• Brookdale Boosts Short Term Stability

    Brookdale Senior Living completed a series of financing transactions totaling approximately $600 million that refinanced all of its remaining 2026 mortgage debt and maturities, around $350 million, and a portion of 2027 mortgage debt maturities, approximately $200 million. The company also secured more fixed-rate debt, helping to cut rate risk.... Read More »
  • Ikaria Announces $1 Billion in Q4 Volume

    Ikaria Capital Group closed out a successful 2025, announcing several significant transactions in the fourth quarter that exceeded $1 billion in volume. The activity comprises financings in the seniors housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health sectors across multiple states and borrowers.  The largest deal was a $595.5 million senior... Read More »
  • PE Group Enters Oklahoma after Medicaid Rate Bump

    A skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma that recently benefited from the state’s Medicaid rate bump sold to a national private equity firm looking to enter the state. Built in 1967, Maplewood Care Center features 180 beds on over three acres in Tulsa. It is located close to several major hospitals and healthcare campuses, but occupancy was sitting... Read More »
  • Community Purchased through HUD Assumption

    Chad Mundy of the Knapp-Stahler Group of Marcus & Millichap sold an 82-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lewiston, Idaho. Built in phases in the early 2000s, the community featured five separate buildings, one of which was vacant after sustaining damage from a flood. As a result, occupancy was lower, based on the 89 licensed beds,... Read More »
  • The Zett Group Rounds Out Q4

    The Zett Group closed out Q4 with several closings in the Pacific Northwest. First was the sale of Fox Hollow, a 58-unit seniors housing community in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2003, the community features 51 assisted living units and seven independent living “cottage-style” units. Set in a nice area of Eugene, it was owned by... Read More »
HHC Finance Finishing HUD Year Strong

HHC Finance Finishing HUD Year Strong

The HUD fiscal year is about to end, and Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) is finishing with a flourish, closing a $19 million refinance for a 90-bed skilled nursing facility located in central Pennsylvania.  The facility was built in 2014 with state-of the-art components, making it the most modern SNF in the general area. The 35-year, fixed rate HUD loan took out the original construction financing. Read More »
HHC Finance Sizzles This Summer

HHC Finance Sizzles This Summer

The Capital Advisory Group at Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) has impressed so far this summer, closing $157 million across eight loans in the last two months. Isaac Haas and Neil Gamss, who lead the group, went to Pennsylvania to close the largest transaction. Vita Healthcare Group was the borrower, after acquiring eight skilled nursing facilities and 1,050 total beds that were deemed to be non-core by the undisclosed seller, in a transaction handled by Ben Firestone, Christopher Hyldahl, Michael Segal and Gideon Orion of Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors. HHC Finance closed a $100.3 million bridge loan to fund the purchase. For another skilled nursing portfolio... Read More »
After Five Years of Ownership, Tryko Partners Refinances PA SNF

After Five Years of Ownership, Tryko Partners Refinances PA SNF

Five years after acquiring a 97-bed skilled nursing facility in Easton, Pennsylvania, Tryko Partners is turning to Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC Finance) to refinance it through HUD. Originally built in 1960, the facility still had a lot of upside back when it was sold by Signature HealthCARE in 2013. It is located directly across the street from the 196-bed Easton Hospital and featured a good quality mix, with 22% Medicare, 11% private pay and the remainder Medicaid. Occupancy was 84% at the time, as well. However, it was an orphan property for the seller five years ago. The operating margin was just around 4% on $8.55 million of revenues at the time of the sale, but Tryko... Read More »
HHC Finance Closes Illinois HUD Refinance

HHC Finance Closes Illinois HUD Refinance

Housing & Healthcare Finance recently closed four HUD loans on behalf of a portfolio of four supportive living facilities in Illinois, totaling $55.3 million. Built in the early- to mid-2000s, the facilities will soon receive some renovations in order to increase their appeal and competitiveness, which the financing will facilitate. They total 536 units geared towards low-income residents that do not need full medical care. The transaction refinanced the experienced borrowers’ existing bank and partnership debt, along with supporting the renovations. Read More »
Housing & Healthcare Finance’s Flourishing Bridge Loan Program

Housing & Healthcare Finance’s Flourishing Bridge Loan Program

The Capital Advisory Group at Housing & Healthcare Finance, led by Isaac Haas and Neil Gamms, has been hard at work closing over $100 million in bridge loans and a $7 million A/R line of credit in the last couple of months. The largest of the transactions took place in Ohio, where the firm closed a $57 million loan for a portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities and two assisted living communities totaling 854 beds. Four SNFs in Georgia with 560 beds received a couple of loans totaling $25.7 million. The firm also closed an $11 million loan for a 140-bed SNF in Pennsylvania, and three loans ranging from $3 million to $7 million for smaller facilities in Kentucky, Massachusetts and... Read More »