• Private Equity Firm Divests Portfolio to Chicago Investor

    Trinity Investors, a Texas-based private equity firm, sold a 224-unit portfolio of three seniors housing communities in Alabama that it acquired in tranches between 2022 and 2023 with a regional owner/operator. After the portfolio stabilized and capital was injected into the communities, Trinity recapitalized the venture in March 2025 with... Read More »
  • Underperforming Skilled Nursing Facility Trades in Ohio

    A 130-bed skilled nursing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, sold to a regional owner/operator looking to expand its existing Ohio footprint. At the time of sale, the building was operating at a loss, but the buyer’s operational scale and market familiarity positioned the facility for a smooth transition and long-term repositioning. Blueprint... Read More »
  • Not-for-Profit Acquires from Not-for-Profit

    A not-for-profit organization recently divested a cash-flowing CCRC in Cortland, Ohio. It was looking to recycle capital and reinvest in its broader mission, and ultimately engaged Blueprint to help with the sale. The community, Ohio Living Lake Vista, comprises 39 skilled nursing beds and close to 100 independent living and assisted living... Read More »
  • NewPoint Originates Acquisition Financing

    NewPoint Real Estate Capital originated $53 million in bridge financing to facilitate Cougar Capital Management’s acquisition of a large portfolio of independent living communities in upstate New York. The 24-month, non-recourse floating-rate loan provided by a debt fund was originated by NewPoint’s Cal Masterson and Kevin Laidlaw. These five... Read More »
  • Financing Secured for Skilled Nursing Portfolio

    MONTICELLOAM, along with firm affiliates, provided $107 million in combined bridge and working capital financing to a four-facility skilled nursing portfolio in Florida. The transaction includes a $100 million bridge loan and a $7 million working capital line of credit. The loan proceeds will be used by the borrower, a returning MONTICELLOAM... Read More »

Griffin-American III acquires Trilogy Health Services

Nearly doubling its size in one fell swoop, Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III is acquiring Trilogy Health Services for approximately $1.125 billion (including the assumption of $205.1 million of debt) pursuant to a joint venture with NorthStar Healthcare Income. Griffin-American will own approximately two-thirds of the joint venture (bringing total real estate and related investments to approximately $2 billion) and will act as its manager, while NorthStar will own the other third. Also as part of the transaction, Trilogy’s founder and CEO, Randy Bufford, and other members of the company’s management will own a $24 million, or 3.6%, stake in Trilogy. Mr. Bufford will remain in place to... Read More »

Upside in Oregon

Dan Mahoney and Tony Cassie of Marcus & Millichap handled the sale of two assisted living/memory care communities in Oregon, both with operational upside. First, Focus Healthcare Partners saw potential in a 58-unit community in downtown Portland, which they snapped up for $10.8 million, or $186,200 per unit. Built in 2007, the community was the last acquisition of Sunwest Management and has been owned by a TIC of 17 different investors ever since who were all very hands off, hiring a management company in the area to operate (the buyer, in fact, uses the same manager for its buildings in Oregon and Washington). There were a small number of Medicaid residents in the building. By making... Read More »

Big HUD month for HHC

Housing & Healthcare Finance (HHC) had a very busy August closing over $50 million of HUD financings. Three of the loans totaling $15.2 million were refinancings of existing HUD loans for three skilled nursing facilities with 428 beds in Connecticut.  The experienced borrower received low fixed rates for the next 25-30 years. HHC also closed 2 HUD 232/223(f) loans totaling close to $36 million. The first, a $22.2 million loan, will refinance a 240-bed skilled nursing facility in Brooklyn, New York, while the second, a $13.3 million loan, will refinance a 120-bed facility in Carmel, New York. All of the facilities are well occupied. Read More »

Pillar of financing

A skilled nursing owner/operator in Southern California turned to Pillar, a Guggenheim Partners affiliate, to arrange more than $35.6 million in HUD loans to refinance five facilities and some 403 beds. Pillar’s Joshua Hausfeld out of the company’s Bethesda office and Evan Hom of New York City, originated the five HUD loans, which refinanced existing HUD debt from 2011. Four of the loans came with fixed interest rates of 3.65% and fully amortizing 25-year terms: $5.5 million for a 75-bed facility in Spring Valley, $6.8 million for a 50-bed facility also in Spring Valley, $8.75 million for a 99-bed facility in San Diego, and $6.1 million for a 99-bed facility in Los Angeles. The fifth, an... Read More »

Financings from Capital Funding

Capital Funding Group announced a pair of HUD loans on two sides of the country. The first, originated by Patrick McGovern, totaled nearly $5.5 million and went towards refinancing a 53-bed assisted living community in Sacramento, California. Capital Funding provided the original bridge loan in 2012 for the community and recapitalized the borrowing entity with more than $1 million in cash. The second transaction, originated by Gary Sever, totaled $14 million and refinanced a bridge loan (that CFG had also previously provided) on a 180-bed skilled nursing facility in Palatka, Florida. The bridge loan helped fund the acquisition of the facility in September 2014. Capital Funding is the sole... Read More »