• 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 »
BMO Harris Bank Finances Watercrest’s Latest Senior Living Development

BMO Harris Bank Finances Watercrest’s Latest Senior Living Development

Watercrest Senior Living Group’s latest development in Florida just obtained a construction loan courtesy of BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group. The community just broke ground last August and is anticipated to open in Summer 2020 with 72 independent living, 96 assisted living and 30 memory care units. Watercrest is developing the community in partnership with United Properties, after previously collaborating on a senior living development down the coast in Naples, Florida (expected to open this year). BMO arranged a $46.5 million loan to fund the Sarasota construction. Read More »
Watercrest Partners With United Properties In Latest Development

Watercrest Partners With United Properties In Latest Development

Watercrest Senior Living Group has announced its latest senior living development project, and a brand-new partnership too with United Properties. The joint venture plans to break ground this Fall on a 128-unit luxury assisted living/memory care community in Naples, Florida, with an expected opening in early 2019. United Properties has already purchased the property and is entering the Florida market with this project, after developing 15 seniors housing communities in the Minneapolis, Minnesota and Denver, Colorado areas. Watercrest, on the other hand, is well versed in the Florida seniors housing market, having opened communities in Lake Nona, Sebastian, Jacksonville and Viera, so far.... Read More »

Minnetonka mania

Three seniors housing developments are breaking ground this summer in the Minnetonka, Minnesota area. First, United Properties started construction on its 100-unit community, which will include 72 independent/assisted living units, 22 memory care units and six care units. Then, Oppidan Investment Company and Minnesota-based not-for-profit Ebenezer announced the expected September groundbreaking of their newest community, a 136,000-square foot, 105-unit community that will feature independent living, assisted living and memory care. Finally, The Waters plans to break ground in nearby Excelsior on its new 110-unit independent living community by the end of the year. We will see how these... Read More »