• Family Divests Upstate New York ALP

    After running an assisted living/memory care community in Lockport, New York (Rochester MSA), for over three generations, a family has decided to divest and exit the industry. They engaged Dave Balow, Dan Geraghty and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage to sell the asset. Built in 1982 and 1988, with a memory care expansion in 2017,... Read More »
  • Joint Venture Acquires California Facilities

    At the end of a busy year of acquisitions, Stacked Stone Ventures announced one more on New Years Eve. The San Clemente, California-based real estate investment firm acquired two skilled nursing facilities in a joint venture with Praxis Capital for $8.25 million, or $43,200 per bed. The facilities feature a total of 191 skilled nursing and... Read More »
  • City of Wichita Issues Bond Financing

    Ziegler successfully closed Larksfield Place’s $45.205 million Series 2025 bonds, issued through the City of Wichita, Kansas. Larksfield is a not-for-profit, single-site CCRC founded in 1988 in northeast Wichita. The 67-acre campus includes 22 independent living villas, 164 independent living apartments, 62 assisted living apartments, 10 memory... Read More »
  • Receivership Sale of Standalone Memory Care Community Closes

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage’s Southeast closings continued with the sale of Westminster Memory Care in Lexington, South Carolina. Built in 2020, the Class-A community features 48 units of memory care and high-end finishes. It is set on 6.3 acres, which provides an opportunity for expansion under new ownership. Also, at the time of the... Read More »
  • Active Adult Community Secures Freddie Mac Refinance

    An active adult community in Hurst, Texas, paid off its existing bank debt with a Freddie Mac refinance arranged by Berkadia. Heritage Village Residences was built in 2014 with 120 units, including 10 cottages. It was part of multiple acquisitions over the years, first in 2020 when Edison Equity Management Corporation bought it for $23.3 million... Read More »
Ziegler Arranges Bond Financings For Two CCRCs

Ziegler Arranges Bond Financings For Two CCRCs

Ziegler has announced a couple of bond financings for senior care clients. First, the firm arranged $58.4 million in bonds for Capital Manor, a not-for-profit CCRC in Salem, Oregon. Operated by Life Care Services since 2010, Capital Manor features 302 independent living units and 83 assisted living beds with an additional 34 memory care beds. Its new financing will refund bonds from 2012 and fund a renovation project that will include a new façade and refreshed common areas.  The bonds were issued through the Hospital Facility Authority of the City of Salem, Oregon with a yield of 3.030% and a yield to maturity of 3.415% and are callable in 7 years at 103, declining to par in year 10... Read More »
LPCs/CCRCs Do It Again

LPCs/CCRCs Do It Again

According to a new report from investment banking firm Ziegler, based on information provided by NIC, the LPC/CCRC market is on the rebound. Not that it had too far to rebound from, however. Not-for-profit and entrance-fee LPCs/CCRCs (we will refer to them all as CCRCs) had average occupancy between 90% and 92% in the 99 primary and secondary markets for the 10 years prior to the pandemic. Rental CCRCs were not too far behind but started to diverge (trend lower) between 2014 and 2015, according to the data. With the onset of the pandemic, all forms of CCRCs, whether not-for-profit, for-profit, rental or entrance fee, saw similar drops in census that were seen across the industry and all... Read More »
Two Communities Sell By Ziegler Team

Two Communities Sell By Ziegler Team

Ziegler’s Dan Revie and Tedd Van Gorden arranged a couple of recent seniors housing sales. First, the Reserve at Arlington Heights, a 42-unit memory care community located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, sold to Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC). IHC is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based private real estate investment firm that focuses on the healthcare sector, which also purchased eight assisted living communities across Oregon and Washington in 2020. Built in 2014 by The LaSalle Group as an “Autumn Leaves” community, this campus has over 30,000 square feet and sold for $12.6 million, or $300,000 per unit. It was performing very well at the time of sale, with occupancy near 100%. The... Read More »
Ziegler and M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska Community

Ziegler and M&T Realty Refinance Nebraska Community

Ziegler partnered with M&T Realty Capital Corporation as financial advisor in a $8.5 million Fannie Mae refinancing. On behalf of Essex Communities, the team refinanced the existing debt on Carriage Glen, a 55+ age-restricted independent living community in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The 10-year, fixed-rate loan was structured at 75% loan-to-value with four years of interest-only payments, followed by 30 years of amortization. The loan also carried a declining prepayment schedule, which will provide the borrower with additional flexibility in future years. In addition to refinancing the existing debt, the loan also provided funding for Essex to recover capital expenditures and to pay off the... Read More »
Ziegler Provides Financing for Ohio Not-For-Profit

Ziegler Provides Financing for Ohio Not-For-Profit

Ziegler announced it has priced Series 2022 bonds on behalf of Ohio Living, a not-for-profit owner/operator of twelve seniors housing communities in Ohio. Nine of the properties are full-service life plan communities offering independent and assisted living units, along with skilled nursing beds. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to refund Series 2013A bonds and pay costs of issuance associated with the financing.  The bonds will realize net present value savings on the Series 2013A refunding in excess of $15 million, or greater than 30%. The Series 2022 Bonds consists of tax-exempt fixed interest rate serial bonds and a final term bond. They have a 19-year maturity that “wraps” around... Read More »