• Joint Venture Acquires Four AL/MC Communities

    Following an active year of M&A with five separate deals totaling 21 properties, Stacked Stone Ventures has kicked off its 2026 growth with a portfolio acquisition in the Southeast. In a joint venture with Praxis Capital and an undisclosed family office, Stacked Stone, which was founded by Kent Eikanas, bought four assisted living/memory care... Read More »
  • Another Publicly Traded REIT Joins the M&A Mix

    Another well-capitalized institutional player is stepping into the seniors housing fray, adding fuel to an already aggressive bidding environment. And based on its initial acquisitions, with one closed at more than $1 million per unit, the target seems to be high-quality assets. Prices are rising fast in that segment, and as the buyer pool... Read More »
  • Distressed AL/MC Community Gets New Owner

    Scott Frazier, Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint advised a special servicer in the seniors housing sector on the sale of Spanish Vines, a well-maintained assisted living/memory care community. It sits in a densely populated Pocket-Greenhaven neighborhood of southwest Sacramento, California. The 88-unit community was generating negative... Read More »
  • Underperforming Community Sells and Secures Financing

    A buyer recently acquired an underperforming seniors housing community in Charleston, South Carolina, and Blueprint Capital Markets secured the debt financing. Blueprint also represented the undisclosed seller in its divestment. The asset comprises 84 units of assisted living and memory care. There is room for occupancy growth and expense cuts,... Read More »
  • Standalone MC Communities Secure Acquisition Financing

    Berkadia recently announced three financings on behalf of three different sponsors. In one of the closings, Steve Muth and Ed Williams arranged $25.8 million in acquisition financing for Peregrine Senior Living at Clifton Park and Peregrine Senior Living at Orchard Park. The bridge financing was provided through Berkadia’s Proprietary Lending... Read More »
SLIB’s Red-Hot Start to May

SLIB’s Red-Hot Start to May

Senior Living Investment Brokerage shot out of the gates in May, announcing six separate closings within just a couple of days. The closings included a couple of portfolios, two seniors housing asset sales and two skilled nursing deals. SLIB is on track for another record-breaking year. The largest deal was an eight-property seniors housing portfolio sale in Colorado, handled on behalf of a Fort Collins-based seller, Columbine Health Systems. Totaling 540 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care, the eight properties were built between 1992 and 2018. They were part of a larger 13-property portfolio that Columbine had slated for sale in 2025.  The first five... Read More »
Independent Living Asset Near Breakeven Changes Hands

Independent Living Asset Near Breakeven Changes Hands

Blueprint handled the sale of a 60-unit independent living community located just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. At the time of sale, the property was operating around breakeven and offered the opportunity for upside. The option to transition the community to an assisted living waiver model was presented, but the incoming regional owner/operator opted to maintain its independent living status to avoid the regulatory hurdles that come with licensure conversion.  The buyer aligned with the seller’s vision for the community, and intends to focus on operational efficiencies and incremental improvements. Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint represented the undisclosed... Read More »
National Health Investors Leans Further Into SHOP Growth

National Health Investors Leans Further Into SHOP Growth

National Health Investors is continuing to lean into its SHOP segment, having invested $742.5 million into the strategy throughout the first quarter, a 106% increase from the prior year period. Year-to-date, the REIT has announced $212.4 million of investments, and is continuing to evaluate additional opportunities, focusing on private pay seniors housing. NHI also announced that it sold a few assets during the quarter and acquired two separate portfolios. In January, National Health Investors sold a 42-unit senior living campus in Michigan for $6.7 million, and in February, the company acquired nine assisted living communities in Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee. Berkadia handled... Read More »
Large SNF Portfolio Trades in Alabama

Large SNF Portfolio Trades in Alabama

A large skilled nursing portfolio traded hands in Alabama with the help of Jeffrey Vegh and Joe Schiff of Forest Healthcare Advisors. A Florida-based group divested the 11 facilities, which comprise 1,205 beds. At the time of sale, the portfolio was cash flowing and operating at a healthy occupancy, but still offered upside potential. The buyer was an East Coast healthcare company with an existing skilled nursing and assisted living footprint.  Read More »
Not-for-Profit Sells Class-A Campus to Not-for-Profit

Not-for-Profit Sells Class-A Campus to Not-for-Profit

Crest View Senior Communities divested Crest View Senior Community at Blaine, a 164-unit full-continuum campus in a northern suburb of the Twin Cities that was built in 2015. Catholic Eldercare, a not-for-profit senior living organization based in the state, was selected as the buyer, as it aligned with Crest View’s goal of keeping the community with a faith-based provider. This is the eighth community in Catholic Eldercare’s owned/managed northeast Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs portfolio. Catholic Eldercare also plans to take over management of Columbia Village, a HUD 202 apartment building in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, also owned by Crest View. Ziegler represented Crest View, and... Read More »
High-Performing Assisted Living Community Sells

High-Performing Assisted Living Community Sells

A regional owner/operator with an established presence in the Southeast acquired a high-performing assisted living community in North Carolina. Built in 1988, Autumnfield of Belhaven encompasses 32 units with 64 beds and was operating at strong occupancy at the time of sale. The seller had made meaningful capital improvements to the physical plant prior to going to market, and the asset sits in a supply-constrained market largely due to North Carolina’s Certificate of Need framework.  There is significant upside potential for the buyer, who aligned with the seller’s timeline and long-term vision for the community. Evans Senior Investments represented the seller, an independent... Read More »