• 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 Capital Group’s End of Summer Sprint

Meridian Capital Group’s End of Summer Sprint

Meridian Capital Group’s seniors housing and healthcare team is sprinting to the end of summer, with over $160 million in transactions closed in the last two weeks alone. September has been noticeably slower than even previous months, so to get that amount of transaction volume across the finish line is impressive.  Managing Directors Ari Adlerstein and Ari Dobkin, along with Senior Vice President Josh Simpson, first arranged a $47.8 million loan from a finance company, plus a $3 million A/R line to refinance two skilled nursing facilities with 328 total beds in New Jersey.   The trio also secured a $30.2 million acquisition loan to fund the purchase of a CCRC in Florida... Read More »
Meridian Capital Group Carries On With Large Transaction Volume

Meridian Capital Group Carries On With Large Transaction Volume

The last six weeks has been slow, to say the least, but Meridian Capital Group’s seniors housing and healthcare team closed over $470 million in transaction volume during that period. That’s an impressive figure considering the hurdles to get all parties involved across the finish line in the last several months. Well done to Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson for getting the deals done.  There were a number of acquisition financings, the largest being closed to support the purchase of nine skilled nursing facilities and 921 total beds in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. That loan came to $183.5 million and was provided by a finance company. Then, two New Jersey facilities... Read More »
Meridian Capital Group’s Active Spring

Meridian Capital Group’s Active Spring

Meridian Capital Group has hit a rich vein of activity, closing more than $300 million in transaction volume in the last month. The deals were arranged for 26 skilled nursing and assisted living properties across six states, bringing the seniors housing and healthcare team’s year-to-date total to more than $1 billion in financing.  There were a couple of acquisition loans, starting with $44 million arranged for the purchase of two skilled nursing facilities and 272 beds in Maryland. For the same borrower, Meridian also closed a $31 million loan and an $8.25 million A/R line to acquire three additional skilled nursing facilities and 266 beds. One finance company provided both loans, and the... Read More »
Harborview Capital Partners Announced Several Financings

Harborview Capital Partners Announced Several Financings

Harborview Capital Partners announced a series of recent closings for several clients across the country. First, the firm worked with a national lending partner to arrange an $81 million loan to refinance a portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in Maryland. The loan featured aggressive LIBOR-based fixed interest rate and a four-year term with limited recourse. It resulted in a cash-out in excess of $20 million for the New Jersey-based owner. Ephraim Kutner, Jonathan Kutner and Eli Kutner originated the transaction.  Then, Harborview arranged for the refinance of two senior care properties in Queens, New York. The 200-bed skilled nursing facility... Read More »
Meridian Capital Group Closes Several Financings and a Sale

Meridian Capital Group Closes Several Financings and a Sale

The team at Meridian Capital Group has been hard at work closing a number of transactions in the last few weeks. They have clearly gained some experience on how to get deals done in this COVID-19 environment, which we recently highlighted in a Q&A with Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson.  For a total of 13 skilled nursing facilities in four states, the team closed $165 million in transaction volume since the end of March. The largest financing was a $39 million non-recourse loan, with a 10-year term and aggressive pricing from a commercial bank, to refinance two skilled nursing facilities and 240 total beds in Maryland. The Meridian trio also refinanced five skilled nursing... Read More »