SAN ANTONIO —Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated a new lease for Blanco Villa Nursing and Rehabilitation, a 143-bed skilled nursing and long-term care facility in San Antonio. Built in 1967 and situated near San Antonio International Airport, the facility has the highest CMS rating in the area and is within 10 miles of three regional hospitals. As part of a larger portfolio, the REIT owner formerly had the property under a master lease with the previous tenant. The landlord sought a replacement operator to improve census and performance …
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MADISON, Wis. — Erdman, a Madison-based development and consulting firm serving the healthcare and seniors housing industries, has promoted Rustin Becker from president and chief operating officer to president and CEO. Becker replaces Brian Happ, who will assume the chairman role for the company as part of a planned leadership transition.
Survey: Over Half of Assisted Living Providers Won’t Survive Financially Another Year at Current Operating Pace Due to COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than half of assisted living providers say they won’t survive another year at the current operating pace due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on both occupancy and expenses. That’s according to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), a Washington, D.C.-based association of healthcare providers. The survey polled 240 assisted living operators nationwide. Of the respondents, 56 percent said they would not survive another year, while 55 percent said they are currently operating at a loss. Nearly 80 percent …
SAN DIEGO, FULLERTON and HAWTHORNE, Calif. — The Ensign Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ENSG) has acquired the operations of three skilled nursing facilities in Southern California on a triple-net lease basis. The properties include Golden Hill Post Acute, a 99-bed facility in San Diego; St. Catherine Healthcare, a 99-bed facility in Fullerton; and Camino Healthcare, a 99-bed facility in Hawthorne. This acquisition brings Ensign’s growing portfolio to 231 healthcare operations, 24 of which also include assisted living operations, across 13 states. Ensign owns 95 real estate assets.
Alliant Capital Building $12.5M Deer Creek Senior Affordable Community in Gainesville, Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Alliant Capital has started construction of Deer Creek Senior, a 62-unit affordable seniors housing community in Gainesville. Units will be reserved for residents over age 62 earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Four units are reserved specifically for those who are homeless, survivors of domestic violence or persons with disabilities. The project is receiving $12.5 million in financing via 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits. It is scheduled for completion in December 2021. Alliant Capital is working with Rural Neighborhoods on the …
PLANO, Texas — Ziegler has closed $22.1 million of bond anticipation notes for Forefront Living Plano. The financing comprises $20.6 million in tax-exempt notes sold publicly to institutional investors and $1.5 million in taxable notes placed with affiliates of the borrower. The proceeds of the financing will be used to finance the cost of acquiring an 18-acre tract in Plano and the preconstruction development costs of a new retirement community to be known as “The Outlook at Windhaven.” The new project is slated to include 180 independent living units, 32 …
BARTLETT, Ill. — Clare Oaks, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Chicago suburb of Bartlett, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with $40 million in reduced debt and plans for a $5 million capital improvement project. The property opened in 2008, but declared bankruptcy in June 2019. The process reduced its debt from $86 million to $46 million, and also installed a new operator in ER Senior Management IL LLC and a new board of directors led by Julie Boggess. “The goal of this rigorous process was to …
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — Genesis Healthcare (NYSE: GEN), one of the largest post-acute care providers in the United States, has announced the retirement of George Hager as CEO and director. The Genesis board of directors has appointed the company’s current chairman, Robert “Bob” Fish, as Hager’s replacement. He will remain chairman of the board. Fish has a long history with Genesis and its predecessor companies, Genesis HealthCare Corp. and Genesis Health Ventures Inc. He has served on its current board since 2013 when he joined Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc. as …
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — CBRE has arranged the sale of of The Cornerstone Hauppauge, a 98-unit active adult community in the Long Island hamlet of Hauppauge. The property opened in 2019. Terwilliger & Bartone Properties sold the asset to a joint venture between two institutional partners with experience in the active adult sector. The price was not disclosed. The CBRE team of Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Travis Langer and Zach McHale, along with Aron Will and Austin Sacco of CBRE’s Senior Housing Group, represented the seller. “The sale of The Cornerstone …
CANTON, TOLEDO and ROCKFORD, Ohio — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a three-property seniors housing portfolio located in Canton, Toledo and Rockford. Combined, the communities total more than 300 units. Spanning 200 miles across the state of Ohio, the three facilities were originally built in the 1960s and 1970s, and underwent considerable renovations and major upgrades since 2015. A REIT and its operator sold the assets to an East Coast-based equity investor and its regionally focused operator partner. The price was not disclosed.