• 60 Seconds with Swett: Sticks and Bricks in ’26?

    The talk around new development is getting a lot more serious in the seniors housing industry, leading us to wonder if our 2024 prediction of “Sticks and Bricks in ‘26” may actually come true, somewhat. Back then, we may have thought that interest rates would have come down a bit more by now, but that the FOMO of getting involved in seniors... Read More »
  • Wyoming SNF Sale Sets New State Record

    There was a new record set for skilled nursing pricing in the state of Wyoming with the sale of Big Horn Rehabilitation and Care Center in Sheridan. Built in the 1960s, the facility features 128 beds and was 61% occupied. It was owned by a regional operator that was looking to recycle capital.  Before the marketing process, Evans Senior... Read More »
  • Owner/Operator Acquires Facility Out of Bankruptcy

    A senior care facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, sold as part of a bankruptcy process with the help of Patrick Burke and Toby Siefert of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Built in 1970, Donna Kay Rest Home features 60 licensed beds in 31 units, providing a higher level of care and supervision than assisted living but at a lesser acuity than... Read More »
  • Civitas Sells Community to Clarion

    Hap Knowles and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Institutional Property Advisors announced that they led the sale of a seniors housing community in the Phoenix, Arizona MSA, to the fast-growing real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. The deal appears to be The Retreat at Alameda, a 110-unit assisted living/memory care community in... Read More »
  • Blueprint Handles Recapitalization

    Blueprint handled the recapitalization of Forest Hills Commons, a 2017-developed, 119-unit assisted living/memory care community in the Louisville, Kentucky MSA. A Louisville-based senior living owner/operator/developer engaged Blueprint in the third quarter of 2025 to begin the process. The asset demonstrated strong in-place performance and... Read More »
United Community Bank Closes Two Loans

United Community Bank Closes Two Loans

United Community Bank (UCB) closed two new loans in the month of April, both for senior care facilities in the Southeast. First, in Terra Bella, Florida, the UCB team originated a $24.8 million loan for Keystone Senior Living to refinance its 140-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community. Renasant Bank partnered with UCB on the transaction, which featured a 36-month term and variable interest rate. Keystone built the community in 2016 with a construction loan and mezzanine debt. The new 75% loan-to-value loan from UCB, plus additional sponsor equity, took out that debt.  The bank also originated acquisition financing for Carlyle Senior Care to exercise a lease... Read More »
Portopiccolo Makes Another SNF Acquisition

Portopiccolo Makes Another SNF Acquisition

The Portopiccolo Group just made its third skilled nursing acquisition of the year, making it one of the most prolific buyers in that space in 2019. Its most recent target was a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia. To fund the acquisition, Portopiccolo turned to Contemporary Healthcare Capital to closed $1.97 million in mezzanine financing in addition to receiving a senior loan from United Community Bank. About $2.7 million in capital upgrades will also be funded. The transaction is similar to Portopiccolo’s acquisition earlier this year of a 130-bed skilled nursing facility in Roanoke, Virginia that included a 24-bed accredited ventilator unit. That always... Read More »
Portopiccolo Makes Another SNF Acquisition

The Portopiccolo Group Picks Up Virginia SNF

Contemporary Healthcare Capital worked with skilled nursing owner The Portopiccolo Group to secure mezzanine financing for its latest SNF acquisition. The targeted facility is located in Roanoke, Virginia and features 130 beds, including a 24-bed accredited ventilator unit. To fund its purchase, Portopiccolo obtained a senior loan from United Community Bank (that included a participation sold to Millennium Bank) and a $2.0 million mezzanine loan from Contemporary Healthcare Capital. About $1 million in loan proceeds will also be used for future renovations and upgrades made to the facility. Read More »
Senturian Senior Housing Brokerage Sells Alabama Assisted Living Community

Senturian Senior Housing Brokerage Sells Alabama Assisted Living Community

Watson McCollister of Senturian Senior Housing Brokerage handled the sale of a 56-unit assisted living community in Anniston, Alabama. Built in 2000 on 24 acres, this community includes 32 assisted living and 24 memory care units. It was owned by a local operator and operated at a 26% margin on approximately $2.46 million of gross revenues. Occupancy was 91% when the initial offer was accepted, but shot up to 100% by closing, with NOI substantially improving as well. With the help of an $830,000 mezzanine loan provided by United Community Bank and arranged by Contemporary Healthcare Capital, the out-of-state buyer (based in Charleston, South Carolina) purchased the community for $7.86... Read More »
Contemporary Healthcare Capital Closes Two Mezzanine Loans

Contemporary Healthcare Capital Closes Two Mezzanine Loans

Contemporary Healthcare Capital (CHC) announced two small mezzanine loan closings for clients in the Southeastern United States. First, in Anniston, Alabama, the firm closed an $830,000 loan to fund the acquisition of a 56-unit assisted living/memory care community. Then, to Palm Coast, Florida, where CHC arranged a $2.985 million mezzanine loan, with the help of Peninsula Alternative Real Estate, for a to-be-built 64-unit memory care community. CHC’s lending partner, United Community Bank, provided both loans. Read More »