• Family Divests Upstate New York ALP

    After running an assisted living/memory care community in Lockport, New York (Rochester MSA), for over three generations, a family has decided to divest and exit the industry. They engaged Dave Balow, Dan Geraghty and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to sell the asset. Built in 1982 and 1988, with a memory care expansion in 2017,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires California Facilities

    At the end of a busy year of acquisitions, Stacked Stone Ventures announced one more on New Years Eve. The San Clemente, California-based real estate investment firm acquired two skilled nursing facilities in a joint venture with Praxis Capital for $8.25 million, or $43,200 per bed. The facilities feature a total of 191 skilled nursing and... Read More »
  • City of Wichita Issues Bond Financing

    Ziegler successfully closed Larksfield Place’s $45.205 million Series 2025 bonds, issued through the City of Wichita, Kansas. Larksfield is a not-for-profit, single-site CCRC founded in 1988 in northeast Wichita. The 67-acre campus includes 22 independent living villas, 164 independent living apartments, 62 assisted living apartments, 10 memory... Read More »
  • Receivership Sale of Standalone Memory Care Community Closes

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Southeast closings continued with the sale of Westminster Memory Care in Lexington, South Carolina. Built in 2020, the Class-A community features 48 units of memory care and high-end finishes. It is set on 6.3 acres, which provides an opportunity for expansion under new ownership. Also, at the time of the... Read More »
  • 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 »
Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

The HUD market seems to be the steadiest in the senior care lending world since the onset of COVID-19, after a few hiccups and delays earlier this year. Recently, there was a shake-up in the lending market, as Dwight Capital acquired Love Funding, the HUD lending subsidiary of Midland States Bank.   Love Funding’s platform will be rebranded and integrated within Dwight Capital, while Midland States Bank will retain the existing Love Funding servicing portfolio. Read More »
Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

Love Funding Closes Puerto Rico Financing

Leonard Lucas of Love Funding headed down to sunny Guayama, Puerto Rico to close a HUD financing for the acquisition of a 60-unit age-restricted, Section 8 apartment complex. Featuring two, two-story buildings, the community is entirely covered under a new project-based Section 8 HAP contract secured by the buyer that runs for a period of 20 years. To acquire the community, the borrower obtained a $3.14 million loan, which came with a lower mortgage insurance premium of 0.25%.  The borrower was also able to realize additional savings through HUD’s reduced application fee incentive for projects located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone.    Read More »
Dwight Capital Acquires Love Funding

Love Funding Takes Out Bridge Loan

Eric Forguson of Love Funding helped the owner of a senior care campus in Arnold, Missouri (St. Louis MSA) take out bridge debt on the property and replace it with a $12.9 million HUD refinance. Built in phases over the last 30 years, most recently adding a 52-unit assisted living building in 2019, the community features a mix of independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing services, with 202 units/beds total. Its operations were strong, and it produced stabilized cash flow over a three-year period.  Mr. Forguson had originally secured a short-term bridge loan in April from Love Funding’s parent company, Midland States Bank. More than half of the loan’s proceeds... Read More »
Love Funding Secures HUD Construction Financing For New Jersey Projects

Love Funding Secures HUD Construction Financing For New Jersey Projects

Love Funding arranged financing for the construction of two new senior apartment buildings in Paterson, New Jersey. Love’s Leonard Lucas (say that five times fast) secured the HUD loans which totaled $55.6 million and came with low rates for the duration of construction and for a subsequent 40-year term. One location will feature 81 units in four stories, with two elevators, that will also offer a community room with a kitchen, on-site management and maintenance offices, lounge areas, an outdoor patio and garden space. A central laundry facility will be located on each floor. Social services will also be provided on-site via the Housing Authority of the City of Paterson, as well as... Read More »
People on the Move, January 2020

People on the Move, January 2020

There were a few high-profile moves in the senior care world in the last month. JLL announced the addition of a new advisory and investment transaction services practice, to be led by Deborah Street. Coming from CBRE, where she was previously the Vice President of the National Senior Housing group, Ms. Street will join JLL as a Senior Vice President and leader of the new practice, which will provide on-demand underwriting, strategic planning, transaction structure/return analysis, transaction management, and due diligence, as well as ongoing asset management services. She will work with Managing Directors Brian Chandler and Bryan Lockard, JLL’s Co-Leads for the Seniors Housing Valuation... Read More »