• Clarion Partners Expands in Nashville MSA

    Clarion Partners, an affiliate of Franklin Templeton Investments, announced that Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund Inc. acquired Vitality Living Franklin, a 126-unit seniors housing community in Franklin, Tennessee (Nashville MSA). The community was built in 2014, renovated in 2023 and faced little new competition in the area. It was... Read More »
  • Regional Buyer Acquires Community Adjacent to Its SNF

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Jason Punzel, Vince Viverito, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham recently sold a 42-unit assisted living community in Cashmere, Washington, near Wenatchee in the central part of the state. Epledalen Assisted Living was built in 1999 and was fully occupied, but its local owner/operator wished to exit the industry.... Read More »
  • National Healthcare Properties and Discovery Buy Large Portfolio

    In an off-market deal, National Healthcare Properties acquired a portfolio of 13 seniors housing communities in eight states through a joint venture with Discovery Senior Living. The new SHOP assets total 592 units of assisted living and will be placed under a RIDEA structure with Discovery, which has been managing and will continue to manage the... Read More »
  • Debtor Sells SNF at Auction

    Blueprint was engaged by the debtor and approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Eastern New York District to sell the real estate of a skilled nursing facility outside of Yakima, Washington. Arcadia Medical Resort of Parkside was built in 1972 and is licensed for 88 beds, providing long-term care, rehabilitation and therapy services. It is set... Read More »
  • Dwight Capital Buys HUD Mortgage Servicing Rights Portfolio

    Dwight Capital acquired Midland States Bank’s seniors housing HUD mortgage servicing rights portfolio, which includes loans secured by skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and hospitals. The portfolio totals over $500 million in unpaid principal balance from 69 loans across 22 states. Now, following the acquisition, the loan... Read More »
BMO Harris Bank Finances New Jersey Development

BMO Harris Bank Finances New Jersey Development

BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group announced that it led and closed a $73.4 million construction financing for a joint venture between LCS and an institutional partner to develop a 220-unit senior living community in Florham Park, New Jersey. People’s United Bank was also a $30 million participant in the deal.  Set to open in March 2023, the community will feature 128 independent living units (53 one-bedroom and 75 two-bedroom options), 58 assisted living units (10 studio, 40 one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom options) and 34 memory care units (32 private and two semi-private units).  Read More »
People’s United Bank Refinances Two New England Communities

People’s United Bank Refinances Two New England Communities

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based People’s United Bank announced a couple of refinances for seniors housing clients in New England, working with participating banks on both deals. First, up the coast in Mystic, Connecticut, Masonicare of Chester Village is a 179-unit seniors housing campus with independent living, assisted living and memory care services. It opened in 2016. Masonicare received $45 million of debt, with People’s United Bank as the lead holding $30 million and Washington Trust participating with a $15 million hold. There is a seven-year term and 30-year amortization on the debt, which was came in under 67.5% loan-to-value. The transaction replaces mortgages previously held by... Read More »
People’s United Bank Funds Connecticut CCRC

People’s United Bank Funds Connecticut CCRC

Bridgeport, Connecticut-based People’s United Bank headed upstate to refinance a CCRC in Bloomfield, just north of Hartford. Duncaster, Inc. opened in 1984 as a not-for-profit CCRC that now includes 193 independent living units, 19 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 60 skilled nursing beds. The pandemic led to a drop in occupancy (who didn’t experience that?) and slower IL unit sales. But the property did receive a healthy amount of stimulus funds to offset the drop in revenues, and recent IL unit sales reportedly have been strong.   There was about $9.2 million of maturing bond debt held by Citizens Bank on the property, plus... Read More »
People’s United Bank Closes Several Financings

People’s United Bank Closes Several Financings

People’s United Bank announced several closed loans for clients in the Northeast. First, to finance the development of a brand-new, 60-unit/80-bed assisted living and memory care community in Manalapan, New Jersey, the bank provided a $14.3 million construction loan, which comes out to $233,300 per unit of debt. HJ Sims led the solicitation process. The loan comes with a five-year commitment, 30-year amortization and 30 months of interest-only payments for both the construction and lease-up periods.   The borrower was MRC Manalapan, a newly formed not-for-profit special purpose entity formed to build and operate the community. It is controlled by two principals, including LV Development,... Read More »
People’s United Bank Closes Two More Financings

People’s United Bank Closes Two More Financings

Continuing the series of closings from People’s United Bank that we first covered last week, the bank then closed a $9 million construction loan to cover renovations at a newly merged senior living community in Connecticut. An existing customer of People’s United Bank for many years, Pierce Memorial Baptist Home is a rental CCRC in Brooklyn, Connecticut that features independent living, assisted living, short-term rehab and long-term care services. It recently merged with Connecticut Baptist Homes (CBH) but will continue to maintain a separate state license and cost reports, as per the state.   A plan to renovate and convert an empty SNF wing to a 10-unit AL/memory care building, as well... Read More »