


Bloom Senior Living Blossoms Again
Last week we disclosed that Bloom Senior Living and its affiliate Kandu Capital hit a home run with its sale of a 94-unit assisted living and memory care community in St. Petersburg, Florida. They purchased it for $5.5 million in 2017 and just sold it for $12.5 million. Not too shabby. Well, it looks like they did it again, this time selling a 91-unit assisted living community in Lakewood, Ohio for $11.8 million, or nearly $130,000 per unit. While that price per unit will not be breaking any records, Bloom had purchased the community in 2010 for just $3.1 million out of the Sunwest Management bankruptcy. Do the math, and that is a 380% return... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Originates Financings for Four Communities
Walker & Dunlop Managing Director Kevin Giusti and Senior Analyst Brian Neal recently originated $37.47 million in financing for four assisted living and memory care facilities: Bloom at Bluffton in Bluffton, South Carolina; Bloom at Hilton Head in Hilton Head, South Carolina; Cascades of Tucson, in Tucson, Arizona; and Regency Jackson in Jackson, Tennessee. The Bloom Portfolio consists of two assisted living and memory care homes in South Carolina with 117 total units that sold in May for $12.25 million to WindRiver Companies for a cap rate around 5.7%. Built around 20 years ago, the communities had seen occupancy decline to 70% due to the pandemic and several new communities opening... Read More »
Walker & Dunlop Lands HUD Financing For Two Senior Care Properties
Two senior care properties obtained permanent HUD financing courtesy of Walker & Dunlop to replace their original acquisition debt. Joshua Rosen led the origination team on the transactions. Cascade Capital Group acquired the 136-bed supportive living facility in Aurora, Illinois earlier this year, thanks in part to an $11.03 million nine-month bridge loan arranged by Mr. Rosen from W&D’s balance sheet, which covered 100% of the acquisition costs. Built in 1964, the community is located adjacent to a 156-bed skilled nursing facility. It is being refinanced by a $14.65 million HUD loan, so Cascade must have added some significant value to the... Read More »