• Incumbent Operator Secures Two Acquisition Financings

    Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia utilized the company’s balance sheet to provide $39.7 million of bridge-to-HUD financing for a Fort Worth-based skilled nursing owner/operator. The intent is to close the two subsequent HUD 232/223(f) refinancings in the second half of 2026. The loans facilitated the acquisition of three Texas... Read More »
  • MONTICELLOAM’s 2025 Activity

    MONTICELLOAM reported its 2025 activity, completing 49 senior care and multifamily transactions totaling over $2.2 billion in bridge, mezzanine and working capital financing throughout the year. In one of the notable transactions, one of the largest financings the firm has ever completed, MONTICELLOAM funded $470.5 million in bridge and working... Read More »
  • CBRE’s Active 2025 and Q1:26 Projections

    CBRE’s National Senior Housing team announced its 2025 activity, with $3.1 billion in total transaction volume. Debt originations and equity placements comprised $1.95 billion of that total, and were completed across 25 states. Meanwhile, the investment sales side closed $1.15 billion in deals, selling 27 properties across 14 states. The... Read More »
  • Underperforming AL/MC Assets Sell in Michigan

    A buyer with operational expertise and capital resources acquired two seniors housing communities that were not stabilized at the time of sale. The new owner intends to stabilize performance, implement targeted management improvements and reposition the assets. Current rates are priced below local competitors, offering upside through rate... Read More »
  • Global Real Estate Investor Enters Seniors Housing

    Blueprint revisited a familiar property, selling it on behalf of a joint venture that originally purchased it through another Blueprint-led sales process. The partnership was between a global private equity firm and a seniors housing sponsor, and at the time of its acquisition, the community was struggling. But they renovated all units and common... Read More »
Live Well Cottages Locks in Construction Financing

Live Well Cottages Locks in Construction Financing

Ziegler, through its Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice, priced Live Well Senior Living Inc.’s $45.6 million Series 2026 bonds. Live Well Senior Living is a not-for-profit organization that provides affordable seniors housing options.  Live Well Cottages at Vineland is a planned 130-unit independent living cottage community on a 25-acre site in Vineland, New Jersey. Rental rates will include two hours of weekly in-home care, with additional services available as needed. Construction is scheduled to begin February 2026, and the first units have a planned completion date of six months after construction commences. The units will initially be occupied with temporary certificates of... Read More »
Cambridge Provides HUD Construction Financing

Cambridge Provides HUD Construction Financing

Cambridge Realty Capital provided $6.5 million in construction financing for a 20-bed memory care addition to The Pointe at Pontiac, an existing 60-bed supportive living facility in Pontiac, Illinois. The borrower is an Illinois limited liability company. The financing is insured by HUD under its Section 241(a) program and will be used to fund the addition and complete improvements to the existing building. The loan has a fixed rate, was non-recourse and was also interest-only. However, the interest rate was not disclosed. Read More »
Not-for-Profits Close Separate Bond Transactions

Not-for-Profits Close Separate Bond Transactions

Ziegler announced the closing of two financings in Pennsylvania and North Carolina on behalf of separate borrowers. First was Messiah Lifeways’ $82.32 million of Series 2026A bonds. Messiah Lifeways is a not-for-profit that owns Messiah Village, a Type C fee-for-service CCRC serving over 700 seniors on an 85-acre campus in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. There are currently 375 independent living units, 88 personal care units, 76 memory care units, 100 skilled nursing beds and 18 skilled nursing/memory support beds.  Construction on a second location is set to begin during the first quarter of 2026. Fernecrest will also sit on 85-acres, and is approximately six miles from Messiah... Read More »

Not-for-Profit Creates Chief Growth Officer Position

The Kendal Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that supports a system of communities and services for seniors, created a new Chief Growth Officer position and then formed a cross-functional Growth Team. Max Ault has been promoted to serve as the inaugural CGO, a role designed to consolidate strategic efforts in Affiliate development, greenfield expansion, and emerging signature programs and services across The Kendal System. This change marks a shift toward more proactive growth planning.  The newly formed Growth Team will integrate capabilities from development, marketing, finance and operations. This multi-disciplinary team is charged with building expanded growth... Read More »
CCRC Lands Construction Financing

CCRC Lands Construction Financing

Ziegler announced the closing of The Moorings of Arlington Heights’ $162.86 million Series 2025 bonds issued through the Illinois Finance Authority. The Moorings of Arlington Heights (The Moorings) is a CCRC situated on a 45-acre campus in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The community consists of 264 independent living apartments and villas, 73 assisted living apartments, 20 memory care assisted living apartments, 57 skilled nursing and rehab beds, and 39 intermediate and skilled memory care suites. The Moorings is an affiliate of Presbyterian Living, an Illinois not-for-profit organization based in Skokie, Illinois. Presbyterian Living’s portfolio features four communities and... Read More »
Life Plan Community Secures Bond Financing

Life Plan Community Secures Bond Financing

Ziegler closed Meadowlark Hills’ $53.8 million Series 2025 bonds through the City of Manhattan, Kansas. Founded in 1975, Meadowlark is a CCRC on 55 acres in Manhattan with 137 independent living apartments, 50 independent living duplexes and cottages, 38 assisted living apartments, and a 134-bed skilled nursing facility (60 private beds and 74 semi-private). Meadowlark Hills offers primarily “Type B” entrance fee plans to their residents.  Meadowlark most recently came to the bond market in 2022 to fund “The Monarch” expansion, which filled in just 40 days. Meadowlark currently maintains a waitlist of over 400 prospective residents for its current campus. This financing... Read More »