• 60 Seconds with Swett: Getting Realistic with New Development

    The positive mood at the NIC Fall Conference was contagious, as dealmakers were looking forward to a potential record-breaking fourth quarter. We at LevinPro are also gearing up to cover a new elevated level of M&A activity and pricing in the coming months, with our updated valuation tool better accounting for today’s market and the estimated... Read More »
  • NHC Responds to NHI

    National Healthcare Corporation, the tenant of 32 of National Health Investor’s skilled nursing/senior care facilities and three independent living communities, is disputing NHI’s determination of default after the landlord formally notified the operator that it was in default and must cure the default within 30 days to avoid an Event of... Read More »
  • REIT Acquires High-Quality Continuum of Care Community

    Blueprint facilitated the sale of a Class-A seniors housing community in Jasper, Georgia. Built in 2022, The Lodge at Stephens Lake includes 83 units of independent living cottages, assisted living and memory care. It is adjacent to a large active adult development and benefits from significant planned residential and commercial growth. At the... Read More »
  • Legend Senior Living Adds Allentown-Area Asset

    A Class-A, well performing property outside of Allentown, Pennsylvania, traded to a joint venture between Legend Senior Living and a new capital partner. Alex Florea and Kevin Lukehart of Blueprint handled the transaction. Legend previously operated The Vero at Bethlehem, which opened in July 2023 and stabilized within 18 months. At the time of... Read More »
  • CFG’s Senior Care Financing Activity

    Capital Funding Group financed more than $86 million across six transactions from early to mid-August. The transactions supported two memory care communities, four skilled nursing facilities, and one psychiatric hospital in Missouri, California, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia on behalf of nationally recognized borrowers, one of which is a... Read More »
Meridian Makes It Happen Down South

Meridian Makes It Happen Down South

Meridan Capital Group’s seniors housing and healthcare team secured a recapitalization refinance for an eight-property seniors housing portfolio in the Southeast. Located in South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, the communities comprise 296 independent living units, 172 assisted living units and 79 memory care units for a total of 547 units. The names of the properties and total amount of the financing were not disclosed.   Dominion Senior Living developed and operated them but will stay on as operator for the new owner, Harrison Street. Meridian’s Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin, Josh Simpson, Matt Lesnik and David Gottlieb negotiated the... Read More »
Hill Valley Healthcare Announces Tidewater Transaction

Hill Valley Healthcare Announces Tidewater Transaction

The team at Meridian Capital Group consisting of Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson secured acquisition financing for a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Virginia.   Located along the Chesapeake Bay coast in Warsaw, West Point and Hampton, the facilities feature 80, 60 and 130 beds, respectively. Built between 1975 and 2001, they were all previously owned and operated by Riverside Health System, a not-for-profit based in Newport News, Virginia. Hill Valley Healthcare, a national skilled nursing operator, was able to acquire the facilities with the help of a $21.7 million loan from a commercial bank, plus a $3.5 million A/R line and... Read More »
Meridian Capital Group Closes Out 2020 In Style

Meridian Capital Group Closes Out 2020 In Style

To say that Meridian Capital Group had a strong 2020 would be an understatement. Amid all sorts of obstacles that were only compounded by COVID-19 and widespread lockdowns, the firm closed more than $3 billion in transaction volume in 2020, with $776 million for 76 seniors housing and healthcare facilities in 16 states closed over the last six weeks of the year. To reach that kind of volume in a year like 2020 is quite the accomplishment, and we congratulate Senior Managing Directors Ari Adlerstein and Ari Dobkin, Managing Director Josh Simpson, Vice Presidents Matt Lesnik and Jesse Rauch, and Associate David Gottlieb on their efforts.  Acquisition financings seemed to dominate... Read More »
Vermont Portfolio Sale Funded By Oxford Finance

Vermont Portfolio Sale Funded By Oxford Finance

Oxford Finance announced its involvement in the sale of a five-skilled nursing facility portfolio in Vermont, which was revealed last month. To support the $46.6 million purchase price, Oxford provided a $44.6 million credit facility and revolving line of credit to the buyer, MDA Capital Group, LLC.  Four years ago, Genesis HealthCare acquired the portfolio for $39 million from Revera, Inc. Located in Bennington, Burlington, Berlin, Springfield and St. Johnsbury, they have an average age of nearly 45 years and total 527 licensed beds. Meridian Capital Group handled the transaction and helped arranged the financing package with Oxford.  Read More »
Vermont Portfolio Sale Funded By Oxford Finance

Meridian Capital Group Reports Active Month

The last month has seen the team at Meridian Capital Group close $672.4 million in transaction volume across 56 total properties. Comprising both financings and investment sales, that’s some impressive action. The Meridian team for these transactions comprised Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin, Josh Simpson, Matt Lesnik, Jesse Rauch and David Gottlieb.  First, Meridian handled the sale of five skilled nursing facilities and 527 beds in Vermont for $46.6 million, or $88,400 per bed. Gleaned from local news reports, the seller was Genesis HealthCare. Four years ago, the large provider acquired the Vermont portfolio for $39 million from Revera, Inc. Located in Bennington,... Read More »