


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
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 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 »