• Incumbent Operator Secures Two Acquisition Financings

    Jay Healy and Director Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia utilized the company’s balance sheet to provide $39.7 million of bridge-to-HUD financing for a Fort Worth-based skilled nursing owner/operator. The intent is to close the two subsequent HUD 232/223(f) refinancings in the second half of 2026. The loans facilitated the acquisition of three Texas... Read More »
  • MONTICELLOAM’s 2025 Activity

    MONTICELLOAM reported its 2025 activity, completing 49 senior care and multifamily transactions totaling over $2.2 billion in bridge, mezzanine and working capital financing throughout the year. In one of the notable transactions, one of the largest financings the firm has ever completed, MONTICELLOAM funded $470.5 million in bridge and working... Read More »
  • CBRE’s Active 2025 and Q1:26 Projections

    CBRE’s National Senior Housing team announced its 2025 activity, with $3.1 billion in total transaction volume. Debt originations and equity placements comprised $1.95 billion of that total, and were completed across 25 states. Meanwhile, the investment sales side closed $1.15 billion in deals, selling 27 properties across 14 states. The... Read More »
  • Underperforming AL/MC Assets Sell in Michigan

    A buyer with operational expertise and capital resources acquired two seniors housing communities that were not stabilized at the time of sale. The new owner intends to stabilize performance, implement targeted management improvements and reposition the assets. Current rates are priced below local competitors, offering upside through rate... Read More »
  • Global Real Estate Investor Enters Seniors Housing

    Blueprint revisited a familiar property, selling it on behalf of a joint venture that originally purchased it through another Blueprint-led sales process. The partnership was between a global private equity firm and a seniors housing sponsor, and at the time of its acquisition, the community was struggling. But they renovated all units and common... Read More »
Most of Petersen Health Care Portfolio Sells

Most of Petersen Health Care Portfolio Sells

As part of its corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring, Petersen Health Care has now sold 76 senior care properties in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. Originally, Cascade Capital Partners was the stalking horse bidder for the majority of Petersen’s 90+ properties, when a federal bankruptcy court approved a $116 million sale this summer. Other bidders for the remaining properties were approved at the same time, such as Bank of Farmington and Hickory Point Bank & Trust.  However, now the largest group of properties, 46 of them, have sold to CareTrust REIT for a total investment of approximately $97 million (including transaction costs), or $25,000 per bed. CareTrust also announced... Read More »
WellSpire Divests to Private Investor (and its Operating Partner)

WellSpire Divests to Private Investor (and its Operating Partner)

Blueprint facilitated the sale of an Illinois skilled nursing and sheltered care facility in Quad Cities on behalf of WellSpire, a joint venture between WesleyLife and Genesis Health System (now MercyOne Genesis). Built in 1968, Illini Restorative Care comprises 120 beds in Silvis, Illinois. It sits on and adjoins the MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center campus. The not-for-profit facility is licensed for 102 skilled nursing beds and 18 sheltered care beds with 30 private rooms and 45 semi-private rooms. With a consistent uptrend in census, the community generated more than $8.0 million in revenue with an approximate 50% quality payor mix.  Blueprint targeted in-state and... Read More »
PE Group Acquires in Minnesota

PE Group Acquires in Minnesota

Orchards of Minnetonka, a high-end seniors housing community located outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, found a new owner thanks to the team at Newmark. Built in 2019, the community features 147 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. It was very well occupied and operated strongly, with Ebenezer previously managing it. Opus Development Company originally developed the community, partnering with Ebenezer.  Newmark represented the seller in the deal and helped finance the acquisition by arranging a floating-rate loan from Texas Capital Bank for the buyer. Emerging from double-digit bids, the new owner is a private equity group, which is bringing on an operating... Read More »
Minnesota SNF Changes Hands

Minnesota SNF Changes Hands

A small skilled nursing facility in Minnesota found a new owner thanks to the team at Evans Senior Investments. Built more than 60 years ago, Rochester West Health Services has 48 beds and was previously owned by an institutional group, GPH Rochester LLC, an affiliate of Fort Smith, Arkansas-based REIT Cuarzo Healthcare Capital. That seller wished to execute on a divestment as part of its capital redeployment strategy.  The sale process generated significant interest before Eden Senior Care, a regional owner/operator with an existing footprint in Minnesota, bought the facility for $1.5 million, or $31,250 per bed. Occupancy was in the 60s, so the buyer saw an opportunity to improve census... Read More »
Not-For-Profit Divests Non-Core Asset

Not-For-Profit Divests Non-Core Asset

Blueprint advised a not-for-profit seller in the divestment of a southern Pennsylvania memory care community. Despite profitable operations, the Washington, D.C. metro area-based seller sought to exit ownership of the community given its non-core location relative to the balance of its portfolio. The sub-30-unit memory care community, located along the Mason-Dixon line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, was originally built in 1990 and sits on a 20-acre parcel.  A western Maryland-based group was identified as the buyer, which brought a knowledge of the resident base and proximity to the facility that made it a “natural” fit for its second location. Steve Thomes, Kory Buzin and Colin... Read More »
12 Oaks Acquires in Texas

12 Oaks Acquires in Texas

12 Oaks Senior Living acquired a seniors housing community in Irving, Texas. This is 12 Oak’s first owned property in many years in its managed portfolio. Acquisitions are not part of the company’s current business strategy, however, this was a unique opportunity that was a “natural fit.” The company has been operating this community since 2018, and the seller was Longview Senior Housing, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company focused on senior housing.  West Fork Village features 201 independent living units. Dick Blaylock, the CEO of 12 Oaks, noted that his father, Charles Blaylock, built the community in 1984. The intent is to own the asset long-term. Read More »