• Northstar Senior Living and Alta Senior Living Merge

    In the mad dash for growth in the seniors housing sector, a lack of new development and an abundance of buyers crowding certain corners of the M&A market has led some owner/operators to seek acquisitions or mergers of whole management companies. It can certainly be a viable alternative that allows one to grow without a massive capital... Read More »
  • In-Place Operator Acquires Senior Care Campus

    CBRE National Senior Housing’s Debt and Structured Finance team arranged acquisition financing for a senior care campus on behalf of Wingate Living and its affiliates. Wingate Living is a Newton, Massachusetts-based senior living developer/owner/operator with a focus on New England. Aron Will and Michael Cregan arranged the financing, securing a... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Takes on Stabilization Project

    Michael Segal, Lauren Nagle and Daniel Waldhorn of Blueprint closed a deal on behalf of an institutional seller that was looking to divest its assisted living/memory care community. The purpose-built asset was constructed in 2000 by a national developer and comprises 52 units. It sits in West Bloomfield, Michigan, which is Michael Segal’s... Read More »
  • Large SNF Portfolio Secures Acquisition Financing

    Marking another milestone for MONTICELLOAM in a banner first quarter, the firm funded $435 million in bridge and working capital financing for a skilled nursing portfolio that encompasses 14 facilities in Maryland. Of the total, $400 million supported the acquisition of the 1,890 beds. The sponsor group is a returning client that owns/operates... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Secures Acquisition Financing

    A joint venture between Winterpast Capital Partners, Vitality Senior Living Management and Virtus Real Estate Capital acquired an assisted living/memory care community, securing bridge financing through Coastal States Bank. The financing includes reserves to support the joint venture’s ongoing repositioning of the community and was structured... Read More »

Two Senior Care Centers Facilities Sell in Texas

Two Texas skilled nursing facilities formerly operated by the now-bankrupt Senior Care Centers (SCC) found a new owner with the help of Matthew Alley of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Both built in 2008, these two SNFs each have 128 licensed beds, 51,000 square feet, and are located in growing central Texas submarkets. They were the only two SCC-operated facilities owned by a local real estate owner. One facility, in New Braunfels, was 75% occupied, while the Round Rock SNF was just 64% occupied. Not surprisingly, the operating margin was far below SNF standards, at 3.5%. Overleverage and expensive leases contributed to Senior Care Centers’ bankruptcy filing in December 2018... Read More »
Helios Gets New Tenants for Two Former Senior Care Centers Facilities

Helios Gets New Tenants for Two Former Senior Care Centers Facilities

Two skilled nursing facilities in Texas previously operated by the now-bankrupt Senior Care Centers found new tenants, courtesy of Helios Healthcare Advisors. Each featuring 120 beds, the Lubbock and Houston facilities are owned by a Texas-based developer that wanted to find new, more financially stable operators. Good call. Helios sourced two Texas-based regional operators to fill those roles, coming in with market lease rates and pre-negotiated purchase options. In addition, they received a short-term line of credit for CHOW coverage. With Helios’ help, they were able to smoothly take over operations. Read More »
Blueprint and BlueMountain

Blueprint and BlueMountain

Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors announced that it was involved in the Sabra Health Care REIT sale of 28 skilled nursing facilities in Texas and Louisiana to a joint venture of BlueMountain Capital Management, BM Eagle Holdings and Capital Funding Group for $282.5 million. Engaged by the joint venture buyer for their expertise on the Texas and Louisiana markets, Ben Firestone, Chris Hyldahl and Gideon Orion of Blueprint helped find local operating partners and tenants for the portfolio, which was previously operated by the now-bankrupt Senior Care Centers. Despite the bad news surrounding SCC’s financial troubles, these facilities were still operating decently well, particularly... Read More »
HFF Posts Another Texas Post-Acute Facility Sale

HFF Posts Another Texas Post-Acute Facility Sale

Having just handled the sale of a 140-bed post-acute care facility in the Austin, Texas area, HFF’s David Fasano, Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender represented a different owner in the sale of its 144-bed skilled nursing facility near San Antonio’s Medical Center district. Built in 2008, the facility was owned by Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and leased to Senior Care Centers. There are more than 4,300 licensed hospital beds within a three-mile radius of the facility, making it a prime target. HFF procured an affiliate of O&M Investments, LLC as the buyer, which was coming off of a strong 2017 when it announced three skilled nursing acquisitions in Ohio (2) and Tennessee after... Read More »