• 60 Seconds with Steve Monroe: Record M&A Year, Again

    You may start to get tired of hearing us talk about all the records being set, but we will never tire of it. As of November 11, we have passed last year’s record of total acquisitions in the seniors housing and care sector, now standing at over 720 deals, according to LevinPro LTC. And we thought last year was an amazing year! The good news is... Read More »
  • Regional Owner/Operator Acquires in North Carolina

    A skilled nursing facility with 130 beds recently sold in North Carolina. It was 53% occupied and not stabilized at the time of sale. According to LevinPro LTC, the purchase price was one of the highest per-bed prices we have seen in the state, at $21 million, or $161,500 per bed. The seller, a North Carolina-based owner/developer that had owned... Read More »
  • Tennessee Community Trades in Receivership Sale

    Blueprint recently announced a few closings involving a prominent lender and special services seller. The first was in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was handled by Kyle Hallion, Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes. Buzin and Thomes facilitated the second deal, selling Knollwood Point in Mobile, Alabama. The pair also sold The Pointe at Kirby Gate in... Read More »
  • Northeast-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Georgia

    Daniel Geraghty, Bradley Clousing and Nick Cacciabando of Senior Living Investment Brokerage were engaged in the sale of a skilled nursing facility with 100 beds in College Park, Georgia. At the time of sale, the facility was operating at a loss. The seller was a national owner of long-term care and seniors housing assets across the country, and... Read More »
  • Provident Bank Funds Portfolio Refinance and Recapitalization

    Tom Cassidy of Provident Bank’s Healthcare Lending team provided funding to a regional owner/operator in the Southeast. The new client, a family business, secured a $29.84 million portfolio refinance and recapitalization of four stabilized seniors housing communities in Florida. The well-performing portfolio totals more than 250 units across a... Read More »
Greystone Finances Community Redevelopment in Miami Beach

Greystone Finances Community Redevelopment in Miami Beach

A 12-story senior apartment community in Miami Beach, Florida is undergoing a major redevelopment thanks in part to HUD construction financing arranged by Greystone. Originally built 40 years ago and operating with a Section 8 contract, the affordable community has 250 one-bedroom units. Its owner, Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation (EHDOC), and equity partner Stratford Capital, will begin a $78 million project to substantially rehabilitate the building. The 20-month project will include exterior façade and common area renovations, new kitchens and bathrooms in the units, a new roof, elevator modernizations and a paint refresh. All will be completed without displacing... Read More »
Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

The HUD market seems to be the steadiest in the senior care lending world since the onset of COVID-19, after a few hiccups and delays earlier this year. Recently, there was a shake-up in the lending market, as Dwight Capital acquired Love Funding, the HUD lending subsidiary of Midland States Bank.   Love Funding’s platform will be rebranded and integrated within Dwight Capital, while Midland States Bank will retain the existing Love Funding servicing portfolio. Read More »
Paragon Mortgage Corp. Refinances California SNF

Paragon Mortgage Corp. Refinances California SNF

Phoenix, Arizona-based Paragon Mortgage Corp. arranged the refinance of a southern California skilled nursing facility. Located in North Hollywood within a three-mile radius of both Pacifica Hospital of the Valley and Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, the facility consists of 128 beds in a single story. It is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente and provides skilled nursing and rehabilitative services to both pediatric and adult patients, as well as respiratory therapy care, speech, occupational and physical therapy, and other services.  The owner, Rancho Santa Fe, California-based Darbun Enterprises Inc., obtained a $16.3 million HUD loan to refinance the facility. The loan came with a... Read More »
M&T Realty Arranges HUD Loan

M&T Realty Arranges HUD Loan

The HUD market seems to be the steadiest in the senior care lending world since the onset of COVID-19, after a few hiccups and delays earlier this year. Joining the activity, M&T Realty Capital Corporation arranged a HUD refinance for an assisted living community in Spokane, Washington. The non-recourse loan totaled $13.83 million and came with a 30-year, fully amortizing term. Plus, M&T secured an interest rate well below 2.75%. Who wouldn’t take that?  Originally built in the 1940s with an addition in the early 1980s and renovations in the 2000s, the community features 212 units of independent living and assisted living in five interconnected buildings. Located adjacent to... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Refinances Minnesota Community

Lancaster Pollard Refinances Minnesota Community

Working on behalf of a repeat customer, Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company secured a HUD loan for a 138-unit assisted living/memory care community in Chaska, Minnesota (Minneapolis MSA). Developed by Trident Development and operated by the borrower, Tealwood Senior Living, which manages over 38 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin, the property was originally developed in 2015. It was funded in part by Tax Increment Financing from the Chaska Economic Development Authority.   The property consists of two buildings connected by both a ground-level breezeway and upper level hallways. There are 66 assisted living “light” units that are certified for... Read More »