• Frank Cassidy Officially Nominated as FHA Commissioner

    Frank Cassidy, most recently a Walker & Dunlop senior managing director of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Finance where he originated loans for multifamily, nursing home and seniors housing properties, has been officially nominated by President Trump as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner at the HUD. He... Read More »
  • Local Operator Acquires Vacant Seniors Housing Community

    Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the sale of a recently renovated, vacant seniors housing community in Sandy, Oregon. Built in 1962 and renovated in 2022, Mount Hood Senior Living features 44 assisted living and memory care units with 50 beds. It is situated on a 2.35-acre campus with 26,000 square feet.  This was the seller’s only... Read More »
  • Ohio IL Community Trades for Value-Add AL Conversion

    Blueprint was engaged in the sale of a 110-unit seniors housing community in Perrysburg, Ohio. It operated as an independent living community, but was positioned for conversion to assisted living, with a focus on serving waiver-eligible residents. Ben Firestone, Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly handled the transaction. A buyer with a proven track... Read More »
  • Acquisition Financing Arranged for Regional Owner/Operator

    Ziegler announced its role as the capital structure advisor and hedge advisor in the placement of a $52.5 million acquisition loan on behalf of a regional owner/operator. The acquisition financing was used to acquire five enhanced independent living communities in Michigan. The portfolio surrounds the Detroit, Michigan MSA, and has a total of 631... Read More »
  • Oregon AL Community Secures HUD Refinance

    In May 2025, Berkadia closed a $7.6 million 232/223f HUD loan to refinance Whitewood Gardens, a 39-unit assisted living community built in 2013 in Portland, Oregon. The fully amortizing, 35-year term represents 78% LTV and allowed the sponsor to avoid a loan maturity.  Ed Williams and Rob Affleck handled the transaction. Early in the... 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 »
Two Separate Transactions Close in California

Two Separate Transactions Close in California

The Reis Team at Marcus & Millichap handled two separate closings in California. First was a lease transaction for an assisted living community in Southern California with 260 beds. The real estate is owned by a local investor, and the team sourced a growing California-based operator that was looking to expand its footprint in the region.  The second transaction involved the sale of a 60-bed skilled nursing facility, this time in Northern California. The seller was an independent owner/operator looking to exit the business, and a well-established California-based investor purchased the property. The buyer intends to lease the facility to a growing California-based... Read More »
Town Lane Acquires Two Communities and Recapitalizes a Third

Town Lane Acquires Two Communities and Recapitalizes a Third

Discovery Senior Living announced the recapitalization and closing of three Class-A, purpose-built, independent living, assisted living and memory care communities: Discovery Village at Naples (Naples, FL), Discovery Village at Sarasota Bay (Sarasota, FL) and Discovery Village at Castle Hills (Lewisville, TX).  All three communities were designed, funded, developed and launched through Discovery’s fully integrated platform including its in-house design and development department, capital markets, and management capabilities. Opened within the last four years, the two IL communities total 273 units and have stabilized, while the newly opened 90-unit AL/MC community is quickly... Read More »
Optalis Healthcare Acquires Michigan Portfolio

Optalis Healthcare Acquires Michigan Portfolio

Blueprint was engaged by Michael F. Flanagan, the duly appointed receiver of Spartan Holdco, LLC, et al. and approved by the Oakland County Circuit Court to run a marketing process sourcing qualified overbids for the auction sale of the SKLD (Skilled Living and Development) portfolio. Dubbed Project Spartan, the portfolio comprises eleven skilled nursing and senior care facilities with 1,330 licensed beds located across the Detroit and Grand Rapids, Michigan MSAs.  The receiver was appointed in January 2024 and retained Hyper Care Management Solutions, LLC to operate the facilities. In January 2025, the stalking horse was selected and contracts were approved by the court, after which... Read More »
National REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

National REIT Divests to Cougar Capital Management

Haven Senior Investments facilitated a transaction between a national REIT and a real estate development firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The seller, Summit Healthcare REIT, divested a seniors housing community in Littleton, New Hampshire, The Village at Riverglen. Built in 2002, The Village at Riverglen features 60 beds across 50 independent living and assisted living units, and will be rebranded as Riverglen House. The buyer, Cougar Capital Management, paid $8 million, or $160,000 per unit, and will bring on Willow Ridge Senior Living to manage the community going forward.  According to LevinPro LTC, Summit Healthcare acquired the community in 2015 for $8.5 million, or $170,000 per... Read More »
MedCore Divests to Publicly Traded Healthcare REIT

MedCore Divests to Publicly Traded Healthcare REIT

Ziegler announced its role as exclusive sell-side financial advisor to MedCore on the sale of Parkview on Hollybrook, a 189-unit rental CCRC in Longview, Texas. The property has been on a long road to stabilization. It was originally bought in a bankruptcy auction in 2016 for $20.7 million by Thrive FP when it was in the middle of development. 12 Oaks Senior Living brought it to the final stages of lease-up before MedCore bought the property in February 2020 and brought on Integral Senior Living to operate. Since then, Parkview on Hollybrook has stabilized and is now being sold to a publicly traded healthcare REIT. Eric Johnson and Dalton Esmond of Ziegler led the transaction. Read More »