• Value-Add AL/MC Community Trades

    An institutional owner decided to divest a non-core asset, and engaged Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to run the sale process. The asset is located in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland MSA), and features 36 assisted living and memory care units, with 62 licensed beds. It was built in... Read More »
  • Brookdale Divests California Community to Public REIT

    Blueprint was engaged by an institutional, national owner/operator in the strategic disposition of a large rental CCRC in Bakersfield, California. The 20-acre campus was developed in 1999 and provides the whole continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing across three large buildings and... Read More »
  • Two Midwest Assets Trade

    A couple of seniors housing communities traded in the Midwest, selling to a couple of growing owner/operators. First, in the Indianapolis area, The Kiser Group’s Mark Myers and SVN | Senior Living Advisors’ John Klement led the sale of a 157-unit seniors housing community featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care... Read More »
  • Assisted Living Portfolio Closes in Wisconsin

    Bob Richards of Senior Care Realty recently completed the sale of a five-property assisted living portfolio in Wisconsin, closing the deal in multiple tranches. Richards had worked with the seller, AC Capital, for 15 years, helping them grow their portfolio over the years. AC Capital also has self-managed the communities for the last decade. Now,... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: Here We Go Again

    AARP just published a report on assisted living, and all I can say is, here we go again. It concludes that “the state of assisted living today is cause for concern for many stakeholders. The lack of national federal standards for care centers creates an underregulated space.” It continues on, stating that the “absence of national oversight,... Read More »
Two HUD Loans From Lancaster Pollard

Two HUD Loans From Lancaster Pollard

Lancaster Pollard announced two HUD refinances it closed on behalf of clients in Illinois and Oregon. First, Brett Murphy arranged an $11.2 million HUD loan for a 100-unit supportive living facility in McHenry, Illinois (Chicago MSA), which refinanced the original tax-exempt bond construction financing structured in 2007 and cut the ownership group’s debt cost of capital in half. Then, Matt Lindsay and Casey Moore led the way on an $8.8 million HUD refinance of a 48-bed memory care community in Woodburn, Oregon. After successfully opening the community in 2014, ownership decided to refinance its senior and mezzanine construction debt into a non-recourse, 35-year fixed rate... Read More »
Monticello In Music City

Monticello In Music City

One of Monticello Asset Management’s investment vehicles originated $16.48 million in first lien debt to finance the acquisition of a 119-bed skilled nursing facility in Nashville, Tennessee, with the experienced owner/operator buyer looking to refinance through HUD in the coming years. Built in 1970 and completely renovated and expanded in 2013, this facility has a 48-bed short-term care unit, made up of all private rooms, and the remaining 71 beds are dedicated to long-term care patients. There is also a 4,000-square foot therapy gym that, along with the state-of-the-art upgrades received in 2013, helps the facility compete in the area. It was acquired by a public REIT as part of a large... Read More »
Monticello Asset Management Assists New York SNF With Bridge Financing

Monticello Asset Management Assists New York SNF With Bridge Financing

One of New York City-based Monticello Asset Management’s investment vehicles originated $8.03 million in first lien debt on behalf of the new owner of a 140-bed skilled nursing facility in New York. Leroy Operating, LLC (the borrower) used the funds to purchase the 40-year old facility, which currently has a five-star rating from CMS. In addition to traditional long-term care, the facility also features a 40-bed non-secure memory care unit and a 28-bed short-term or sub-acute therapy unit on its 8.2-acre campus. Ancillary services include physical, occupational and speech therapies too. The borrower expects to refinance through HUD in the coming years. Read More »
Meridian Capital Group Closes Almost $200 Million In Three Financings

Meridian Capital Group Closes Almost $200 Million In Three Financings

Meridian Capital Group made news this month, closing nearly $200 million in financings in three separate transactions. The largest, by far, was a $136 million acquisition loan that financed the purchase of 10 skilled nursing facilities located throughout Ohio. A balance sheet lender provided the loan, which came with a five-year term, 25-year amortization schedule and six months of interest only. And the team of Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin, Josh Simpson and Corey Schwartz of Meridian worked with multiple lenders to close the deal within 52 days, and before the end-of-year deadline. The same team also secured a $42 million bridge-to-HUD loan, with a 36-month term, on behalf of a company... Read More »
Greystone Refinances Upstate New York Skilled Nursing Facility

Greystone Refinances Upstate New York Skilled Nursing Facility

A 112-bed skilled nursing facility in Niskayuna, New York (near Schenectady) will have the funds to upgrade its services and amenities thanks to a $27.05 million HUD refinance arranged by Fred Levine of Greystone. Current amenities already include an on-site salon, private dining space and a newly renovated dining area, and the facility provides sub-acute rehab, ventilator therapy, respiratory care, traumatic brain injury treatment and pediatric rehab and respite services. However, Sentosa Care, the owner, has plans to invest significant capital in upgrading the facility’s existing spaces and amenities, in addition to building a new ventilator unit and upgrading the pediatric unit. The... Read More »