• Public REIT Lands Portfolio in Competitive Sale

    A portfolio of Class-A seniors housing communities sold in the Southeast to an undisclosed publicly traded REIT. Featuring six assets in Georgia and South Carolina, the portfolio totaled 156 independent living, 200 assisted living and 70 memory care units. The communities were built between 2017 and 2022 by a Southeast-based developer. Occupancy... Read More »
  • Regional Owner/Operator Acquires Ocala AL Community

    The third and final asset in the Hampton Manor portfolio has sold with the help of Brad Clousing and Dan Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Hampton Manor Deerwood in Ocala, Florida, was built in 2005 and expanded in 2016 to now feature 61 units of assisted living. The property is stabilized, so the new owner can hit the ground... Read More »
  • Second Generation Operator Divests SNF Portfolio to PE Firm

    A Northeast-based private equity firm engaged Daniel Morris of Plains Commercial Real Estate in its plan to enter a new state. The firm has an existing skilled nursing footprint, and had specific acquisition criteria, which narrowed the focus down to a few potential targets.  The company ultimately acquired a five-facility, 506-bed skilled... Read More »
  • CIBC Springs Ahead with Deal Flow

    CIBC has been hard at work this Spring, successfully closing several acquisition financings for senior care clients across the country. The largest was a $51.5 million term loan that supported the purchase of four skilled nursing facilities in Illinois totaling 586 beds. Historical performance trended positively over the last two years across the... Read More »
  • National Healthcare Properties Kicks Off IPO Push

    National Healthcare Properties, Inc. launched its public offering of 38.5 million shares of its Class A common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-11 filed with the SEC. The initial public offering price is expected to be between $13.00 and $16.00 per share, and the company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to... 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 »