• Brookdale’s Uneven Recovery

    Brookdale Senior Living has been going through some major changes in the last year, so naturally its recovery could be a little uneven, with the hope of more long-term growth and stability. They have a new CEO, COO and a new operational structure, in addition to exiting more than 100 communities in the last year. But the mixed bag of results can... Read More »
  • Two Public REITs Continue Their SHOP Push

    Two public REITs honing in on the seniors housing sphere have announced their first quarter earnings results. LTC Properties reiterated its commitment to seniors housing again, and Janus Living, Healthpeak Properties’ spin-off REIT that debuted in the public markets in March, is already showing momentum. First, after completing seniors housing... Read More »
  • Tennessee Assisted Living Community Sells

    Andrew Montgomery of Montgomery Intermediary Group recently sold an assisted living community in eastern Tennessee. Built in the late 1990s, the building featured more than 40 units, plus some houses on its campus. There was some additional acreage, as well. It was sold by one out-of-state owner to another, but the buyer has another assisted... Read More »
  • SNF Portfolio Trades Following Strong Bidding Environment

    A regional operator looking to recycle capital divested a portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities in Florida. There were a total of 460 functional beds, and they were spread across Rockledge, Naples, Venice and Sarasota. Evans Senior Investments handled the deal.  The portfolio generated approximately $46 million in total annualized... Read More »
  • Class-A Seniors Housing Community Receives Agency Financing

    BWE closed $77 million in fixed-rate, Fannie Mae financing for a Class-A seniors housing community in a major Midwest MSA. The 10-year loan features a full term of interest-only payments. Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris led the financing. The community offers a full continuum of care, including independent living, assisted living and memory care.... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Big Bond Financing For To-Be-Built CCRC

Ziegler Closes Big Bond Financing For To-Be-Built CCRC

A large CCRC is being built in Durham, New Hampshire thanks to a $110.48 million bond financing closed by Ziegler. There is clear interest in the development (and the marketing team must have done its job well), as once the community began accepting pre-sale deposits on January 15, 2018, it took just over a month to sell out with a 67-person wait list. Not too shabby. The community will feature 150 independent living units, 24 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 24 skilled nursing beds on an 11-acre campus. Ziegler was engaged as placement agent for $52.98 million in Series A permanent bonds and $45.4 million in Series B temporary bonds issued through the New Hampshire Health... Read More »
ACTS Acted Again

ACTS Acted Again

Acts Retirement-Life Communities (ACTS) has added another LPC (CCRC) to its stable of communities, bringing the total to 23 LPCs in nine states serving approximately 9,700 residents. The latest community to join the largest not-for-profit owner, operator and developer of LPCs is The Evergreens, located in New Jersey. Founded in 1919 by the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, the community now has 200 independent living units, 66 assisted living beds and a 34-bed skilled nursing center on 32 acres. The “affiliation” agreement, which means that The Evergreens has become a member of ACTS, was effective last February 5. The Evergreens’ board hired Ziegler in September 2016 to... Read More »
Ziegler Zeroes In On Savings

Ziegler Zeroes In On Savings

The owner of two assisted living communities wasn’t in the mood to settle for second-best when it worked with Ziegler to refinance its existing permanent financing and receive a lower interest rate. The two communities are located in Redding, California, and include a stand-alone assisted living community with 60 units and an 85-unit assisted living/memory care community. Together, they had approximately $14.1 million in outstanding HUD debt originally financing by another HUD lender in 2014. However, the interest rate was in the mid-4s, which the borrower believed they could improve upon. Ziegler stepped in to arrange $14.7 million if HUD financing, locking in a lower interest rate and... Read More »
Ziegler Closes Big HUD Deal

Ziegler Closes Big HUD Deal

Most people think of the HUD 232 program as a financing tool used by for-profit entities. But not-for-profits can take advantage of the low rates as well. A case in point was the recent $94.3 million HUD loan arranged by Bill Mulligan and Ashley Wilkens of Ziegler for a senior living campus in North Central Florida. With more than 639 units, the loan came in around $147,500 per unit and had an interest rate just under 3.5%. The large campus has 511 unlicensed independent living/board and care units, plus 128 units licensed for assisted living and memory care. The Ziegler team was able to convince HUD that the large IL portion met the HUD parameters because although they were “independent... Read More »
Griffin American Goes To Wisconsin

Griffin American Goes To Wisconsin

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV gained a foothold in the state of Wisconsin by acquiring two senior care facilities that include independent living, assisted living and also skilled nursing beds. Located in the Madison suburbs of Waunakee and Sun Prairie, the facilities total 254 beds, with the seniors housing portion featuring 100% private pay, and the skilled nursing portion having a 67% quality mix. In addition, nearly $10 million in renovations have been completed at the properties since 2006. Griffin-American purchased the facilities for $22.6 million, or about $89,000 per bed, and leased them to Integro Healthcare Consulting under an absolute net master lease structure through... Read More »