• Ziegler Handles Unique Operator Transition

    A high-end seniors housing community that caters to the Japanese-American population in the San Francisco, California, area completed a delicate operational transfer, with the help of Ziegler. Kokoro Assisted Living is located in the heart of San Francisco’s historic Japantown and is known for providing culturally sensitive care and an... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Occupancy Keeps Improving

    It is a shame that Brookdale Senior Living did not do two years ago what it has been doing for the past nine months or so. Weighted average occupancy in August 2025 was 81.8%, up 70 basis points sequentially. This was the seventh month in a row the company posted an increase. Month-end occupancy in August was 83.2%, up 60 basis points... Read More »
  • Blueprint Closes Two Texas Portfolio Transactions

    During the NIC Fall conference in Austin, Blueprint announced a couple of portfolio transactions in Texas. First, Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso facilitated the sale of five skilled nursing facilities located throughout the Texas Hill Country and Houston. All five facilities are within four hours of each other, offering scale and operational... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Minnesota Receivership Sale

    A senior care campus in Pine Island, Minnesota, with some operational issues in the past has found a new owner thanks to Jake Anderson, Dan Geraghty and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. Set on 6.8 acres, the campus includes Pine Haven with 70 skilled nursing beds and Evergreen featuring 24 assisted living units. Pine Haven was... Read More »
  • PACS CFO Resigns

    PACS Group saw another potential setback to its public image, announcing that its CFO Derick Apt resigned on September 2 after it was determined that he had accepted a series of high-value items from individuals associated with a group of related entities with which PACS does business. The company was in the middle of its previously disclosed... Read More »
Ohio Skilled Nursing Facility Changes Hands

Ohio Skilled Nursing Facility Changes Hands

Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint closed the sale of a 61-bed skilled nursing facility located southeast of Columbus, Ohio. While the facility was experiencing operational challenges at the time of marketing, it had a long-standing reputation for providing quality care to the community. Blueprint’s marketing process emphasized the facility’s six-decade legacy and strong local brand, along with the opportunity to enhance operations under new leadership.  A smooth handoff in operations was a consideration in the transaction, and the buyer, a growing regional platform with values and an organizational approach aligned with those of the seller, was well-positioned to carry the... Read More »
Ventas Acquires in Washington State

Ventas Acquires in Washington State

Ventas expanded its portfolio through a recent acquisition of a seniors housing community in Washington State. Built in 2003, MorningStar at Silver Lake is in Everett, Washington, with 113 independent living and 35 assisted living units. The in-place operator will continue to manage the community going forward. MorningStar Senior Living has been operating the community since 2021, coming into a community that was struggling with census at the time. Today, it maintains nearly full occupancy. It is unclear who the current seller was, but according to LevinPro LTC’s deal database, Artemis Real Estate Partners acquired the community in 2018 for $50.5 million, or $341,000 per unit, at a 6.2%... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Class-A Communities

Chicago Pacific Founders Acquires Class-A Communities

Berkadia handled the sale and financing of two Class-A independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities: Grand Living at Citrus Hills and Grand Living at Bridgewater. The pair of seniors housing communities have a combined total of 337 units, and are located in Hernando, Florida, and Coralville, Iowa, respectively. Managing Directors Dave Fasano, Ross Sanders, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers led the deal on behalf of the sellers, PGIM Real Estate and Ryan Companies. Managing Directors Austin Sacco and Steve Muth, Senior Director Garrett Sacco, and AVP Alec Rosenfield secured acquisition financing through Freddie Mac.  The buyer was Chicago Pacific Founders and its... Read More »
Blueprint Closes Lease-to-Purchase Transaction

Blueprint Closes Lease-to-Purchase Transaction

A large New York-based seniors housing owner engaged Blueprint to explore the sale of an 80-unit assisted living/memory care community in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes handled the transaction. Ownership acquired the asset several years prior while in distress and brought on Viva Senior Living as manager to execute a turnaround plan, which was now in its final stages. While the asset was performing, it was non-core to the owner’s geographic portfolio footprint.  The seller ultimately selected a buyer group that chose to retain Viva Senior Living as the operator and negotiated a lease structure with performance-based incentives and a purchase option, enabling the... Read More »
BHI Provides Bridge Loan

BHI Provides Bridge Loan

BHI, the U.S. branch of Bank Hapoalim B.M., provided $49 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for a portfolio of three seniors housing communities in the suburbs of Detroit. The portfolio consists of Hampton Manor of Dundee, Hampton Manor of Trenton and Hampton Manor of Hamburg. Together, the communities total 221 units, with 171 assisted living and 50 memory care units.  Shahid Imran, doing business as Hampton Manor, was the borrower. Proceeds from the loan will be used to refinance existing debt and facilitate a partnership buyout, with Imran assuming full ownership of the properties, which were developed within the last five years by Imran and undisclosed partners. Read More »
CareOne/Cardinal Purchase Pennsylvania Property

CareOne/Cardinal Purchase Pennsylvania Property

Blueprint was brought on by a Boston-based real estate investment and development firm in its divestment of a non-core seniors housing community in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Built in 1989, Independence Court of Quakertown is an 89-unit, 116-bed assisted living community. Occupancy struggled to fully recover from pandemic-era lows, pushing the investment well beyond the intended holding period. However, the community always managed to remain cash-flow positive. The seller approached Blueprint to conduct a risk/reward analysis of executing a material capex investment program versus divesting, with the firm electing to sell. The marketing effort mainly highlighted the community’s history of... Read More »