Estate Advisors represented a publicly traded REIT in its disposition of a 256-unit independent living community in North Dallas, Texas. The property is well located near several medical centers and boasted high occupancy as well. No purchase price was disclosed, but 12 Oaks Senior Living will take over the operations on behalf of the Dallas-based real estate company buyer. Read More »