• Community First Solutions Acquires Again in Ohio

    Ziegler was engaged by Marquee Capital, the real estate company affiliated with Marcus Investments, LLC, the Marcus’ family office, in the sale of its seniors housing community in Mason, Ohio. Built in 2020, BrightStar Senior Living of Mason sits on 3.2 acres with 41 assisted living and memory care units. The community was well occupied at 90%,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires Nashville Active Adult Community

    An active adult community in Germantown, Tennessee, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2020, Avenida Watermarq is a 161-unit, Class-A active adult community in an affluent suburb of Nashville. There are one- and two-bedroom options averaging 919 square feet per unit. Occupancy was 87%. Inspired Real Estate Partners and GEM... Read More »
  • Institutional Owner Divests Ohio Facility

    Evans Senior Investments arranged the sale of a skilled nursing facility in Ohio on behalf of an institutional owner looking to exit the market. The facility comprises 88 beds and 20 independent living units, which served as a referral source for the nursing home. The buyer was a regional owner/operator that is actively expanding in Ohio. This is... Read More »
  • Strawberry Fields Completes Missouri SNF Portfolio Acquisition

    Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities comprising 686 beds in Missouri for $59 million, or $86,000 per bed. The REIT completed the acquisition using cash on hand and the issuance of approximately $2.0 million in OP Units of Strawberry Fields REIT LP to the seller. Eight of the... Read More »
  • Macquarie Asset Management Launches Health Wave Partners

    Macquarie Asset Management, which has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector and a current network of 15 specialist operator investments globally, announced the launch of Health Wave Partners, a seniors housing platform aimed at targeting investments in modern seniors housing assets alongside established operators. The platform... Read More »
KeyBank Refinances Two Bickford Senior Living Properties

KeyBank Refinances Two Bickford Senior Living Properties

Bickford Senior Living refinanced two of its seniors housing communities in Iowa through HUD, with the help of John Randolph of KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Commercial Mortgage Group and Grant Saunders of KeyBank’s Healthcare Finance Group. Bickford received $17 million in combined HUD financing, with fully amortizing 35-year terms.  Both communities were built in 1998, with the Davenport location including 35 assisted living and seven memory care units and the Marion campus comprising 31 assisted living and seven memory care units. They are two of Bickford’s 65 seniors housing operations in 11 states. In addition to visiting physical, occupational and speech... Read More »
KeyBank Closes Two Financings

KeyBank Closes Two Financings

KeyBank Real Estate Capital closed a couple of transactions for seniors housing and care clients this week, starting with a HUD refinance of two skilled nursing facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada. Built in 1998 and renovated in 2013, Silver Hills comprises 150 operating beds in 80 units and provides physical, speech and occupational therapy. Silver Ridge was built in 1999 with 147 operating beds in 78 units and provides both in-house and outpatient therapy services, including respiratory therapy. Both are owned by Capital Senior Ventures and operated by Covenant Care. KeyBank’s John Randolph, Grant Saunders and Peter Trazzera originated and structured a $30.8 million HUD refinance, with a... Read More »
Keybank Secures Fannie Mae Refinance For Five Communities

Keybank Secures Fannie Mae Refinance For Five Communities

KeyBank Real Estate Capital secured Fannie Mae financing for a portfolio of five seniors housing communities in several states operated by Enlivant. The long-term, non-recourse debt was secured by Charlie Shoop at an attractive interest rate. Plus, KeyBank’s Tim Sylvain, Paul Di Vito and Patrick Gilbreath originated and structured a balance sheet financing that extended the revolving lines of credit to other seniors housing properties operated by Enlivant.  Read More »
Keybank Finances Renovation of Senior Apartment Community

Keybank Finances Renovation of Senior Apartment Community

KeyBank Real Estate Capital and KeyBanc Capital Markets worked on behalf of National Church Residences to secure acquisition financing for the not-for-profit’s renovation of an affordable senior apartment community in Cleveland, Ohio. Built in 1976, the community sits on two acres next to the Cleveland Clinic. It features 12 stories and 171 total Section 8 units, which came in one- or two-bedroom configurations. National Church Residences’ renovation project will preserve the building as affordable housing in the long term.  So, KeyBank provided $14 million in HUD construction financing, with a 40-year term, and also sold $17 million of required tax-exempt bonds. In addition, KeyBank... Read More »
KeyBank Secures Financing For Idaho Property

KeyBank Secures Financing For Idaho Property

Thomas Development Co., a multifamily real estate developer based in Boise, Idaho, acquired a low-income senior apartment community in nearby Caldwell thanks to financing secured by Sarah Geis and Kevin Ruf of KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment.   The community is brand new and features 48 units comprised of 32 one-bedroom and 16 two-bedroom units. The two-story building also has a community room, exercise rooms, a library and management office. Forty-one of the apartments are restricted to residents earning 40% to 60% of the area median income, and the remaining seven units are market rate. Tomlinson Associates is the operator, and a manager will live on site. ... Read More »