• Out-of-State Owner Divests to Investor

    A couple of assisted living and memory care communities in Eastern Tennessee recently traded hands. The two properties comprise more than 100 units. A Chicago-based investor aligned with the seller’s long-term vision for the communities acquired the assets, and partnered with a regional operator that was looking to grow their presence in the... Read More »
  • CFG Hit the Ground Running in Q1

    Capital Funding Group wasted no time in the first quarter, closing $428.9 million in total financing. The transactions spanned skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, memory care, behavioral health, multifamily and commercial lending on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers. Some highlighted transactions include: ● A $17.6... Read More »
  • Separate Borrowers Secure Financing

    Cambridge Realty Capital announced a couple separate closings. First, the company provided a $4.31 million HUD refinance of Elizabeth Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Elizabeth, West Virginia. Cambridge utilized HUD’s Express Lane, which enabled the loan application to receive its firm commitment just 18 days after being accepted. ... Read More »
  • Blueprint Brings on New Team Member

    Blueprint welcomed Peter Trazzera to the team as Senior Director, Capital Markets. Trazzera brings deep expertise in financing solutions and is set to further elevate Blueprint’s capabilities in the sector. He has an extensive background in institutional capital, and is joining following a 12-year tenure as Senior Vice President at KeyBank... Read More »
  • High-Priced Sale Closes in Chicago

    The bar keeps getting raised for pricing in the seniors housing industry, and we believe a new record has been set for a property sale in Chicago, Illinois. It was revealed that the seven-story Belmont Village Lincoln Park was bought by CBRE Investment Management for approximately $151 million, according to property tax records. Based on a lower... Read More »
Brookdale Buys Eight NHI-Owned Communities

Brookdale Buys Eight NHI-Owned Communities

Brookdale Senior Living exercised its purchase option on eight assisted living communities that it operated on behalf of the owner, National Health Investors. The transaction was hinted at in NHI’s third quarter earnings report, which noted the properties as being held for sale. And Eric Mendelsohn, President and CEO, confirmed in the Q3 earnings call that the purchase price would start at a base of $37 million, with a fair market value component as high as $5 million which NHI and Brookdale would split 50-50. In the end, Brookdale paid $39.26 million, or $116,845 per unit. The eight communities, which were located in three states and totaled 336 units, contributed 2019 GAAP revenue of... Read More »
The Avery Company Announces Pair Of Acquisitions

The Avery Company Announces Pair Of Acquisitions

The Avery Company kicked off their 2018 in a strong way, closing two transactions in succession for clients in Tennessee and Connecticut. Jolyon Wilde first sold two senior living buildings located across the street from each other in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Both built in 2001, there was a 68-unit assisted living community with 90% occupancy and a 26-unit memory care community just 75% occupied. Both were 100% private pay and operated at a combined 22% margin on approximately $4.03 million of revenues. A local doctor decided to sell the communities to Virginia-based Inspirit Senior Living for $12.45 million, or $132,450 per unit, with a 7.1% cap rate. Mr. Wilde was then joined by Larry... Read More »

Inspirit In Pennsylvania

Inspirit Senior Living just doubled its portfolio (to four properties), expanded its joint venture partnership with Care Investment Trust and grew its geographic reach with the acquisition of two personal care communities in Pennsylvania. Since being founded in 2015 by Greenfield Senior Living veteran David McHarg, Inspirit has taken a slow and steady approach to its growth, acquiring its first property in November 2016 (a 75-unit assisted living community in Winchester, Virginia for $9.38 million, or $125,070 per unit) and its second in February 2017 (a 120-unit AL/memory care community in Bartlett, Tennessee for $10 million, or $83,330 per unit). The two communities were considered... Read More »
The Yankees are coming

The Yankees are coming

Winchester, Virginia was the most fought-over town during the American Civil War, changing hands between the North and South as many as 72 times. Now, in a bloodless affair, a 75-unit assisted living community in town has a new owner (New York City-based Care Investment Trust), to the tune of $9.38 million, or $125,067 per unit, with a 7.4% cap rate. The community has undergone expansions since opening in 1990, including a 35-unit addition in 2008, and today includes 73 AL units and two independent living cottages. Both occupancy and the operating margin can be improved, with both standing at 83% and 22%, respectively. Also, monthly rates, ranging from $2,500 to $2,900 for semi-privates,... Read More »