• 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 »
1019 Senior Living Grows in Indiana

1019 Senior Living Grows in Indiana

1019 Senior Living, an owner/operator that was founded in 2021 by James and Heather Kesler, acquired two seniors housing communities in Indiana. Both were properties previously operated by Bickford Senior Living. Of course there are always hurdles that come with closing a deal, however this transaction, which Blueprint handled, was very smooth.  1019 Belle’s Place of Crawfordsville is a standalone memory care community with 28 units in Crawfordsville. 1019 Belle’s Place of Wabash also comprises 28 assisted living/memory care units, and is in Wabash. Both were built in 2008. The purchase price was not disclosed, however, it was noted that it was a “very good deal.”  One of the... Read More »
Ciena Healthcare Divests to Euson Lindsay Health

Ciena Healthcare Divests to Euson Lindsay Health

Connor Doherty and Ryan Kelly of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a senior care community in Goshen, Indiana. The seller, Ciena Healthcare, recognized the need for strategic repositioning, engaging Blueprint in the divestment.  Built in 2018 and constructed under the Green House Project, an organization that focuses on non-institutional eldercare environments, The Laurels of Goshen features four homes with 12 residents per home (48 seniors housing beds) and 28 dually licensed Medicare and Medicaid skilled nursing beds. Blueprint approached one group with interest, Euson Lindsay Health, and they were ultimately selected as the buyer, rebranding the community as The Restoracy Goshen.... Read More »
Owner/Operator Purchases in South Carolina

Owner/Operator Purchases in South Carolina

Jack Osteen of Sherman & Roylance facilitated the sale of two skilled nursing facilities comprising 252 total beds in South Carolina. The facilities were previously marketed by a different brokerage firm in 2021.  Built around 1980 and renovated in 1998, one of the facilities is in Florence and comprises 132 beds with an occupancy rate of over 75%. Built in 2008, the second facility is in Cheraw and features 120 beds with an occupancy rate of over 90%. The seller was a mom & pop with a 50-year history in South Carolina’s nursing care sector. The buyer is a leading operator with a growing presence in the Western United States. The deal was financed through private international... Read More »
Behavioral Health Buyer Takes Over Georgia Community

Behavioral Health Buyer Takes Over Georgia Community

Bull Realty, a commercial regional real estate company, was engaged by Gryphon Senior Living in its divestment of a seniors housing community in Dacula, Georgia. Built in 2011, Hope Memory Care Community features 64 memory care units across 37,432 square feet on 3.44 acres. Gryphon originally bought the community a few years back for around $9.5 million, or $148,000 per unit.  The community struggled with occupancy, despite good demographics. After Bull Realty was brought on to market the property, the bank sold the note. A potential CON sale was explored but did not pan out. When the note holder had control of the property, a separate potential buyer was brought in. The noteholder... Read More »
Joint Venture Divests to Private Owner/Operator

Joint Venture Divests to Private Owner/Operator

Blueprint was engaged by a joint venture between two national investors in the divestment of its seniors housing community in Pickerington, Ohio, that was acquired as part of a larger transaction. The buyer, which intends to reposition the asset as affordable seniors housing, was a well-capitalized private owner/operator seeking to expand and increase operational leverage in the Midwest.  Built in 2009, the community comprises 86 assisted living and memory care units in a growing, but supply-constrained, suburb of Columbus. The community’s occupancy challenges post-COVID, in combination with its outlier geography and care mix, made it a non-core component of the broader transaction... Read More »
Minnesota AL/MC Community Changes Hands

Minnesota AL/MC Community Changes Hands

An assisted living/memory care community in rural southern Minnesota found a new owner with the help of Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Built in 2017, Bridgwater at Janesville features 24 units. It featured a 90% waiver census and was fully occupied at the time of closing, generating strong cash flow, as well. The undisclosed buyer paid $4.2 million, or $175,000 per unit, for the asset.  Read More »