• Chicagoland Portfolio Finds New Owner

    A value-add senior care portfolio in Chicagoland traded with the help of Blueprint’s Ryan Kelly, Connor Doherty, Alex Florea, Lauren Nagle and Brooks Blackmon. The team worked on behalf of a national developer/investor, which had engaged Blueprint to create an exit strategy for more than a dozen geographically disparate, older-vintage communities... Read More »
  • Publicly Traded REIT Divests in Illinois

    Berkadia was engaged in the divestment of an assisted living and memory care community in Barrington, Illinois. The Berkadia Seniors Housing Team, led by Mike Garbers, Cody Tremper, Dave Fasano and Ross Sanders, closed the transaction on behalf of a publicly traded REIT. The buyer was a regional owner/operator. But no other details were... Read More »
  • CFG Secures $13.55 Million in HUD Loans

    Capital Funding Group closed two HUD loans totaling $13.55 million to support the refinancing of two skilled nursing facilities. Both facilities are in Illinois, and together they comprise 173 beds. No other details surrounding the financing were disclosed. This announcement follows CFG’s closing of $16.25 million in bridge-to-HUD financing on... Read More »
  • CBRE Secures Bridge Financing For Two Communities

    CBRE secured bridge financing for two seniors housing communities in western Pennsylvania. Aron Will and Tim Root arranged a non-recourse loan with a sub-300 spread through a regional bank. The borrower was CPF Living Communities.  Built in 2017, The Residence at Bethel Park is in Bethel Park with 130 independent living units. The Residence at... Read More »
  • G Capital Markets Closes Cash-Out Recap

    G Capital Markets, a capital advisory firm based in Carmel, California, recently closed on the recapitalization of a 29-unit/59-bed assisted living community in Livermore, California. Built in 2021 by a regional owner/operator, the property leased up in 2022 and has shown consistent strong performance since then, with cash flow margins well over... Read More »
Preparing for the Future of Seniors Housing

Preparing for the Future of Seniors Housing

On October 15th, subscribers to The SeniorCare Investor and members of the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) met at the Duane Morris offices in New York City to discuss a topic relevant to many of our readers: the future of the seniors housing market in the 2020s and beyond. Where do you begin on a topic like that? Well, Steve Monroe led a panel discussion with Wayne Kaplan of Premier Senior Living Group, Matthew Whitlock of Berkshire Residential Investments, Jeffrey Sands of HJ Sims, Steven Krieger of Engel Burman and Meredith Oppenheim, an industry expert and alum of Sunrise Senior Living and Ventas. The conversation was wide ranging, but here were some of the key takeaways:... Read More »
A Premier Purchase

A Premier Purchase

Premier Senior Living Group added a 23rd seniors housing community to its portfolio, and entered the Pennsylvania market at the same time. Founded by industry veterans Wayne Kaplan and Robert Borsody, the New York City-based Premier Senior Living already had operations in Michigan (9), New York (6), Ohio (3), North Carolina (2) and Florida (2). This new addition in Pennsylvania is located near Scranton in the town of Moosic. The stand-alone 35-unit (58 beds) memory care community was built in 1996 and is well occupied in the mid- to high-90s. Premier used its own equity to fund the $8.5 million, or $242,857 per unit, purchase price. Read More »

CareTrust’s buying spree

What has gotten into CareTrust REIT this year? When most other REITs are taking a significant step back in terms of buying, the California-based CareTrust has made 11 acquisitions, for 21 facilities, so far in 2016 (which already equals the number of facilities acquired in 2015). First, the company purchased two communities in North Carolina for $11.7 million, or $113,592 per unit, handled by Evans Senior Investments. The deal included a 16-year old 46-unit assisted living/memory care community and a 17-year old 21-unit memory care community. Premier Senior Living Group will operate the two stabilized properties. Next up, CareTrust bought a 175-unit independent/assisted living community in... Read More »