SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Strawberry Fields REIT, a South Bend-based owner of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities and long-term acute care hospitals in the Midwest and South, has begun trading on the OTC Markets Group Inc. under the symbol STRW. OTCQX is an operator of regulated markets for trading 12,000 U.S. and international securities. “My partners and I invested significant time and energy to build our company, starting with the acquisition of 33 properties in Indiana and Illinois from 2005 through 2014,” says Moishe Gubin, chairman and CEO of …
NEW YORK CITY — BHI, a New York City-based commercial bank, has closed on a $42.5 million term loan for TL Management, a company that owns skilled nursing facilities across the country. “This transaction is part of BHI’s continuous growth in the category and our strategy for further expansion in the healthcare sector going forward,” says Tami Antebi, senior vice president and head of healthcare for BHI. Further details on the transaction were not disclosed.
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Steps to Help Small Seniors Housing Owners Prepare for a Sale
The seniors housing market has had its fair share of well-documented struggles, including plunging occupancies during COVID-19 and continuing labor challenges. Like the rest of the commercial real estate market, the sector is now confronting higher interest rates and recession. Despite those headwinds, investor demand for seniors housing assets remains strong, says Dawn Davis, an advisor specializing in seniors housing and skilled nursing with NAI Greywolf in Milwaukee. But sellers are only now grudgingly coming to terms with the fact that, because capital has become more expensive, the price buyers …
BURLINGTON, Iowa — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $10.4 million HUD Lean loan to refinance Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation and Ridgeview Assisted Living, a dual-facility campus also known as The Views of Burlington. Located in Burlington, just across the Mississippi River from Illinois and just north of the Missouri border. Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 60-bed skilled nursing facility and Ridgeview Assisted Living is a 42-bed facility. Andrew Erkes, Cambridge president, says the fully amortized, 35-year loan was provided for the owner, an Iowa limited liability company. …
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a 180-bed skilled nursing facility in West Chester, approximately 25 miles west of Philadelphia. Blueprint’s marketing efforts and financial projections highlighted the state’s July 2022 announcement to significantly increase Medicaid reimbursements in 2023, with over $500 million allocated to long-term care facilities. Tryko was the buyer and will rebrand the asset as West Chester Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. The seller and price were not disclosed.
MARYLAND — Oxford Finance LLC (“Oxford”) has provided a $124.8 million senior credit facility for the acquisition of four Autumn Lake Healthcare skilled nursing facilities totaling 520 beds in Maryland. Autumn Lake Healthcare maintains a network of independently owned and operated nursing homes and rehabilitative care centers across Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Further details were not disclosed.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of a 138-bed skilled nursing community in Anaheim for $25 million. A local owner-operator sold the asset to an East Coast-based real estate holding company, which will lease the property to a local operator. The purchase price equates to $181,159 per bed. At the time of marketing, the community was 96 percent occupied and making over $2 million per year in net operating income. The facility also holds a contract for over 50 therapeutic residential care beds. Matt Jassak …
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Webinar: Let’s Talk About the Outlook for Seniors Housing Investment and Finance
Is there room for optimism in seniors housing? What does investor interest look like now? Learn about how interest rate increases are impacting seniors housing valuations, what a flight to quality means for different sectors, financing concerns and more. Watch the webinar here. Timestamps of major topics covered: (5:25) Impact of rising interest rates on seniors housing valuations (7:54) Effects broken down by sector: active adult, skilled nursing, assisted living (11:07) Financing in the current environment (13:21) Acquisition opportunities, plus deal flow and closing (18:10) Outlook for the market …
TEXAS — Nick Skarich, Steven Marx, Corley Audorff and Josh Williams of Colliers Mortgage have arranged an $11.8 million bridge loan for the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities in Texas. The facilities, which participate under the Texas Quality Incentive Payment Program, total 358 licensed beds. The loan includes $3.5 million for renovations. The loan carries a three-year term with two 12-month extensions and an interest-only payment period. No further information was disclosed.
COLORADO — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 91-bed skilled nursing facility in Colorado. Solterra Castle Rock sold the asset to the existing operator for an undisclosed price. The property was built in the 1970s and sits between Denver and Colorado Springs.