• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

    An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM... Read More »
  • Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

    Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the... Read More »
  • Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

    Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform... Read More »
HHC Finance Closes Three More HUD Refinances

HHC Finance Closes Three More HUD Refinances

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) is continuing to take advantage of historically low interest rates by arranging HUD refinances for its clients. The company’s most recent activity saw it secure three loans totaling more than $33 million for three senior care facilities.   There was a 100-bed skilled nursing facility in Delaware and two assisted living communities totaling close to 200 units in New Jersey (100 units) and New York (95 units). The refinances replaced existing HUD loans and extended the clients’ terms. HHC Finance also closed another $37 million in loan modifications for its (happy) clients.  Read More »
Housing & Healthcare Finance Announces HUD Activity

Housing & Healthcare Finance Announces HUD Activity

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) closed over $83 million in HUD loans during the month of February. The firm kicked off its activity with a $24 million loan for a large 280-bed skilled nursing facility in New Jersey. That was followed by two more HUD loans totaling $46 million closed for SNFs in Maryland and Illinois. Finally, HHC Finance took out previous HUD debt for a long-term customer in Connecticut with a new $13 million loan closed through the (a)7 program. Each loan came with interest rates in the low-2s and terms ranging from 30 to 35 years.  HHC Finance rounded out its February activity with over $115 million of loan modifications closed for clients in Missouri,... Read More »
HHC Finance Closes Three HUD Deals And Large Acquisition Financing

HHC Finance Closes Three HUD Deals And Large Acquisition Financing

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) arranged a trio of HUD loans this month, including a $14.5 million loan for a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in New York, a $14 million loan for a 170-bed SNF in Tennessee and a $6.5 million loan for another 120-bed SNF in New York. Each loan closed with a rate in the lower 2s and refinanced more expensive conventional debt.  Turning to HHC Finance’s Capital Advisory Group, led by Isaac Haas and Neil Gamss, the team had an active end to the year with $550 million in deals arranged in December alone. Most notably, Messrs. Haas and Gamss helped arrange acquisition financing for a skilled nursing portfolio in the... Read More »
HHC Finance Closes 15 HUD Loan Modifications

HHC Finance Closes 15 HUD Loan Modifications

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) has been hard at work securing HUD loan modifications for its clients. After all, why not accept a lower rate? The firm closed 15 modifications totaling over $220 million for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, and California.  HHC Finance followed that up with a $65 million HUD refinance, with a rate in the low-2s, for a 547-bed skilled nursing facility in New York. The transaction took out an existing HUD loan.  Read More »
HHC Finance Secures Several HUD Refinances

HHC Finance Secures Several HUD Refinances

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) is wrapping up HUD’s fiscal year with several transactions closed through the agency. First, the firm arranged a $19 million loan for a 200-bed skilled nursing facility in New York, then followed up with a $20 million HUD refinance of a 155-bed skilled nursing facility in Ohio.   Continuing with financing large SNFs, HHC Finance also closed a $22 million loan for a 225-bed facility in Ohio. All three facilities were built in the 1970s but have received numerous capital improvements over the years. Each HUD loan came with interest rates in the very low 2s. What a deal.  HHC Finance next closed a $6.8 million HUD supplemental loan for an... Read More »