• Interview with Arnie Whitman and Meredith Oppenheim on VITALS

    The SeniorCare Investor’s Ben Swett recently sat down with Meredith Oppenheim and Arnie Whitman to discuss their new framework for seniors housing operators to improve the quality of life for their residents, but also to position the sector for greater success and wider appeal in the future. Watch the conversation here. Read More »
  • Michigan-Based Owner/Operator Expands in Tampa MSA

    American House Senior Living Communities added Beach House Assisted Living & Memory Care in Wesley Chapel, Florida (Tampa MSA), to its operating portfolio and renamed the property American House Wesley Chapel. The community features 67 assisted living and 33 memory care units with studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, some with balconies... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Community Near Chicago Gets New Owner

    SVN Chicago Commercial sold McKenzie Falls, an affordable seniors housing community in Bolingbrook, Illinois, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The building was constructed in 2010 and spans 74,047 square feet across one story.  An undisclosed buyer acquired the 105-unit community for $6.7 million, or $63,800 per unit. Reid... Read More »
  • Healthpeak Properties Provides Janus Living Updates

    Healthpeak Properties’ recently formed seniors housing REIT, Janus Living, which will manage Healthpeak’s 34-community seniors housing portfolio, has filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC relating to a proposed initial public offering of its shares of Class A-1 common stock, which the company intends to list on the NYSE under... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Senior Care Campus Deal in Missouri

    A Maryland-based owner/operator looked to expand its Missouri senior care portfolio with the purchase of Kingdom Care Senior Living in the town of Fulton. Built in 1980, the campus includes four independent living units, 26 assisted living units and 36 skilled nursing beds. It currently holds a five-star rating at the SNF and is the only... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Refinances Mission Senior Living Community

Lancaster Pollard Refinances Mission Senior Living Community

Orix Real Estate Capital may be making some big moves of late, highlighted by its acquisition of Hunt Real Estate Capital, but it hasn’t stopped them from getting back to business closing transactions. Rob McAdams of Orix affiliate Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company recently helped Mission Senior Living refinance one of its newest senior living communities. Opened in 2018 in Yuma, Arizona, the community features 56 assisted living units, with a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom options, and 32 private and semi-private memory care units. Amenities include a bistro and coffee bar, movie theater, concierge, barber shop, beauty salon, wellness center, and a private office for visiting... Read More »
ORIX Acquires Hunt Real Estate Capital

ORIX Acquires Hunt Real Estate Capital

ORIX Corporation USA is continuing to make waves in the senior care lending space. Two years after the firm acquired Lancaster Pollard, they have now agreed to acquire Hunt Real Estate Capital, a subsidiary of Hunt Companies, Inc. In addition to that deal, upon closing, Hunt Real Estate Capital’s President and Chief Investment Officer, James P. Flynn, will become the CEO of the combined entity. For the Hunt loan origination team, including Kathryn Burton Gray as Senior Managing Director, James Scribner, Jason Smeck and Brady Johnson, they should be reunited with their former RED Capital Group colleagues, after leaving the group in early 2018. The Lancaster Pollard, RED Capital Group and... Read More »
Hunt Real Estate Capital Refinances Recently-Expanded Property

Hunt Real Estate Capital Refinances Recently-Expanded Property

After a recent expansion, a small assisted living community in Tremonton, Utah, is refinancing through Fannie Mae with the help of Brady Johnson, Andy Kitts and Heath Coryell of Hunt Real Estate Capital. Originally built in 1995, the 28-unit community was Utah-based SAL Management’s first acquisition, back in 2006. The company’s portfolio has now expanded beyond Utah to Arizona and Colorado, as well. At the Tremonton location, they recently opened 12 new units after completing an extensive renovation and expansion, which included updates to all areas of the building. With the project done, and the community stabilized, SAL obtained a $3.74 million refinance. Read More »
Hunt Real Estate Capital Rises in Phoenix

Hunt Real Estate Capital Rises in Phoenix

Nearly a year on from its departure from RED Capital Group, the Kathryn Burton Gray-led team at Hunt Real Estate Capital closed a $7.0 million bridge loan to fund the acquisition of a 44-unit memory care community in Phoenix, Arizona. Brady Johnson originated the deal, with help from Ms. Burton Gray and Michael Jones, working on behalf of the joint venture buyer that consisted of CALCAP Real Estate Advisors, a California-based real estate investment firm, and Greg Roderick, President and CEO of Frontier Management. This is CALCAP’s first foray into seniors housing, and they will certainly benefit from Mr. Roderick’s operating experience. Built in 2000 but renovated in 2016, the community... Read More »
SLIB Seals the Deal

SLIB Seals the Deal

Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage successfully sold a 32-unit assisted living community in Dawsonville, Georgia to a private partnership that includes affiliates of Gryphon Senior Living. Also helping to facilitate the deal was the Proprietary Loan Group at Hunt Real Estate Capital, which kicked off its balance sheet lending program with a $6.2 million loan to fund not only the $5.8 million, or $181,250 per unit, acquisition but also an expansion project. Originally built in 2015 with 32 units and 37 operating beds, the community has been consistently fully occupied and now is set to expand with another 12 private units of either assisted living or memory care. About... Read More »