• 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 »
  • Investor Acquires Struggling Las Vegas AL/MC Asset

    A Utah-based investor is taking on a seniors housing community located in a strong MSA but that was 40% occupied and losing money. Amy Sitzman and Jake Rice of Blueprint were brought on to handle the seller’s divestment, with the turnaround opportunity generating strong investor interest. Ultimately, six competitive offers were received from a... Read More »
  • 12 Oaks Senior Living Expands Its Management Portfolio

    12 Oaks Senior Living has expanded its senior living portfolio, re-entering the Baytown, Texas, market (Houston MSA), after being brought on by an investor to manage The Lodge at Pine Creek. This marks the second community the operator will manage on behalf of the buyer.  Built in 2021, the property includes 10 independent living cottages... Read More »
  • GEM Realty Closes an Acquisition in South Carolina

    The Caliborne at Brickyard Crossing, a Class-A seniors housing community in South Carolina, traded hands with the help of acquisition financing secured by BWE. Taylor Mokris and Ryan Stoll of BWE served as exclusive financial advisor to the buyer, GEM Realty Capital, running a competitive process that sourced numerous quotes. Financing was... Read More »
  • SLIB Handles Long Island Assisted Living Deal

    A seniors housing campus on Long Island’s North Shore recently sold with the help of Dave Balow and Ryan Saul of Senior Living Investment Brokerage. The campus comprises Oyster Bay Manor, an assisted living community built in 1984, and Harbor House, a memory care community opened in 2001. Harbor House was the first of its kind to serve... Read More »
Newmark Negotiates Several Large Financings

Newmark Negotiates Several Large Financings

Sarah Anderson of Newmark has closed some notable financing transactions in the last couple of months, in addition to arranging acquisition financing for numerous deals handled by the Newmark investment sales team. One of the closings was for Vivante at Turtle Creek, a to-be-built seniors housing community on the prestigious Turtle Creek Boulevard in Dallas, Texas. Set on 1.37 acres and rising 20 stories, the property will be one of the most luxurious seniors housing communities in the country. It will feature 193 total units, with 164 assisted living and 29 memory care units ranging in size from 900 to 3,000 square feet. There are also high-end finishes and unique amenities, such as a... Read More »
CCRC Development Secures Construction Financing

CCRC Development Secures Construction Financing

Capital Funding Group closed a $179.8 million construction loan on behalf of Erickson Senior Living. The financing will support the first phase of construction for Emerson Lakes, a CCRC currently under development in the Lakewood Ranch community in Sarasota County, Florida. CFG closed the financing on September 22, 2025. Developed and managed by Erickson Senior Living, phase one of this project will include one community building and three residential buildings with 319 independent living units. Once all project phases are completed, Emerson Lakes will be an 87-acre campus featuring 1,015 IL units and 130 continuum care units. This financing is the second construction loan CFG has executed... Read More »
DMK Development Group Divests to Town Lane

DMK Development Group Divests to Town Lane

DMK Development Group has had a busy summer with two divestments and several developments. After divesting a four-asset seniors housing portfolio in Kentucky to American Healthcare REIT for $65.3 million, or $206,600 per unit, in July, DMK sold a 167-unit seniors housing community in Venice, Florida. The buyer was New York-based real estate investment manager Town Lane. The company assumed a $25.71 million mortgage on the property in the off-market transaction. Atlas Senior Living will continue to operate the community.  Developed by DMK in 2023, The Goldton at Venice was highly occupied at the time of sale. The community offers a full continuum of care, including 114 independent... Read More »
HUD Provides Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Development

HUD Provides Construction Financing for Seniors Housing Development

CBRE National Senior Housing originated construction debt from HUD for a seniors housing development in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The project, Rancho Cucamonga Memory Care, is being built by a joint venture between Flatiron Development Group, Spring Capital Group and Anthem Memory Care. Upon completion, it will feature 64 units (72 beds) in a single-story, H-shaped building design. Resident units will make up the north and south wings, while the central portion will house the main entrance, commercial kitchen, laundry facilities, administrative offices, and communal living and dining spaces. CBRE National Senior Housing’s Debt & Structured Finance Team, led by Aron Will,... Read More »
Affordable Seniors Project Secures Construction Financing 

Affordable Seniors Project Secures Construction Financing 

KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment provided a $13 million construction loan to finance the construction of Hawthorne Heights, an 86-unit affordable seniors housing project in Gainesville, Florida. KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group (CMG) also arranged a $6.53 million Freddie Mac permanent loan for the project. Hawthorne Heights will serve seniors aged 62 and up with five apartment homes specifically set aside for individuals with special needs. The five-story building will be constructed on a 2.9-acre site. The development will set aside three apartments for households earning 22% of the area median income, nine apartments for households earning 40% or below the AMI and 74... Read More »
Affordable Seniors Project Secures Construction Financing 

Lument Finalizes Freddie Mac Construction Loan

Lument announced the closing of a $33.6 million Freddie Mac loan to facilitate the construction of The Culbreath, a 364-unit affordable seniors housing community in Dallas, on behalf of DHA Housing Solutions of North Texas (DHA) and Volunteers of American National Services (VOANS). To finance the new construction project, which has a total cost of $96.7 million, Lument Securities provided bond underwriting services for $45.6 million in tax-exempt cash collateralized bonds while Lument Real Estate Capital structured the $33.6 million Freddie Mac tax-exempt loan to serve as permanent financing. Senior Managing Director Tracy Peters and Director Dale Giffey led the transaction for Lument.... Read More »