• Brookdale Boosts Short Term Stability

    Brookdale Senior Living completed a series of financing transactions totaling approximately $600 million that refinanced all of its remaining 2026 mortgage debt and maturities, around $350 million, and a portion of 2027 mortgage debt maturities, approximately $200 million. The company also secured more fixed-rate debt, helping to cut rate risk.... Read More »
  • Ikaria Announces $1 Billion in Q4 Volume

    Ikaria Capital Group closed out a successful 2025, announcing several significant transactions in the fourth quarter that exceeded $1 billion in volume. The activity comprises financings in the seniors housing, skilled nursing and behavioral health sectors across multiple states and borrowers.  The largest deal was a $595.5 million senior... Read More »
  • PE Group Enters Oklahoma after Medicaid Rate Bump

    A skilled nursing facility in Oklahoma that recently benefited from the state’s Medicaid rate bump sold to a national private equity firm looking to enter the state. Built in 1967, Maplewood Care Center features 180 beds on over three acres in Tulsa. It is located close to several major hospitals and healthcare campuses, but occupancy was sitting... Read More »
  • Community Purchased through HUD Assumption

    Chad Mundy of the Knapp-Stahler Group of Marcus & Millichap sold an 82-unit assisted living/memory care community in Lewiston, Idaho. Built in phases in the early 2000s, the community featured five separate buildings, one of which was vacant after sustaining damage from a flood. As a result, occupancy was lower, based on the 89 licensed beds,... Read More »
  • The Zett Group Rounds Out Q4

    The Zett Group closed out Q4 with several closings in the Pacific Northwest. First was the sale of Fox Hollow, a 58-unit seniors housing community in Eugene, Oregon. Built in 1988 and renovated in 2003, the community features 51 assisted living units and seven independent living “cottage-style” units. Set in a nice area of Eugene, it was owned by... Read More »
A Focus on Treplus Communities

A Focus on Treplus Communities

Active Adult communities have been the hot topic for the past year for many reasons. First, they fill a void in the senior living spectrum, a void that will be growing. Second, there are very few labor concerns with Active Adult – no care providers, kitchen help or much of anything else – which is huge in today’s labor-constrained market. Third, they are a cheaper alternative to traditional senior living communities. Fourth, if all fails, they are very easy to convert to traditional multifamily apartments or sell as condos. And five, the average length of stay appears to be between four and five years, although it may be too early to say that with any conviction. At the recent NIC... Read More »
Del Webb Expanding Its 55+ Portfolio 

Del Webb Expanding Its 55+ Portfolio 

Active adult is attracting a lot of attention from developers and investors these days, but one of the pioneering companies in the sector is continuing to add to its own portfolio. Last month, Del Webb announced the groundbreaking of a new community, Del Webb Southern Harmony, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which will feature around 1,100 single-family homes and an abundance of amenities. Now, the company is opening a new active adult community in North Fort Myers, with at least 900 homes.   Called Del Webb Oak Creek, the gated community will offer single-family homes in dozens of designs ranging from 1,405 to just more than 3,000 square feet of living space with two to four bedrooms, two to... Read More »
Carnegie Capital Secures Bank Loan for Assisted Living Project  

Carnegie Capital Secures Bank Loan for Assisted Living Project  

A construction project that was set to break ground in early 2020 is finally getting off the ground thanks to a bank loan arranged by JD Stettin of Carnegie Capital. Set in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, the cottage-style community will feature 48 assisted living and 16 memory care units. It is the second ground-up construction project for the undisclosed sponsor.  To finance the development, Mr. Stettin arranged a $9 million loan from a North Texas regional bank with a five-year term and two years of interest only. That comes to 65% loan-to-cost and under 50% loan-to-value, putting the construction cost at $215,000 per unit, which was fixed with the general contractor. Seven banks and... Read More »
Welltower and Sparrow Partners Team Up on Active Adult 

Welltower and Sparrow Partners Team Up on Active Adult 

Sparrow Partners and Welltower will open a 193-unit active adult community in the Dallas-area suburb of Sachse this fall. Part of The Station, a $500 million mixed-use community developed by PMB Capital Investments, Amberlin at the Station will feature resort-style amenities and a daily schedule of free activities. There will be one- and-two-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 615 square feet to 1,285 square feet with private terraces or fenced-in backyards. Rents range from $1,400 to $2,500 per month.  Amberlin at the Station will be the third active adult community that Austin-based Sparrow Partners will build and develop in in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Founded in 2017, the company... Read More »
Who Says New Construction Is Dead?

Who Says New Construction Is Dead?

We all have heard how construction costs have soared, rendering some new developments to be too expensive, at least for now. They just won’t pencil out at current cost levels, and you can only push unit rates just so far. Bucking this trend is Carlson Management, a California-based provider and developer. The company has developed five ground-up seniors housing communities to date, totaling 518 units in California, and has four other communities under construction or pre-construction with another 368 units. It also purchased two small communities in 2018. To help continue with its growth, Carlson launched an equity joint venture with RSF Partners to pursue its growth objectives. To kick... Read More »
Ziegler Facilitates Campus Expansion in Wisconsin 

Ziegler Facilitates Campus Expansion in Wisconsin 

Ziegler closed bond financing for Cedar Crest, Inc. to expand its 274-unit CCRC campus in Janesville, Wisconsin, and to refund outstanding debt. The financing is comprised of $57.46 million of Series 2022A fixed rate revenue bonds issued through the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority and $30 million of bank debt directly purchased by BMO Harris Bank. Proceeds of the debt will pay off the outstanding Series 2013 bonds and also fund a debt service reserve fund, fund interest on the bonds and pay certain costs of issuance.  The expansion project will add a new 24-unit independent living building and a replacement 76-unit assisted living building on the campus. In addition,... Read More »