• 60 Seconds with Swett: Getting Realistic with New Development

    The positive mood at the NIC Fall Conference was contagious, as dealmakers were looking forward to a potential record-breaking fourth quarter. We at LevinPro are also gearing up to cover a new elevated level of M&A activity and pricing in the coming months, with our updated valuation tool better accounting for today’s market and the estimated... Read More »
  • NHC Responds to NHI

    National Healthcare Corporation, the tenant of 32 of National Health Investor’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living communities, is disputing NHI’s determination of default after the landlord formally notified the operator that it was in default and must cure the default within 30 days to avoid an Event of... Read More »
  • REIT Acquires High-Quality Continuum of Care Community

    Blueprint facilitated the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in Jasper, Georgia. Built in 2022, The Lodge at Stephens Lake includes 83 units of independent living cottages, assisted living and memory care. It is adjacent to a large active adult development and benefits from significant planned residential and commercial growth. At the... Read More »
  • Legend Senior Living Adds Allentown-Area Asset

    A Class-A, well performing property outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania, traded to a joint venture between Legend Senior Living and a new capital partner. Legend previously operated The Vero at Bethlehem, which opened in July 2023 and stabilized within 18 months. At the time of marketing, the 124-unit assisted living/memory care asset achieved... Read More »
  • CFG’s Senior Care Financing Activity

    Capital Funding Group financed more than $86 million across six transactions from early to mid-August. The transactions supported two memory care communities, four skilled nursing facilities, and one psychiatric hospital in Missouri, California, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers, one of which is a... Read More »
M&T Realty Finances Three Transactions

M&T Realty Finances Three Transactions

M&T Realty Capital Corporation announced its latest slew of transactions, providing nearly $36 million in financing. First, for a 95-unit assisted living/memory care community in southern Oregon, Steve Muth led the way on a $11.325 million bridge loan to support the property’s acquisition. M&T Realty financed 75% of the cost with the one-year, interest-only, adjustable-rate loan. Proceeds from the transaction will also allow for the new owner to invest $600,000 of capital improvements prior to a HUD refinance. M&T submitted the HUD application immediately and was able to use the same third-party reports for both transactions.  M&T also closed two HUD refinances,... 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 »
Berkadia Closes Two Large Agency Financings

Berkadia Closes Two Large Agency Financings

Berkadia announced two sizeable financings arranged for senior care clients in Portland, Oregon. The larger transaction saw Touchmark receive an $82.4 million loan through Freddie Mac to refinance its senior living community located just three miles from the center of Portland. Opened in 2018 with independent living, assisted living and memory care services, the community has around 275 units. Its construction cost was estimated at $90 million, or $326,100 per unit.   Chris Cain and Rafael Nobo secured the seven-year debt at 53% loan-to-value, putting the community’s value now at over $155.47 million, or $563,300 per unit. This was the second agency loan... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Arranges Chicagoland Refinance

Walker & Dunlop Arranges Chicagoland Refinance

Walker & Dunlop’s Joshua Rosen secured $55.68 million in HUD financing for a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Chicagoland. Each loan features a term of 27 years and low, fixed rates. Chalet Living & Rehab Center, with 219 beds in Chicago, obtained a $24.64 million loan. The Grove of Evanston, with 124 beds in Evanston, received an $18.88 million loan. Finally, the 131-bed The Grove of La Grange Park in La Grange Park received a $12.16 million loan. The borrower, Cascade Capital Group, secured significant debt coverage savings as a result of the transaction.  Read More »
VIUM Capital’s Strong First Year

VIUM Capital’s Strong First Year

After forming on April 1, 2020, with industry veterans Steve Kennedy and Kass Matt at the helm, VIUM Capital has announced an impressive inaugural year of closings. Across 25 transactions involving 63 separate properties in 17 states, the firm secured more than $750 million in par volume loans. That included HUD deals, bridge loans and tax-exempt bond financings. Starting a company on April Fools’ Day in the tumultuous year of 2020 may have been a bad omen, but this transaction volume may suggest otherwise.  It helps that Messrs. Kennedy and Matt have many years and many long-standing clients in the industry, which was key to getting transactions completed in the hectic year. VIUM’s... Read More »