Transactions & Financings: Lutheran Senior Services’ $92M Bond Financing; CBRE’s $61M Loan

HJ Sims arranges $92 million bond financing package for Lutheran Senior Services HJ Sims completed a $92.4 million refinancing package for Lutheran Senior Services (LSS). The proceeds will fund an expansion to LSS’ Mason Pointe community in Chesterton, Missouri, as well additional planned capital improvements at other communities within its portfolio. HJ Sims identified bonds […]

As Labor Woes Continue, Senior Living Providers Must Invest in People

While many senior living owners and operators stress investing in their buildings to keep occupancy high, investing in their workers is equally as important, if not more so. That was among the top takeaways from a panel discussion at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) fall conference in Chicago, which began in […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: HJ Sims, Capital One

HJ Sims Completes $98 Million Financing for Life Plan Community in Pennsylvania HJ Sims, a privately held investment bank and wealth management firm, recently completed a $98 million financing for Brethren Village, a life plan community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The financing consisted of fixed-rate, BB+ rated Series 2017 refunding bonds, structured with term and serial bonds, […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: SQLC Surpasses $1 Billion in Financing

Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation Surpasses $1 Billion in Financing Since 1999 Dallas-based senior living community developer Senior Quality Lifestyles Corporation has surpassed $1 billion in financing since it was founded in 1999. In 2015 alone, SQLC has secured more than $254 million in new funds for expansion, upgrades and refinancings of several of its continuing […]

Movers & Shakers — People and Positions for March, Part V

Maryland CCRC Names New COO  Broadmead, a continuing care retirement community in Cockeysville, Md., has recently hired Robin Somers as its new chief operating officer. Somers, a 20-year veteran of the senior living and health care fields, has previously served as the executive director and senior executive director for Fairhaven, another CCRC, as well as […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (8/14/14)

Construction: Planned North Carolina CCRC Gets Initial Go-Ahead for $42 Million Expansion A continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Winston-Salem, N.C. has received an initial approval from state regulators as it seeks to embark on a $42 million expansion of its existing campus, reports Triad Business Journal. Expansion plans call for the CCRC, Salemtowne, to […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions: Aviv REIT, NHI, Greystone

Aviv REIT Acquires Kentucky Skilled Nursing Facility for $6 Million  Aviv REIT, Inc. (NYSE: AVIV) announced June 2 the acquisition of a Kentucky-based post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility for $6 million.  The SNF is triple-net leased to existing Aviv operator Diversicare Healthcare Services, an operator of 49 facilities in 9 states. The acquisition […]

The Springs Living Buys Four Senior Housing Properties for $65 Million

McMinnville, Ore.-based senior living operator The Springs Living recently acquired a four-property portfolio in the Portland area from Grayco LLC for $65 million. The Springs Living partnered with Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm, to purchase the properties and used $56 million in financing arranged by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP, also […]