• Regional Owner/Operator Enters New State

    A regional owner/operator looking to enter the state of Indiana acquired Smith Farms Manor, an independent living community in Auburn, about 30 miles south of the Michigan border. Built in 1998, the community features 51 units and is well maintained. It sits on an attractive four-acre campus down the street from Parkview DeKalb Hospital and off... Read More »
  • Skilled Nursing Portfolio Gets New Operator

    Evans Senior Investments secured a new lease for a skilled nursing portfolio in Tennessee on behalf of an institutional owner. The portfolio features four assets and was operating below 70% occupancy with margins under 10%. Despite that performance, ESI secured a lease $3 million above in-place cash flow, reflecting the operational upside that... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing and Care M&A Remains Elevated in Q1:26

    The number of publicly announced seniors housing and care acquisitions in the first quarter of 2026 reached 231 deals, based on new acquisition data from LevinPro LTC. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the 288 transactions disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2025, but a 25.5% increase from the 184 deals in Q1:25.   “It was always going... Read More »
  • Clarion Acquires Again in Colorado

    Two years after opening a 160-unit seniors housing community in Centennial, Colorado (Denver MSA), MorningStar Senior Living announced an expanding relationship with Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment company and specialty investment manager of Franklin Templeton, in its acquisition of MorningStar at Holly Park. The community... Read More »
  • Brookdale’s Summer Test Ahead

    Brookdale Senior Living reported its March occupancy results, and it unfortunately took another step in the wrong direction. We will get a better read when peers report first-quarter results and when NIC MAP releases its next tranche of occupancy data, but at this point, it seems as though Brookdale will need a particularly strong performance... Read More »
RiverSpring Living Develops First NYC CCRC

RiverSpring Living Develops First NYC CCRC

Ziegler and HJ Sims, as co-managers, completed a $632.9 million tax-exempt bond financing for not-for-profit RiverSpring Health Living, Inc. Proceeds of the issue will be used to develop River’s Edge, a new CCRC set to comprise 260 independent living units on RiverSpring Living’s existing 32-acre campus in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, overlooking the Hudson River, the Palisades, the George Washington Bridge and the Manhattan skyline.  The project, the first phase of a planned two-phase development, will sit on land leased from the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, the skilled nursing component of the RiverSpring Living campus. At financing, the project had secured presales on... Read More »
NYC’s First CCRC Development Secures Major Financing

NYC’s First CCRC Development Secures Major Financing

Ziegler closed River’s Edge, the largest senior living tax-exempt bond transaction to date, totaling more than $600 million. River’s Edge is the first CCRC project in New York City and will be located on the campus of its sponsor, not-for-profit RiverSpring Living, in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. An affiliate of the sponsor, RS Services, will manage the community upon opening. RiverSpring Living enlisted Chicago-based Integrated Development II as its development consultant, and Ziegler as its senior manager. River’s Edge is the first not-for-profit project for Integrated Development II, which has a team with significant experience in the for-profit CCRC sector. The project, which is... Read More »
CCRC Secures Funding for Expansion

CCRC Secures Funding for Expansion

Ziegler announced the closing of Friendship Village of Kalamazoo’s $103.585 million Series 2026A, B-1, B-2, and B-3 bonds issued through the Economic Development Corporation of the City of Kalamazoo. Lifecare, Inc., doing business as Friendship Village Kalamazoo, is on approximately 72 acres within Kalamazoo, Michigan. The 364-unit CCRC comprises 230 independent living units (180 apartments and 50 garden homes), 54 assisted living units in its Woodside facility, 23 memory care units, and 57 skilled nursing beds. LCS will manage the community. A portion of the Series 2026 bonds will be used to add new and upgraded amenities to the campus, add more independent living units, and replace the... Read More »
Live Well Cottages Locks in Construction Financing

Live Well Cottages Locks in Construction Financing

Ziegler, through its Senior Housing & Care Finance Practice, priced Live Well Senior Living Inc.’s $45.6 million Series 2026 bonds. Live Well Senior Living is a not-for-profit organization that provides affordable seniors housing options.  Live Well Cottages at Vineland is a planned 130-unit independent living cottage community on a 25-acre site in Vineland, New Jersey. Rental rates will include two hours of weekly in-home care, with additional services available as needed. Construction is scheduled to begin February 2026, and the first units have a planned completion date of six months after construction commences. The units will initially be occupied with temporary certificates of... Read More »
Cambridge Provides HUD Construction Financing

Cambridge Provides HUD Construction Financing

Cambridge Realty Capital provided $6.5 million in construction financing for a 20-bed memory care addition to The Pointe at Pontiac, an existing 60-bed supportive living facility in Pontiac, Illinois. The borrower is an Illinois limited liability company. The financing is insured by HUD under its Section 241(a) program and will be used to fund the addition and complete improvements to the existing building. The loan has a fixed rate, was non-recourse and was also interest-only. However, the interest rate was not disclosed. Read More »
Not-for-Profits Close Separate Bond Transactions

Not-for-Profits Close Separate Bond Transactions

Ziegler announced the closing of two financings in Pennsylvania and North Carolina on behalf of separate borrowers. First was Messiah Lifeways’ $82.32 million of Series 2026A bonds. Messiah Lifeways is a not-for-profit that owns Messiah Village, a Type C fee-for-service CCRC serving over 700 seniors on an 85-acre campus in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. There are currently 375 independent living units, 88 personal care units, 76 memory care units, 100 skilled nursing beds and 18 skilled nursing/memory support beds.  Construction on a second location is set to begin during the first quarter of 2026. Fernecrest will also sit on 85-acres, and is approximately six miles from Messiah... Read More »