• West Coast and Northeast Skilled Nursing Facilities Sell

    Walker & Dunlop’s Gideon Orion has announced several recent skilled nursing sales on the West Coast and the Northeast. First, he teamed up with Tony Cassie to sell a 69-bed skilled nursing facility in Bellevue, Washington, on behalf of a family office seller. The facility could use some operational improvements. An undisclosed buyer paid... Read More »
  • Investor Acquires Community Out of Receivership  

    Fortress Investment Group acquired an assisted living/memory care community in Palm Coast, Florida, in a court-approved sale process. Built in 2018 just a mile from the Atlantic Ocean, the community features 130 units on an 11.4-acre site. There are 86 assisted living units and 22 memory care units, along with 22 “enhanced” assisted living... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Deals Close Across Several Markets

    Coming off of a successful 2025 with 32 separate transaction closings totaling more than $900 million in volume, the Walker & Dunlop investment sales team is off to a strong start in 2026 with a number of seniors housing and healthcare real estate transactions closed in the first quarter, so far. The deals spanned several markets, and the... Read More »
  • Selectis Health Divests Two SNFs to Journey

    Selectis Health is selling two skilled nursing facilities in Georgia to the skilled nursing operator Journey. The deal included the 101-bed Glen Eagle Healthcare in Abbeville and the 100-bed Rehab and Eastman Healthcare and Rehab in Eastman. Journey-affiliated entities will purchase the pair for $15.7 million, or $78,100 per bed, subject to... Read More »
  • Sonida Closes CNL Acquisition, Reports Q4 Results

    On the same day as fourth quarter and year-end 2025 financial results were announced, Sonida Senior Living closed on its previously announced acquisition of CNL Healthcare Properties (CNL). The transaction value was approximately $1.8 billion and included a combination of cash (32%) and stock (68%). Because Sonida’s share price had risen above... Read More »
CFG Closes Construction Loan for Hotel Conversion

CFG Closes Construction Loan for Hotel Conversion

Capital Funding Group closed a $27.2 million construction loan for the conversion of a partially-completed hotel to a 191-unit assisted living community in Sunrise, Florida. SGSL Fee Owner LLC, based in Coral Gables, Florida, originally acquired the 291-room Sawgrass Grand Hotel and Suites and the 11.6-acre site in 2019 for $15.13 million and had started converting it into a 184-unit assisted living/memory care community, thanks to a $35.8 million bond. However, UMB Bank, which was the trustee for the bond, filed a lawsuit against SGSL Fee Owner over allegations that it missed bond payments and wasn’t paying its project contractors and suppliers.  A judge appointed Travis Grody of Aurora... Read More »
Joint Venture Teams Up on Orange County Development

Joint Venture Teams Up on Orange County Development

MorningStar Senior Living, Confluent Senior Living and Concord Development Partners have completed a 166,000-square-foot senior living community in Mission Viejo, California. The 132-unit community, MorningStar of Mission Viejo, broke ground in March 2021 and actually completed ahead of schedule, which does not happen often.  There are studio, one- and two-bedroom suites as well as 126 below-grade parking spaces. The property also features a pool, dog run, resident garden and al fresco dining. MorningStar of Mission Viejo represents the 14th joint venture between Denver-based Confluent Senior Living (a subsidiary of fully integrated real estate investment and development firm Confluent... Read More »
Northeast Developer Acquires Land for Active Adult Development

Northeast Developer Acquires Land for Active Adult Development

North Reading, Massachusetts-based developer Habitech Acquisitions completed its purchase of a 37.32-acre, four-parcel lot in Stow, Massachusetts for $930,000, with plans to develop an active adult community consisting of 141 units. Jake Parsons of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston represented the seller, EFMC Associates, and procured the buyer. The project, called The Cottages at Wandering Pond, is in its final stages of permitting. It will consist of two neighborhoods that will be connected by a wetland area. Plans also include a recreation area facing public-access walking trails, a clubhouse, small pool, activity lawn, and a pickleball court. Read More »
Harbert South Bay Partners Planning Orange County Community

Harbert South Bay Partners Planning Orange County Community

Harbert South Bay Partners released plans for The James, a 350-unit, eight-story seniors housing community in Irvine, California (Orange County). The site is walkable to The District at Tustin Legacy, a popular shopping and restaurant area, and will feature 210 independent living, 110 assisted living and 30 memory care units. The leasing office for The James is scheduled to open early 2024, with occupancy planned for summer 2025. Momentum Senior Living, which is based in Orange County, will be the operator. At the end of 2021, Harbert Management Corporation, which has over $8 billion in assets under management across multiple asset classes, bought the majority interest in Texas-based... Read More »
Sunrise Senior Living Develops in Florida

Sunrise Senior Living Develops in Florida

Sunrise Senior Living announced it has broken ground on its first community in Coral Gables, Florida. Sunrise of Coral Gables is expected to open in the fall of 2024 and will offer 141 units, including 66 independent living, 54 assisted living and 21 memory care units. Sitting on 1.8 acres, the site will also feature a range of amenities, including a bistro, a fitness center, a salon, a spa, and outdoor spaces. The new community in Coral Gables is part of the company’s ongoing expansion plans. Read More »
The New Team at Tremper Capital Group

The New Team at Tremper Capital Group

The former Greystone, and now Tremper Capital Group (TCG), team placed a couple of bank loans to refinance Merrill Gardens communities in California and South Carolina. The larger loan totaled $30 million and came with a five-year term, 30-year amortization and a floating interest rate. There are also three years of interest-only payments and a mid-200 bps loan spread. A regional bank provided the loan to AEW Capital Management and Merrill Gardens to refinance their West Covina community, which has 111 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. Tyler Armstrong of TCG represented AEW and Merrill Gardens in the transaction. Mr. Armstrong also placed a $27.05 million... Read More »