• 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 »
SLIB Closes Two Other Midwest Transactions

SLIB Closes Two Other Midwest Transactions

No rest for Senior Living Investment Brokerage on Labor Day, apparently, as the firm closed a couple of Midwest closings on the heels of its Missouri sale to Strawberry Fields REIT. Nick Cacciabando and Jeff Binder first returned to a familiar place, in Junction City, Kansas, to sell a senior care community. This property was Cacciabando’s first ever sale back in 2007, which he closed with Binder. The pair, plus Vince Viverito, are now representing that 2007 buyer in the community’s sale, as the regional owner/operator is choosing to focus on its remaining core assets.  Built in phases in the 1970s and 1980s, Valley View Senior Life features 28 independent living units, 13 assisted... Read More »
DMK Development Group Divests to Town Lane

DMK Development Group Divests to Town Lane

DMK Development Group has had a busy summer with two divestments and several developments. After divesting a four-asset seniors housing portfolio in Kentucky to American Healthcare REIT for $65.3 million, or $206,600 per unit, in July, DMK sold a 167-unit seniors housing community in Venice, Florida. The buyer was New York-based real estate investment manager Town Lane. The company assumed a $25.71 million mortgage on the property in the off-market transaction. Atlas Senior Living will continue to operate the community.  Developed by DMK in 2023, The Goldton at Venice was highly occupied at the time of sale. The community offers a full continuum of care, including 114 independent... Read More »
Pines Senior Living Rescues Vacant AL Community

Pines Senior Living Rescues Vacant AL Community

A vacant assisted living community in Birmingham, Alabama, found a new owner thanks to Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint. Originally built in 1999, the community faced significant physical plant needs and operational challenges that rendered it unviable, without substantial capital investment. So, ownership decided to shutter it and divest.  Blueprint utilized both its proprietary platform and the Ten-X online auction platform to generate multiple competitive bids from regional and national operators. The successful bidder, Pines Senior Living, plans to reopen and reposition the community, investing in the physical plant. Read More »
Strawberry Fields REIT Expands in Missouri

Strawberry Fields REIT Expands in Missouri

Strawberry Fields REIT acquired a senior care facility with 108 skilled nursing beds and 16 assisted living beds for $5.3 million, or $42,700 per bed, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The facility was added to an existing master lease with an affiliate of Reliant Care Group. The acquisition will increase the REIT’s annual rents by $530,000 and is subject to 3% annual increases. This acquisition marks its 18th facility in Missouri. Read More »
QualisTerra Senior Ventures Secures Acquisition Loan for Strong-Performing Community

QualisTerra Senior Ventures Secures Acquisition Loan for Strong-Performing Community

Alec Blanc of Monarch Advisors closed a new loan for the acquisition of a 42-unit assisted living community in Gaylord, Michigan. Built in two phases in 2019 and 2020, the community was a strong performer, with full occupancy and a healthy margin. The borrower, QualisTerra Senior Ventures, a private seniors housing investment group, engaged Monarch to source senior debt for the transaction. Monarch was successful at securing a three-year non-recourse acquisition term loan commitment from a debt fund lender. The leverage fell between 70% and 75%. Read More »
Harrison Street Divests Long Island Portfolio

Harrison Street Divests Long Island Portfolio

Harrison Street Asset Management sold five Class-A seniors housing communities throughout central Long Island and New York in a transaction valued at more than $600 million. Newmark handled the deal.  The portfolio comprises five assets, developed in partnership with B2K Development between 2016 and 2022. The communities have delivered strong operating performance. The Long Island Business News identified the five properties as part of the “Bristal” brand of assisted living communities, including Bristal Assisted Living in Mount Sinai, Bristal in West Babylon, Bristal in Holtsville, Bristal in Bethpage and Bristal in Jericho, all totaling more than 850 units.  That would put the... Read More »