• Interview with Arnie Whitman and Meredith Oppenheim on VITALS

    The SeniorCare Investor’s Ben Swett recently sat down with Meredith Oppenheim and Arnie Whitman to discuss their new framework for seniors housing operators to improve the quality of life for their residents, but also to position the sector for greater success and wider appeal in the future. Watch the conversation here. Read More »
  • Michigan-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Tampa MSA

    American House Senior Living Communities added Beach House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Wesley Chapel, Florida (Tampa MSA), to its operating portfolio and renamed the property American House Wesley Chapel. The community features 67 assisted living and 33 memory care units with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, some with balconies... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Community Near Chicago Gets New Owner

    SVN Chicago Commercial sold McKenzie Falls, an affordable seniors housing community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The building was constructed in 2010 and spans 74,047 square feet across one story.  An undisclosed buyer acquired the 105-unit community for $6.7 million, or $63,800 per unit. Reid... Read More »
  • Healthpeak Properties Provides Janus Living Updates

    Healthpeak Properties’ recently formed seniors housing REIT, Janus Living, which will manage Healthpeak’s 34-community seniors housing portfolio, has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its shares of Class A-1 common stock, which the company intends to list on the NYSE under... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Senior Care Campus Deal in Missouri

    A Maryland-based owner/operator looked to expand its Missouri senior care portfolio with the purchase of Kingdom Care Senior Living in the town of Fulton. Built in 1980, the campus includes four independent living units, 26 assisted living units and 36 skilled nursing beds. It currently holds a five-star rating at the SNF and is the only... Read More »
Monticello Announces Refinancing of Arkansas SNF Portfolio

Monticello Announces Refinancing of Arkansas SNF Portfolio

MONTICELLOAM, LLC and its affiliates (Monticello) announced a big refinance for an experienced client in Arkansas. The $70 million, five-year loan is secured by a portfolio of seven skilled nursing facilities and 953 total beds. That represents the bulk of the borrower’s holdings in the state, which numbers approximately 1,200 beds. The seven facilities average over 30 years in age.  This transaction comes a month after Monticello and Greystone announced they intend to form a joint venture to become a one-stop-shop provider of capital finance products and services for the senior housing and healthcare industry. The products offered will include first mortgage floating rate bridge loans,... Read More »
Greystone Announces New Deputy Chief Credit Officer

Greystone Announces New Deputy Chief Credit Officer

Greystone announced it has hired Sampada D’silva as its new Deputy Chief Credit Officer. Based in Chicago, Ms. D’Silva will help Greystone fulfill the increasing demand for its industry-leading loan services in healthcare, including skilled nursing and assisted living assets. We suppose that is a good sign that lenders are back in business, in earnest.  Ms. D’silva has over two decades of experience in healthcare and senior care investment and lending. She previously worked for Cambridge Realty Capital Companies as a Senior Managing Director, with experience in planning and finalizing a number of financing options, including HUD and conventional loans.  Ms. D’silva... Read More »
Greystone Handles HUD Refinance of Wisconsin SNF Portfolio

Greystone Handles HUD Refinance of Wisconsin SNF Portfolio

Fred Levine of Greystone arranged a total of $34.96 million in HUD loans for a portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities spread across southeastern Wisconsin. Totaling 558 beds, the facilities are located in Antigo, Burlington, Manitowoc and Kenosha.   The in-state borrower, Champion Care, purchased them in 2017 and will continue with ongoing property improvements. So, to refinance existing debt and help support those improvements, they obtained 30-year debt with a low fixed interest rate from HUD.   Read More »
Greystone Refinances Long Island SNF

Greystone Refinances Long Island SNF

Greystone’s HUD streak continues in the Northeast, following up on its refinance of a Yonkers, New York skilled nursing facility with a financing closed for a large skilled nursing facility on Long Island. Featuring 214 beds, the facility was originally built in 1972 on Long Island’s North Shore. It provides care for high-acuity, medically complex patients, with services ranging from cardiac care and post-surgery orthopedic rehab to physical and occupational therapy.   Fred Levine arranged a $17.3 million HUD loan through the agency’s Section 223(a)(7) program, thereby lowering the borrower’s interest rate and extending their amortization period. The borrower was also able to raise... Read More »
Greystone Secures Another HUD Refinance

Greystone Secures Another HUD Refinance

Last week, Greystone announced two HUD refinances for senior care clients and followed up with a third, this time to refinance a 174-unit Section 8 senior apartment community in Pomona, California. Shana Daby of Greystone handled the transaction on behalf of AMCAL, a developer of multifamily properties in California, Texas and Washington. The $29.9 million loan comes with a fixed interest rate and 35-year term and amortization.   Loan proceeds in hand, AMCAL will be able to make capital improvements and set up a debt service reserve. They will also take some equity out. AMCAL originally built the community in 2002 with six mid-rise buildings, with elevators, offering both one- and... Read More »