• Las Vegas SNF Commands Premium

    We had heard of a high-end skilled nursing facility being marketed for sale in Las Vegas, Nevada, at a very high price for a few months now, and it appears that the sale has closed. Evans Senior Investments announced that it sold Sandstone Spring Valley, a 160-bed skilled nursing facility that was built just 10 years ago. It features an 80-unit... Read More »
  • Genesis Stalking Horse Raises Bid

    The stalking horse bidder for Genesis HealthCare’s 298 affiliated holding companies, ancillary businesses and insurance vehicles has upped its offer, and the deal is set for an approval hearing on December 10. Genesis, which previously held the title of largest skilled nursing operator in the country, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in... Read More »
  • SLIB Closes Strong SNF Sale in Colorado

    Two well-run skilled nursing facilities in Colorado sold with the help of Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Ryan Saul and Jeff Binder of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Located in Fort Collins and Windsor, the facilities were built in 1988 and 2018 and featured 445 beds in total. The facilities also comprised 18 total acres and nearly 270,000... Read More »
  • Ensign Buys Kansas City SNF

    The Ensign Group acquired a 45-bed skilled nursing facility in Kansas City, Kansas, that was in need of an operational turnaround. Built in 1974 with additions in 1983 and 1995, Medicalodges Post Acute Care is set on nearly 11 acres in a residential area. It was previously owned by a Kansas-based owner/operator that was divesting in order to... Read More »
  • Communities Pass Between Family Owner/Operators

    A multigenerational family owner/operator recently divested its well-occupied portfolio to a new family owner/operator in Beaverton, Oregon. The all-private pay communities consisted of a 183-unit full-continuum community opened in 2002 and a 58-unit assisted living community opened in 1996. Blueprint handled the sale and financing.  The... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Announces Promotions, And A Deal

Lancaster Pollard Announces Promotions, And A Deal

Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, announced several promotions in its seniors housing and healthcare team. These follow other changes at the top, with Aaron Beck being the chief production offer and East team leader in the Spring, and Casey Moore, Doug Harper and Quintin Harris also expanding their leadership roles, with Messrs. Moore and Harper leading the West, and Mr. Harris leading the Midwest.  Michael Blackwell joined the team and will be responsible for originating new business and maintaining existing client relationships in the Northeast. He originally came to Lancaster Pollard as an associate in 2016 and is currently a vice... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Arranges Two Western Financings

Lancaster Pollard Arranges Two Western Financings

Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company arranged Fannie Mae financing for a couple of clients, totaling nearly $56 million. Ross Holland, Doug Harper and Casey Moore led the larger transaction, closed on behalf of The Ridge Senior Living to refinance two of its communities in Salt Lake City and Holladay, Utah. The $49.1 million in financing also provided cash out for The Ridge. Then, in Vacaville, California, Messrs. Harper and Moore were joined by Grant Goodman to arrange a $7.85 million loan for a brand-new, 50-unit memory care community owned by Vaca Valley Living. The transaction included an interest-only feature and recapitalized existing debt, in addition to providing equity out for the... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Arranges Fannie Mae Financing

Lancaster Pollard Arranges Fannie Mae Financing

Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, worked on behalf of a long-time client of theirs to refinance two senior living properties in Michigan. The borrower, The Brook Retirement Communities, obtained a $16 million loan through Fannie Mae’s Seniors Housing program, which provided a 12-year term, a low fixed interest rate and cash-out proceeds. Both of the communities being refinanced feature 62 units of independent living and assisted living. Brad Competty, Brendan Healy and Doug Harper led the transactions for Lancaster Pollard. Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Secures Two Permanent Refinances

Lancaster Pollard Secures Two Permanent Refinances

Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company closed two agency refinances of newly built senior care properties, retiring existing construction debt in both transactions. The first was arranged for a 106-bed skilled nursing facility in Warner Robins, Georgia that was built in 2015 and operated by Health Management, a middle-Georgia operating group. LP’s Conner Girdley arranged the $9.4 million loan through HUD. Then, in Cypress, Texas, Scott Blount, Doug Harper and Casey Moore led the way on a $14.6 million Fannie Mae refinance on behalf of a senior living community owned by Avanti Senior Living and Iron Point Partners. Also built in 2015 at a cost of $15 million, the property consists of 50... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Keeps the HUD Closings Coming

Lancaster Pollard Keeps the HUD Closings Coming

Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company just closed its 16th HUD financing since the government shutdown ended in January. They clearly did their leg work during the shutdown, as in the first three weeks following it, 16 of the 25 FHA 232 commitments issued by HUD went to Lancaster Pollard, for a total of $224 million in closings. The latest transaction featured a $17.3 million loan closed on behalf of Tryko Partners for its 171-bed skilled nursing facility in Brick, New Jersey. Over four years ago, Tryko had acquired the facility from Florida-based New Vision for $10 million, or under $60,000 per bed. At the time, it featured 148 skilled nursing beds and 23 assisted living units and operated... Read More »