• Active Adult Community Secures Freddie Mac Refinance

    An active adult community in Hurst, Texas, paid off its existing bank debt with a Freddie Mac refinance arranged by Berkadia. Heritage Village Residences was built in 2014 with 120 units, including 10 cottages. It was part of multiple acquisitions over the years, first in 2020 when Edison Equity Management Corporation bought it for $23.3 million... Read More »
  • Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in upstate New York that stakeholders were divesting to take advantage of positive performance trends and a strong M&A market. The Legacy at Cranberry Landing, a 95-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, was... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Investment Vehicle Acquires First Asset

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired Bellingham at West Chester, a 274-unit seniors housing community in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The investment is Focus’ first for its newest investment vehicle, Focus Senior Housing Fund III. The property sits on an 11.8-acre site 20 miles west of downtown Philadelphia. It comprises 208 independent living, 50... Read More »
  • Management Transfer Includes Purchase Option

    A senior care campus in Waterloo, Illinois, secured a new operator thanks to Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Featuring 144 skilled nursing beds and 50 independent living units, Oak Hill – Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center was well occupied with a strong quality mix. It was owned by Monroe County, which wanted to retain the... Read More »
  • Bank Provides Refinance to Family Office

    BHI, the U.S. branch of Bank Hapoalim, provided a $29.0 million loan for the refinancing of an assisted living and skilled nursing facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. Gold Standard of Care Group, a Florida-based family office with a focus on healthcare and senior care and over $150 million in assets, was the borrower.  Totaling 70,272... Read More »
Live Oak Bank Closes Two Financings

Live Oak Bank Closes Two Financings

The team at Live Oak Bank arranged a couple of financings for two owner/operator clients. First, to refinance a newly built memory care community in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Live Oak provided a five-year, floating rate bridge loan totaling $12.3 million to the developer, Watercrest Senior Living. Opened in March 2018, the purpose-built community has 64 units and operates under Watercrest’s “Market Street” brand. Watercrest worked with Lument to arrange the financing. This brings Watercrest’s portfolio to 13 communities in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia.  The second transaction saw Live Oak Bank provide a $28.5... Read More »
Live Oak Bank’s Construction Lending Spree

Live Oak Bank’s Construction Lending Spree

There’s no doubt that construction lending has slowed, and the loans that do close are much more conservative and now almost always require some sort of recourse. Nevertheless, Live Oak Bank closed three construction financings in December alone, capping off a successful year for the bank’s senior care lending platform.  First was an $8.5 million loan for a to-be-built senior living community in Reidsville, North Carolina. ALG Senior had controlled a Certificate of Need to operate assisted living in the county for many years and eventually purchased a 12.5-acre site. The community will feature 58 units and 75 beds of both independent living and assisted living, and... Read More »
Live Oak Bank Closes Two Financings

Live Oak Bank Announces Two SBA Loan Closings

SBA lender Live Oak Bank has been hard at work recently arranging coronavirus relief loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, but the bank also announced a couple of SBA loans that closed earlier this year. First, Live Oak secured acquisition financing for a partnership to buy a 37-unit assisted living community in the town of Shohola, Pennsylvania (in the northeastern part of the state near the New York border). Previously owned and operated by a local individual, the stabilized community was built in 1990 on a 16-acre site. It is the first property directly owned by the acquirer. To fund the deal and limit the equity requirement of the borrowers, Live Oak provided a $5.2 million... Read More »
Live Oak Bank Reports Lively Quarter

Live Oak Bank Reports Lively Quarter

Live Oak Bank was hard at work in the third quarter, closing three loans on behalf of senior care clients across the country. First, on behalf of a joint venture between Smith/Packett and RSF Partners, the lender closed a $6.2 million commitment for a conventional refinance of a 136-bed skilled nursing facility in Parksley, Virginia (Eastern Shore). Smith/Packett had originally acquired the community from a local hospital in 2017, bringing in Saber Healthcare to operate the property under a lease agreement. In the last couple of years, the firm has invested millions in renovating the property. And now, the time has come to refinance. Live Oak then closed a $3.3 million SBA 7a construction... Read More »
Live Oak Bank Closes Two Balance Sheet Loans

Live Oak Bank Closes Two Balance Sheet Loans

Utilizing its balance sheet lending program, Live Oak Bank closed two conventional loans on behalf of senior living clients. Adam Sherman led the way on both transactions. The first was arranged for a to-be-built assisted living/memory care community in Mason, Ohio being developed by Berengaria Development, the real estate arm of Marcus Investments. There will be 23 AL and 18 MC units, with BrightStar Senior Living, an affiliate of home health care provider BrightStar Care, leasing and operating the property upon completion. The project received a $6.9 million loan, with a five-year term, 25-year amortization and 24 months of interest only payments to accommodate the construction and... Read More »