• Brookdale Occupancy Stalls

    Brookdale Senior Living released its November occupancy results, and its census growth has stalled this Fall. In its consolidated portfolio, weighted average occupancy fell by 10 basis points from 82.6% in October to 82.5% in November, while month-end occupancy dropped more significantly from 83.7% to 83.4%. Same-community results were not... Read More »
  • Well-Performing Facility Sells for Strong Price

    A rare skilled nursing and behavioral health facility in Tucson, Arizona, sold for a strong price to a partnership between a regional healthcare equity investor and a national skilled nursing operator. Featuring more than 140 beds, the facility is licensed by the state for both medical and behavioral health services, being the only SNF in the... Read More »
  • AL Community with Attached SNF Trades

    An assisted living community with an attached, vacant 65-bed skilled nursing facility in Faribault, Minnesota, sold with the help of Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Built in 1998, Pleasant View Estates features 36 units and a 75% elderly waiver census. The community was well-occupied and operated at a strong margin. It was previously... Read More »
  • Regional Bank Funds Dallas Development

    Construction projects, although rare, can still get done these days. Tremper Capital Group successfully secured an $84 million non-recourse loan from a regional bank to fund a development in the Dallas, Texas MSA. The 164-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care project is being built by Harbert South Bay Partners in the... Read More »
  • UMRH Expands Two CCRCs in North Carolina

    Ziegler closed The United Methodist Retirement Homes’ (UMRH) $92.125 million Series 2025A, 2025B and 2025C bonds. UMRH is a North Carolina-based not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates three CCRCs in North Carolina: Croasdaile Village Retirement Community in Durham, Wesley Pines Retirement Community in Lumberton, and Cypress Glen... Read More »
MidCap Refinances Georgia Community

MidCap Refinances Georgia Community

MidCap Financial took out construction debt on a recently completed senior living community in Gainesville, Georgia with a new floating-rate mortgage. Owned by Manor Lake Development LLC, the community opened in 2019 with 88 assisted living and memory care units. It features studio, one-bedroom and companion suites ranging from 421 to 558 square feet. Residents can also receive rehabilitation services, instructor-led daily exercise, concierge services and more. The property leased up quickly under management by Manor Lake.  JLL Capital Markets’ Joel Mendes and Trent Niederberger worked on behalf of the borrower to secure the $18.5 million loan from MidCap, which came with a floating... Read More »
MidCap Provides Liquidity for AlerisLife

MidCap Provides Liquidity for AlerisLife

MidCap Financial announced that it recently closed financing for AlerisLife (formerly Five Star Senior Living). The $95 million floating rate first mortgage loan is secured by 14 high-quality senior living communities totaling 1,477 units in the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast. The communities are all owned by AlerisLife and operated by their Five Star Senior Living brand. MidCap’s loan enhances AlerisLife’s liquidity position and provides funds for capital improvements across the portfolio.  Read More »
MidCap Closes Acquisition Loan for Community in Georgia

MidCap Closes Acquisition Loan for Community in Georgia

MidCap Financial announced the closing of an acquisition loan for a 92-unit assisted living/memory care community on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. We learned of the deal at the end of September when Newmark disclosed its involvement as the broker representing the seller, a joint venture between AIG Global Real Estate and Thrive Senior Living (also the operator) that had originally developed the property in 2015. Occupancy had fluctuated between 50% and 70% in the last several years, with some key employee turnover prior to COVID contributing to the sub-par census. Winterpast Capital Partners, its affiliate Vitality Living and Broadview Real Estate Partners acquired the property, with... Read More »
MidCap Financial Closes Acquisition Debt For Healthpeak

MidCap Financial Closes Acquisition Debt For Healthpeak

MidCap Financial closed acquisition debt for another Healthpeak divestiture. Announced in May, the REIT sold five of its SHOP communities that were operated by Florida-based Sonata Senior Living. All five communities are in Florida, with locations in Delray Beach (80 units), Boynton Beach (92), Boca Raton (74), Coconut Creek (94) and Vero Beach (104). There was a total of 328 assisted living, 107 memory care and nine independent living units, and the communities averaged around 20 years in age. However, the properties were well maintained, and Healthpeak Properties had invested over $13 million of capex in the past four years.  Private equity firm Fortress Investment Group paid $64... Read More »
Kentucky Community Receives Fannie Mae Refinance

Kentucky Community Receives Fannie Mae Refinance

MidCap Financial, through its correspondent relationship with Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital was able to close a Fannie Mae refinance of a 167-unit senior living community in Lexington, Kentucky. The deal closed in mid-March before huge swaths of the country had been shut down but still a difficult time to get transactions across the finish line.  At the end of 2018, the borrower, Atlas Senior Living, had acquired the community as part of a purchase option from DMK Development. Before that, Atlas had leased and operated the $26 million development, which was nearly stabilized at the time of the sale. Opened in August 2017, it features 114 independent living, 38 assisted living... Read More »