• Senex Foundation Divests SNFs to Owner/Operator

    Vince Viverito, Jason Punzel, Jake Anderson and Taylor Graham of Senior Living Investment Brokerage were engaged by Senex Foundation, a Denver, Colorado-based owner/operator, to help with the disposition of a four-property portfolio and recently closed the second tranche involving two skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska. The deal included the... Read More »
  • 60 Seconds with Swett: The REITs’ Acquisition Appetite

    With most of the Q1 earnings results in, we’ve been sifting through a lot of good news on occupancy growth, resident rate increases, expanding NOI margins and the phenomenal long-term outlooks. But our main takeaway had to be the major M&A plans that almost every publicly traded company has completed so far this year and plans to close... Read More »
  • Sonida Senior Living Reports Q1 as CNL Deal Reshapes Portfolio

    Sonida Senior Living reported its first quarter results after becoming the eighth largest seniors housing owner toward the close of the quarter. The company completed its acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties, a public, non-traded REIT that owned 69 seniors housing communities, bringing Sonida’s owned portfolio to 153 owned properties and... Read More »
  • Alta Senior Living Secures Refinance

    At the end of 2021, Alta Senior Living acquired Tequesta Terrace Senior Living (at that time, Village of Tequesta, Tequesta Terrace), a 106-unit assisted living/memory care community in Palm Beach County, Florida. After executing its value-add capex, operational turnaround and lease-up plan, Alta engaged Blueprint to run a full debt process. A... Read More »
  • All-Cash Skilled Nursing Deal Closes

    An undisclosed buyer acquired a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in Ohio through an all-cash transaction after the seller’s senior lender pushed for an exit. Stan Klos III of 3G Healthcare Real Estate handled the deal. An initial buyer walked away from the deal after a conversion from a lease-only structure was declined by the lender. Another... 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 »

Not-for-Profit Creates Chief Growth Officer Position

The Kendal Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that supports a system of communities and services for seniors, created a new Chief Growth Officer position and then formed a cross-functional Growth Team. Max Ault has been promoted to serve as the inaugural CGO, a role designed to consolidate strategic efforts in Affiliate development, greenfield expansion, and emerging signature programs and services across The Kendal System. This change marks a shift toward more proactive growth planning.  The newly formed Growth Team will integrate capabilities from development, marketing, finance and operations. This multi-disciplinary team is charged with building expanded growth... Read More »
CCRC Lands Construction Financing

CCRC Lands Construction Financing

Ziegler announced the closing of The Moorings of Arlington Heights’ $162.86 million Series 2025 bonds issued through the Illinois Finance Authority. The Moorings of Arlington Heights (The Moorings) is a CCRC situated on a 45-acre campus in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The community consists of 264 independent living apartments and villas, 73 assisted living apartments, 20 memory care assisted living apartments, 57 skilled nursing and rehab beds, and 39 intermediate and skilled memory care suites. The Moorings is an affiliate of Presbyterian Living, an Illinois not-for-profit organization based in Skokie, Illinois. Presbyterian Living’s portfolio features four communities and... Read More »
Life Plan Community Secures Bond Financing

Life Plan Community Secures Bond Financing

Ziegler closed Meadowlark Hills’ $53.8 million Series 2025 bonds through the City of Manhattan, Kansas. Founded in 1975, Meadowlark is a CCRC on 55 acres in Manhattan with 137 independent living apartments, 50 independent living duplexes and cottages, 38 assisted living apartments, and a 134-bed skilled nursing facility (60 private beds and 74 semi-private). Meadowlark Hills offers primarily “Type B” entrance fee plans to their residents.  Meadowlark most recently came to the bond market in 2022 to fund “The Monarch” expansion, which filled in just 40 days. Meadowlark currently maintains a waitlist of over 400 prospective residents for its current campus. This financing... Read More »
Developer Secures Construction Financing

Developer Secures Construction Financing

JLL Capital Markets arranged a $47 million construction financing for The Arbella at Blue Hills, a 164-unit, active adult community to be developed in Bloomfield, Connecticut. JLL worked on behalf of the developer, The United Group of Companies, Inc. (United Group) to secure the construction loan through Liberty Bank of Middletown, Connecticut. Opening in 2027, the 10.3-acre site will consist of nine residential buildings offering one-bedroom, two-bedroom, two-bedroom-plus-den, and townhome units, including 19 affordable units. Units will feature open floor plans, nine-foot ceilings, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, walk-in closets, double-sink vanities, full-size... Read More »

Protea Capital Partners Finances Florida Development

JLL Capital Markets assisted a developer, Protea Capital Partners, in arranging $34.5 million in financing for the construction of HarborChase of Beachwalk, a 172-unit seniors housing community in St. John’s, Florida. Multiple bids were generated, and Protea was ultimately able to secure a five-year construction loan with a regional bank on favorable terms. JLL’s Capital Markets team representing the borrower was led by Olga Walsh, Aaron Rosenzweig and Dan Baker. Slated for completion in October 2027, HarborChase of Beachwalk will offer 82 independent living, 66 assisted living and 24 memory care units across multiple three- and four-story buildings. Floor plans will range from studios to... Read More »