CODY, WY., AND GREAT FALLS, MONT. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of two assisted living communities, located in Cody and Great Falls. The portfolio totals 107 units of assisted living and independent living. The buyer is an Oregon-based regional owner-operator familiar with the region. The seller and price were not disclosed. Bradley Clousing, Jason Punzel and Jeff Binder of SLIB handled the transactions.
BOZEMAN, MONT., AND SEATTLE — Ziegler has arranged $42.6 million in financing for the acquisition of two seniors housing properties near Seattle and another in Bozeman. The borrower is Radiant Senior Living, which has brought the three properties into its portfolio. The financing consisted of a combination of senior and mezzanine debt, with Congressional Bank providing the senior debt and a national seniors housing fund providing the mezzanine debt. Radiant acquired the portfolio from a publicly traded healthcare REIT as part of its expansion efforts across the country. The properties feature a combined 36 independent living units and 204 assisted living units. Post-acquisition, Radiant’s portfolio totals 18 communities spanning across six states in the Pacific Northwest.
MONTANA — Monticello has provided a $2 million working capital loan to the operating companies of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 338 beds in Montana. Monticello’s asset-based lending group, Monticello Commercial Capital LLC, provided the financing. No further details were disclosed.
HELENA AND CLANCY, MONT. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) has acquired two skilled nursing facilities in an off-market transaction. The first property is Apple Rehab Cooney, an 80-bed facility located on the campus of the St. Peter’s Health Regional Medical Center in Helena. The second is Elkhorn Healthcare & Rehabilitation, a 70-bed facility located in neighboring Clancy. National skilled nursing operator Eduro Healthcare will manage the communities. The transaction was CareTrust’s first to be initiated and closed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Underwriting assets involves some added challenges in these somewhat unusual times, but these buildings were well-run and the parties were pragmatic in dealing with those uncertainties,” says Dave Sedgwick, CareTrust’s chief operating officer. CareTrust’s total initial investment for the two assets was $16.5 million, inclusive of transaction costs and $500,000 of funding to Eduro to improve the facilities. Annual cash rent under the existing Eduro master lease, to which the two properties were added, will increase by approximately $1.6 million. The master lease has a remaining term of approximately 9.5 years, with two five-year renewal options and CPI-based annual rent escalators. The acquisitions were funded using cash on hand.
DENVER — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed four transactions totaling $294.2 million in Fannie Mae loans for manufactured housing communities across the United States. MJ Vukovich of Bellwether’s Denver office, along with Ghazy Grijalva of the firm’s Chicago office, arranged the deals. In total the financing covers 5,554 pad sites across the five transactions. The deals include: A $28 million loan for two manufactured housing assets located in Montana on behalf of a Utah-based operator. A $23.2 million loan for a community located in Wyoming on behalf of an operator based in California and Colorado A $193.3 million loan for a portfolio of 13 properties located in the Rocky Mountain and Southern regions on behalf of a Colorado-based operator. A $46 million loan for five communities located in various states on behalf of a Utah-based operator. A $3.7 million Fannie Mae loan for a property located in North Carolina on behalf of a North Carolina-based operator. Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment.
MONTANA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 338 beds in Montana. The seller is a national operator that was looking to leave the state to focus on other markets. The undisclosed buyer assumed the seller’s HUD debt against the properties. The price and locations of the facilities were not disclosed.
BOZEMAN, MONT. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of Gallatin Center, a shopping center in Bozeman. Revesco (USA) Properties acquired the property from Gallatin TR for $27.5 million. Paul Sleeth, Billy Sleeth and Patrick Allen of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. Situated on the southwest quadrant of Interstate 90 and North 19th Street, Gallatin Center is occupied by Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Bed Bath & Beyond, PetSmart and Staples.
WHITEFISH, MONT. — Berkadia’s Hotels & Hospitality team has arranged the sale and financing of TownePlace Suites Whitefish Kalispell, an all-suite hotel in Whitefish. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Glacier House Hotels sold the asset to Venture Hospitality for an undisclosed price. Matt Bailly and Spencer Scott of Berkadia represented the seller, while Adrienne Kautzman, also of Berkadia, secured financing for the buyer in the deal. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features a 60 percent loan-to-cost ratio and three years of interest-only payments. Built in 2018, the 81-suite hotel is located next to Glacier National Park and the Going-to-the-Sun highway. The property is also near Glacier International Airport, Whitefish Lake, Whitefish Mountain Resort and Flathead Lake.
GREAT FALLS, MONT. — SSG Realty Partners has arranged the sale of Westwood Plaza, a retail center located along the Northwest Bypass in Great Falls, for an undisclosed price. Originally developed as a Pay ‘N Save and Ernst Home Center, the 70,000-square-foot shopping center was renovated in recent years. The current tenant mix includes ULTA Beauty and TJ Maxx. Greg Swedelson and Jon Eric Greene of SSG Realty Partners represented the seller and undisclosed buyer in the deal.
KALISPELL, MONT. — Immanuel Lutheran Communities has completed a 58,000-square-foot independent living expansion at its continuing care retirement community in Kalispell, which it claims as the only continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Northwest Montana. Known as The Villas at Buffalo Hill, the project added 36 units to the larger community. A grand opening will be held Saturday, Nov. 3. “We have been expanding and renovating in phases over the last few years, including the goal to significantly grow the number of our independent living residences to meet the evolving senior demographic,” said Jason Cronk, the company’s CEO. The new community also features the Wooden Nickel Bistro and Lounge with coffee bar and outdoor café dining, the Claremont Restaurant, and a variety of other services and amenities. Swank Enterprises built the expansion, which MMW and CJMW Architects designed. Sales and marketing services are provided by Solutions Advisors. Sawgrass Partners provided development advisory and financial planning services.
