• Berkadia Secures Large Portfolio Refinance

    Berkadia closed $627.2 million in agency financing for Project Raven. Project Raven is a 35-asset seniors housing portfolio with 4,395 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The portfolio spans 15 states. Austin Sacco, Steve Muth, Garrett Sacco and Alex Rosenfeld handled the financing on behalf of an institutional borrower.... Read More »
  • What Does Brookdale’s Proxy Fight Cost?

    It seems that hardly a day goes by without yet another SEC filing by Brookdale Senior Living detailing why its slate of Board candidates is far better for shareholders than the slate submitted by activist investor Ortelius Advisors. But how much are they spending on this? It would be nice to know, and we are sure shareholders would rather have... Read More »
  • Do We Hear $30 Per Hour as the New Minimum Wage?

    We know we have the People’s Republic of California, and after New York’s Democratic Party primary, we may have the People’s Republic of New York City by November. The surprise winner of the primary was 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani. He is a self-professed Socialist, and more. In addition to free bussing, freezes on apartment rents, higher taxes on... Read More »
  • BMO and TCG Refinance Florida CCRC

    BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group acted as sole lender on a real estate term loan refinancing for La Posada, a Class-A, 333-unit CCRC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Originally opened in 2014 and with a major renovation and addition completed in 2018, the campus offers independent living (245 units), assisted living (30 units), memory... Read More »
  • The Lenders Roundtable: A Capital Markets Update

    On Thursday, June 26th, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor Ben Swett sat down with a group of expert panelists to dive into the evolving financing process of M&A deals. Panelists included Dave Boitano, EVP & CIO of LTC Properties, Cary Tremper, President & CEO of Tremper Capital Group, and Patrick Gilbreath, Sr. Relationship... Read More »
Veritas Senior Living Assumes Operations of Two Communities

Veritas Senior Living Assumes Operations of Two Communities

Veritas Senior Living recently assumed the operations of two seniors housing communities in Tennessee and Georgia, along with purchasing one of them. Vantage Point Village in Ashland City, Tennessee is an assisted living and memory care community that can provide care for up to 80 residents. Gaines Park Senior Living, which Veritas just purchased with a group of other investors, is located in Kennesaw, Georgia with 60 units. This assisted living community has been family-owned since 1997 and features all-inclusive pricing. The new communities will bring the Veritas portfolio total to six overall. Read More »
Joint Venture Acquires Former Emeritus Community Outside of St. Louis

Joint Venture Acquires Former Emeritus Community Outside of St. Louis

Veritas Senior Living and Curis Capital joined forces to acquire a 107-unit senior living community in Herculaneum, Missouri (St. Louis MSA). Previously an Emeritus-owned community (before Emeritus sold it to Platinum Healthcare in 2009 and before the Emeritus-Brookdale blow-up), the 30-year old property currently features 81 assisted living and 26 independent living units. The purchase price was not disclosed, but the property last sold for $3 million in 2009. We expect its value has risen since then. The buyers plan on adding an in-house therapy space in partnership with HealthPro. Read More »
Checking in on Chattanooga

Checking in on Chattanooga

Last month we wrote of the sale of a Chattanooga, Tennessee independent living community to a joint venture between Atlas Senior Living and Veritas Senior Living. Now, we can report that Richard Lynn of Marcus & Millichap represented both the buyer and the seller in the transaction, with an assist from Joseph McKibben, who was the broker of record in Tennessee. The community was originally a hotel but converted in 2008 to feature 136 units. It currently is a low-cost provider in the area, with rents ranging from $1,200 to $1,500 per month, but that’s where the buyers see upside. They plan on making some cosmetic renovations as well. Occupancy was around 85% and with a $3.6 million (or... Read More »