


Brookdale Secures Acquisition Financing
CBRE arranged two acquisition financings totaling $241 million across two seniors housing portfolios on behalf of Brookdale Senior Living. Aron Will and Matthew Kuronen arranged the two financings. CBRE originated $130 million in loans through its Freddie Mac Optigo loan origination program for Brookdale’s acquisition of five communities comprised of 533 independent living, assisted living and memory care units across four states. The non-recourse mortgage financing has a ten-year term with five years of interest only. CBRE sourced $161 million through a three-year floating rate loan from Ally Bank, an existing Brookdale lender, including a combination of new loan proceeds and the... Read More »
Blackstone Sells Wisconsin Asset
Newmark followed up on its closing of Carlisle Palm Beach with the sale of Harbour Village, a well performing seniors housing community in the Milwaukee MSA. Located in Greendale, Wisconsin, the community features 142 independent living, 38 assisted living and 44 memory care units separated across three buildings. The majority (82%) of IL units are two-bedroom apartments, and a plurality of AL units (40%) also have two bedrooms. The community was built from 1988 to 1999 and subsequently renovated in 2017 and 2024, with occupancy surpassing 90% as of October 2024. It also generated a near-40% operating margin. There are an additional 1.25 acres available for an expansion opportunity.... Read More »
Marcus & Millichap’s Recent Activity
Michael Mooney and Nick Stahler of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap sold a seniors housing community in Bellingham, Washington. Built in 1978, the community comprises 66 assisted living units and 70 beds. It was not stabilized, although there was some positive cash flow and occupancy was in the mid-80s. The deal was initially marketed more than a year ago, and Stahler and Mooney eventually secured the best bid from a regional operator with a pre-existing footprint in the Bellingham market. The improving capital markets, operating and M&A environments across that period helped push that final purchase price up, as well. No additional details were disclosed. In another... Read More »
Newland Realty Capital Closes First Deal
Newland Realty Capital, a healthcare real estate advisory and investment firm founded by Kayne Anderson veteran Max Newland in 2024, announced its first acquisition for a large community in Lantana, Florida. Known as Carlisle Palm Beach, the community was originally built in 1999 with 290 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. It has traded a few times over the years, passing from Starwood to AEW and more recently (in 2017 according to LevinPro LTC) to Bridge Investment Group. Since that acquisition, Bridge has invested in significant capex and had its affiliate Bridge Senior Living take over operations in 2023. It currently features 277 units, with a majority serving... Read More »