• Evans Arranges New SNF Lease

    Evans Senior Investments arranged a new lease for a skilled nursing facility in Denver, Colorado, securing a 293% increase in rent on a per-bed, per-month basis in the process. At the time of marketing, the facility was 62% occupied with minimal Medicare Part A referrals. However, the 1960s-built facility has 16 private units and is proximate to... Read More »
  • Cross River Bank Closes Large Acquisition Loan

    Cross River Bank recently closed a large acquisition loan for a portfolio of seven skilled nursing facilities and one assisted living community in Georgia, Tennessee and Missouri. Raina Yoo was the Loan Officer on the transaction. The portfolio features a total of 1,339 licensed beds, and occupancy stood at 88%, overall.  Read More »
  • Local Operator Closes Lease-to-Purchase Deal

    A skilled nursing facility in Mississippi faced a time-sensitive CHOW with frozen Medicaid rates under appeal after the outgoing operator was planning to leave before the ownership transfer occurred, posing meaningful risk to the facility’s financial performance and operational continuity. The facility was older and around 50% occupied at the... Read More »
  • Mainstay Senior Living Grows in Georgia

    Mainstay Senior Living acquired two seniors housing communities in Savannah, Georgia. The properties are located about five miles apart from each other. Grace Manor Savannah was built in 1997, while Habersham Manor was built in the late-1980s. They feature a total of 143 assisted living and memory care units. Florida-based Mainstay now has 46... Read More »
  • Private Equity Firm Divests Portfolio to Chicago Investor

    Trinity Investors, a Texas-based private equity firm, sold a 224-unit portfolio of three seniors housing communities in Alabama that it acquired in tranches between 2022 and 2023 with a regional owner/operator. After the portfolio stabilized and capital was injected into the communities, Trinity recapitalized the venture in March 2025 with... Read More »

NewPoint Originates Acquisition Financing

NewPoint Real Estate Capital originated $53 million in bridge financing to facilitate Cougar Capital Management’s acquisition of a large portfolio of independent living communities in upstate New York. The 24-month, non-recourse floating-rate loan provided by a debt fund was originated by NewPoint’s Cal Masterson and Kevin Laidlaw. These five communities total 701 units. They were built between 2000 and 2008 and comprise 15 acres in the Rochester MSA. Cougar Capital Management announced that it paid $51 million for the assets, or $72,800 per unit. Property management will be transferred to Willow Ridge Senior Living, which announced that it co-invested in the portfolio, which includes... Read More »

Financing Secured for Skilled Nursing Portfolio

MONTICELLOAM, along with firm affiliates, provided $107 million in combined bridge and working capital financing to a four-facility skilled nursing portfolio in Florida. The transaction includes a $100 million bridge loan and a $7 million working capital line of credit. The loan proceeds will be used by the borrower, a returning MONTICELLOAM client, to pay off the existing debt on the portfolio, which comprises 480 beds. Read More »

CCRC Secures Funding for Capital Improvements

Ziegler successfully closed the $47.9 million Series 2025 bonds for Bishop Gadsden Episcopal Retirement Community. Ziegler has had a relationship with Bishop Gadsden for more than 20 years.  Bishop Gadsden owns and operates a not-for-profit CCRC on James Island in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1850, Bishop Gadsden provided housing for seniors on the peninsula of Charleston but moved to its current location in 1987 on land donated by St. James Episcopal Church. Over the years, the community has grown to include a campus of 125 acres consisting of 283 independent living units, 79 assisted living units, 32 memory care units and 100 skilled nursing beds (32 of which are... Read More »

Regional Owner/Operator Secures Acquisition Financing

Andrew Lanzaro of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged a $24.75 million bridge financing for the acquisition of a 140 unit seniors housing community in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on behalf of a Memphis-based repeat client. The purchase represented the buyer’s 10th community in Mississippi and was funded with 1031 exchange equity. The bridge loan was sized to 75% of the purchase price and features a 24-month, interest-only term with one six-month extension option. Berkadia intends to refinance the community with a HUD 232/223(f) loan. The regional owner/operator buyer paid $33 million, or $235,700 per unit, for the community. Built in phases from 2019 to... Read More »

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. Even with some variable-rate debt, the overall blended rate has not changed much, with yearly interest expense staying roughly the same. This is beneficial for balance sheet stability, even if it didn’t actually reduce total debt or annual net interest expense, and some refinancing risk just got pushed to 2027. A smart move for near-term... Read More »