• 60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Record M&A Year, Again

    You may start to get tired of hearing us talk about all the records being set, but we will never tire of it. As of November 11, we have passed last year’s record of total acquisitions in the seniors housing and care sector, now standing at over 720 deals, according to LevinPro LTC. And we thought last year was an amazing year! The good news is... Read More »
  • Regional Owner/Operator Acquires in North Carolina

    A skilled nursing facility with 130 beds recently sold in North Carolina. It was 53% occupied and not stabilized at the time of sale. According to LevinPro LTC, the purchase price was one of the highest per-bed prices we have seen in the state, at $21 million, or $161,500 per bed. The seller, a North Carolina-based owner/developer that had owned... Read More »
  • Tennessee Community Trades in Receivership Sale

    Blueprint recently announced a few closings involving a prominent lender and special services seller. The first was in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was handled by Kyle Hallion, Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes. Buzin and Thomes facilitated the second deal, selling Knollwood Point in Mobile, Alabama. The pair also sold The Pointe at Kirby Gate in... Read More »
  • Northeast-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Georgia

    Daniel Geraghty, Bradley Clousing and Nick Cacciabando of Senior Living Investment Brokerage were engaged in the sale of a skilled nursing facility with 100 beds in College Park, Georgia. At the time of sale, the facility was operating at a loss. The seller was a national owner of long-term care and seniors housing assets across the country, and... Read More »
  • Provident Bank Funds Portfolio Refinance and Recapitalization

    Tom Cassidy of Provident Bank’s Healthcare Lending team provided funding to a regional owner/operator in the Southeast. The new client, a family business, secured a $29.84 million portfolio refinance and recapitalization of four stabilized seniors housing communities in Florida. The well-performing portfolio totals more than 250 units across a... Read More »

HJ Sims and HUD Plus

Affinity Living Group recently purchased a 78-unit assisted living/memory care community in Winter Park, Florida (Orlando MSA), with the help of some extra funding arranged by HJ Sims. Sims utilized its HUD Plus program to arrange a $3 million subordinate loan, which supplements Affinity’s existing bridge loan, increases its leverage to 79% and will remain outstanding after the expected HUD take-out. The acquired community was built in 1999 originally with 60 units, but an 18-unit expansion was completed in 2008. It last sold in 2005 for $5.8 million to a financial buyer, who partnered with the existing manager. However, Affinity will take over operations, with a focus of improving... Read More »

Cushman & Wakefield Does It Again

Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets Group has sold another CCRC (LPC), this time in Arden, North Carolina. Known as Ardenwoods, it is a type “C” entrance-fee community that is located on 48 acres about 12 miles south of Ashville. The seller was a 50-50 joint venture between affiliates of HJ Sims and Life Care Services (LCS), which purchased the community in 2002. It consists of 96 independent living units and 48 assisted living units, and has been managed by LCS since 2002. The buyer was Retirement Living Associates, Inc., which is controlled by David Ammons, a local owner/ manager with seven other developments or communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia... Read More »

HJ Sims Secures Financing For D.C. CCRC

A CCRC in northwest Washington, D.C. is ready to expand, and in a big way. Currently featuring 127 independent living units, seven assisted living units and 60 skilled nursing beds, not-for-profit Ingleside at Rock Creek faced a growing wait list and limited health care services. So, a couple of years ago, ownership decided it was time to grow, with a plan to add 105 IL units, 32 memory care units, 34 skilled nursing suites, 21 assisted living units and therapy/rehab spaces. Expected to break ground soon, the project will nearly double the CCRC’s units, even though most of the existing AL units will be taken offline to complete it. HJ Sims arranged the construction financing, through a mix... Read More »

Two Seniors Housing Developments Find Financing With HJ Sims

HJ Sims helped land financing for a couple of luxury senior living developments across the country this month, with two bond placements totaling over $45 million. The larger project, located in Palm Coast, Florida, is being developed by affiliates of the Tuscan Garden Group to include 86 assisted living and 44 memory care units (166 total beds). At a cost of approximately $56 million, or $430,000 per unit, the three-building community is located adjacent to the master-planned community of Grand Haven. Sims sold about $11 million of the bonds to its accredited investor base, with the balance going to six institutional investors. The issuance included $39.55 million of senior... Read More »

Pennsylvania CCRC Refinances 2008 Bonds With Help From HJ Sims

A large CCRC in Lititz, Pennsylvania (Lancaster area) that expanded in 2008 (tough time to do that…) recently refinanced $123 million of Series 2008 bonds, as well as $10 million of Series 2015 bonds, with the help of HJ Sims. Tracing its roots to 1897, the community now features 505 independent living units, 141 assisted living/personal care units, 120 skilled nursing beds and a 20-bed rehab center. In 2008 it expanded its IL offering and also reconfigured its healthcare services, which was funded by $123 million of bonds. Then in 2015, the CCRC opened its rehab center, in addition to upgrading its buildings and technology, with $10 million of bonds funding the project. The call date for... Read More »