• Midwest Developer Acquires in Georgia

    by | May 1, 2024 9:21 am | Acquisitions

    Daniel Geraghty and Brad Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage represented a group of EB-5 investors in the sale of their 70-unit assisted living/memory care community in Georgia. Located in the town of Sharpsburg, a growing market between Newnan and Peachtree City southwest of Atlanta, the community was built in 2021 and was in... Read More »

  • Cincinnati Owner/Operator Divests SNF

    by | May 1, 2024 9:19 am | Acquisitions

    Blueprint was brought on by a local owner/operator in its divestment of a 30-bed skilled nursing facility built in 2013 with all private beds in Cincinnati, Ohio. Located near a hospital, the facility was in great shape and only accepted Medicare and private pay residents.  The seller divested to recycle capital and pay down maturing debt... Read More »

  • Real Estate Agent Purchases A RCFE Community in California

    by | May 1, 2024 9:17 am | Acquisitions

    Sherman & Roylance facilitated the sale of a purpose-built, six-bed RCFE community in Sonoma, California, with all private units. The purchase price was $1.75 million, or $290,000 per bed. The seller divested because it is consolidating its portfolio.  The buyer was a real estate agent, and this is their first acquisition in the... Read More »

  • 60 Seconds with Swett: The Development Dilemma

    by | May 1, 2024 9:16 am | 60 Seconds, Developments

    The difficult thing about development right now is that it is both a very tough time to build because of higher capital costs but also may be the time that many developers and investors need to start projects. We know, easy for us to say, especially as the Fed signals that rates are likely to stay high for longer and as the 10-year Treasury rate... Read More »

  • EBSC Provides Financing for Michigan Asset

    by | Apr 26, 2024 3:55 pm | Financings

    EBSC Lending provided $26.2 million in financing for an affordable seniors housing community in Michigan. The borrower is a not-for-profit owner/operator with experience in hospitality that will use the proceeds to refinance existing debt and fund capital improvements. Specific upgrades will target unit interiors, building exterior, elevators,... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Finances SNF Construction in California

Lancaster Pollard Finances SNF Construction in California

by | May 15, 2020 4:11 pm | Developments, Financings

Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company, a division of ORIX Real Estate Capital, just closed on a HUD construction loan for a to-be-built skilled nursing facility in Oceanside, California. Featuring 120 beds in 62 units, the project is already underway by a partnership between RangeComm Development and Providence Group, along with the contractor ARCO Construction. It will specialize in short-term rehabilitation, and we imagine by the time the project opens, elective surgeries will be somewhat back to normal and drive much of this facility’s census.  Despite delays and challenges related to COVID-19, Brett Murphy of Lancaster Pollard was able to lead the way on a $25 million HUD loan ($208,000... Read More »
Aaron Becker Will Lead Senior Care Production at ORIX

Aaron Becker Will Lead Senior Care Production at ORIX

by | May 8, 2020 5:25 pm | Financings

ORIX Real Estate Capital has announced that Aaron Becker will lead the combined company’s (including Lancaster Pollard, RED Capital Group and Hunt Real Estate Capital) production efforts for the Seniors Housing & Healthcare team. Based in the firm’s Philadelphia office, Mr. Becker will also lead the East Coast team that services senior living clients. In addition, Lancaster Pollard veterans Casey Moore, Doug Harper and Quintin Harris each expanded their leadership roles, with Moore and Harper leading the West and Harris leading the Midwest.  Business is still getting done at the newly merged company, with Lancaster Pollard closing five HUD loans in the month of April for seniors... Read More »
Two Industry Veterans Launch New Finance Firm

Two Industry Veterans Launch New Finance Firm

by | Apr 2, 2020 6:55 pm | Financings

Seniors housing industry veterans Kass Matt and Steve Kennedy, formerly of Lancaster Pollard, have launched a new finance venture, VIUM Capital. It probably wasn’t the timing they were picturing, but a new lender in the senior care world can only help right now.  The company is an independent financial service firm that will be exclusively focused on providing capital to the seniors housing and healthcare sectors, offering HUD/GNMA financing, bridge loans, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loans (as a corresponding lender) and advisory services. The business is up and running across all product lines, and their bank partner will support VIUM’s bridge loan offering. Municipal advisory services for... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard’s Recent Fannie Mae Activity

Lancaster Pollard’s Recent Fannie Mae Activity

by | Feb 27, 2020 8:37 am | Financings

Lancaster Pollard secured two Fannie Mae financings for senior living clients across the country. The first was an $11 million fixed-rate loan provided to a senior living community in Dover, Pennsylvania (York County). Featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care services, the one-story community has amenities such as gazebos, walking paths, a café and therapy suite offering occupational, physical and speech therapies. Miles Kingston, Doug Harper and Casey Moore led the transaction. Then, Messrs. Moore and Harper were joined by Grant Goodman to arrange a $7.2 million loan for a memory care community in Edmonds, Washington (Seattle MSA). Operated by Northwest Care... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Refinances Oregon Memory Care Community

Lancaster Pollard Refinances Oregon Memory Care Community

by | Jan 27, 2020 9:02 am | Financings

Giza Development successfully refinanced its new 45-unit/bed memory care community in McMinnville, Oregon (45 miles south of Portland), with the help of Ross Holland of Lancaster Pollard. Managed by Senior Development Resources, the community is located across the street from McMinnville’s full-service hospital and between two medical office parks. Sounds pretty ideal. It was initially refinanced with a bridge loan provided by OREC Structured Finance Co., which allowed Giza to buy out investors in the property and refinance construction debt. It was also immediately eligible for a permanent refinance. So, Lancaster Pollard secured a $4.9 million loan though HUD with a favorable, long-term... Read More »