• Bourne Acquires AL/MC Asset (with HUD Debt)

    Representing a regional owner/operator, Evans Senior Investments successfully sold Trinity Hills of Knoxville, an 80-unit assisted living/memory care community in Knoxville, Tennessee. Built in 2006, the community features 66 AL and 14 MC units, all serving private pay residents. Occupancy was strong at the time of marketing, at 92%, and it... Read More »
  • Berkadia Finances Clarendale Clayton

    Berkadia refinanced Clarendale Clayton, a best-in-class seniors housing community in Clayton, Missouri (St. Louis MSA), that offers the full continuum of care in a high-end, resort-style setting. Opened in 2021, the 13-story property features 283 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care.  Managing Director Austin Sacco of... Read More »
  • Multifamily Investor Buys Ohio IL Community

    An independent owner/operator chose to strategically divest its 102-unit independent living community in a prominent suburb of Cleveland, engaging Blueprint to get the deal done. Built in the late 1980s, the purpose-built community was stabilized, cash-flowing and well occupied. Plus, there was upside through a capital deployment plan. Few of... Read More »
  • Dwight Capital Announces Q1 Activity

    Dwight Capital and its affiliate REIT, Dwight Mortgage Trust, financed $152.5 million in transactions during the first quarter of 2024. Among the transactions were a $44 million bridge loan for a 369-bed, seven-story skilled nursing facility in the Southwest U.S. The bridge loan, which closed in conjunction with a $5 million revolving line of... Read More »
  • Ensign Announces Eight Acquisitions

    April showers apparently brought The Ensign Group acquisitions this May, as the publicly traded provider announced eight separate deals, including four where its captive REIT Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT acquired the real estate. Two of the deals in Kansas and Arizona were profiled here, with Senior Living Investment Brokerage handling the... Read More »
CBRE Refinances Luxury Texas CCRC

CBRE Refinances Luxury Texas CCRC

Four years after he arranged construction financing for a to-be-built rental CCRC in Houston, Texas, Aron Will of CBRE is refinancing the property on behalf of its owners, joint venture partners Bridgewood Property Company and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital. Located in the affluent Houston neighborhood of River Oaks, the property opened in 2017 with 198 units, the majority being independent living, with assisted living and memory care units too. Bridgewood’s wholly-owned management affiliate, Retirement Center Management, operated the community since inception. In 2015, Mr. Will had arranged a $49.7 million floating-rate loan, with a six-year term, 48 months of interest only and an... Read More »
CBRE Closes Two Bank Financings for Senior Living Clients

CBRE Closes Two Bank Financings for Senior Living Clients

Aron Will of CBRE ended July with two bank financings for senior living clients in three states. First, in Texas, he was joined by Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg to refinance two 76-unit assisted living/memory care communities in Boerne (San Antonio MSA) and Round Rock (Austin MSA). Both properties were developed by a joint venture between Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Franklin Development Properties in 2017, and have been managed by Franklin Development’s operating affiliate. To refinance the original construction debt, CBRE secured a three-year, floating-rate loan with 24 months of interest only from a national bank. Then, that CBRE trio was joined by Tim Root to refinance... Read More »
Harrison Street Refinances White Bear Lake Community

Harrison Street Refinances White Bear Lake Community

Cushman & Wakefield acted as the exclusive advisor to a joint venture between The Waters Senior Living and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital on the refinance of their 136-unit senior living community in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Developed in 2016, this community provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services under The Waters brand. The C&W team of Jay Wagner, Sam Dylag and Jack Griffin brought the owners together with the lender, BMO Harris Bank, which provided the $24.3 million loan to take out the original construction financing. Derek Zeller, Imran Javaid and Brian Vis made up the BMO team on the transaction. Read More »
Harrison Street Exits Oregon Assets

Harrison Street Exits Oregon Assets

The Springs Living successfully recapitalized its exiting equity partner, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, in a couple of senior living communities with the help of a bank loan secured by Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE National Senior Housing. Originally acquired as part of larger $65 million four-property portfolio in 2012, these two properties are located within the Portland, Oregon MSA. With an average age of about 15 years, they currently feature a total of 145 independent living, 82 assisted living and 41 memory care units. The Springs (TSL) and Harrison Street had invested a significant amount of capital into the properties to make them the top competitors in... Read More »
Berkadia Finds a Way in Federal Way

Berkadia Finds a Way in Federal Way

Tim Cobb of Berkadia Senior Housing Investment Sales sold an assisted living/memory care community in Federal Way, Washington, working on behalf of the seller, Columbia Pacific Advisors. Built in 1997, the target comprises 87 units and 104 beds. It will be taken over by a joint venture involving Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Gencare PMB. The latter is a new partnership between Gencare Lifestyle (founded by co-founder of Merrill Gardens, Leon Grundstein) and Pacific Medical Buildings (a medical office building developer based in San Diego). PMB had an existing relationship with Harrison Street, which provided 90% of the equity for both the Federal Way acquisition and a new... Read More »